Mutation: it is the key to our evolution.
It has enabled us to evolve into the dominant species on the planet.
This process normally takes thousands and thousands of years.
But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward.
Niagara Falls, up the Canadian Rockies,
and then it's only a few hundred miles to Anchorage.
- Won't it be cold? - That's the point, stupid.
Otherwise it wouldn't be an adventure.
And when are you gonna do this?
I don't know.
After high school. Before college.
- Marie! - I don't know what happened.
- David? - I don't know... I just touched him.
- I didn't mean... - Call an ambulance!
We only touched. Just get away from me!
- Will you call an ambulance? - Don't touch me!
We are now seeing the beginnings of another stage of human evolution.
These mutations manifest at puberty, often triggered by periods of emotional stress.
Thank you, Miss Grey. It was quite educational.
However, it fails to address the issue that is the focus of this hearing.
Three words: are mutants dangerous?
That's unfair, Senator Kelly. The wrong person driving a car can be dangerous.
- We do license people to drive. - Yes, but not to live.
Senator, mutants who've come forward and revealed themselves publicly
have been met with fear, hostility, even violence.
It is because of that hostility
that I am urging the Senate to vote against mutant registration.
- To force mutants to expose themselves... - Expose themselves?
What do mutants have to hide that makes them so afraid to identify themselves?
- I didn't say they were hiding. - Let me show you what is being hidden.
I have here a list of names of identified mutants living right here in the United States.
- Senator Kelly... - A girl in Illinois who walks through walls.
What's to stop her from walking into a bank vault? Or into the White House?
Or into their houses? And there are even rumors of mutants so powerful
that they can enter our minds and control our thoughts,
taking away our God-given free will.
The American people deserve the right to decide whether they want their children
to be in school with mutants. To be taught by mutants.
Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that mutants are very real.
And they are among us. We must know who they are,
and, above all, we must know what they can do.
Eric.
What are you doing here?
Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answers?
- Don't give up on them, Eric. - What would you have me do, Charles?
I've heard these arguments before.
It was a long time ago. Mankind has evolved since then.
Yes... Into us.
Are you sneaking around in here, Charles? Whatever are you looking for?
I'm looking for hope.
I will bring you hope, old friend. And I ask only one thing in return.
Don't get in my way.
We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter.
This is it.
Where are we? I thought you said you were gonna take me as far as Laughlin City.
This is Laughlin City.
Gentlemen, in all my years I've never seen anything like this.
Are you gonna let this man walk away with your money?
No!
I'll fight him!
Ladies and gentlemen,
our savior.
Don't hit him in the balls.
- You said anything goes. - Anything goes, but he'll take it personal.
You idiot!
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's winner and still King of the Cage,
the Wolverine.
You want something new, honey? Or are you sticking with water?
I'll have a beer.
Ellis Island, once the arrival point for American immigrants,
is opening its doors again.
Preparations are nearly completed for the United Nations World Summit.
The event promises to be the largest single gathering of world leaders in history.
Leaders will discuss issues ranging from the world's economy and weapons treaties,
to the mutant phenomenon and its impact on our world stage.
American legislators contend that debate over mutant issues
should be the primary focus of what is, on the surface at least, a diplomatic affair.
- You owe me some money. - Stu, let's not do this.
No man takes a beating like that without a mark to show for it.
- Come on, this isn't worth it. - I know what you are.
You lost your money. You keep this up, you lose something else.
Look out!
Get outta my bar, freak.
- What the hell are you doin'? - I'm sorry. I needed a ride.
- I thought you might help me. - Get out.
- Where am I supposed to go? - I don't know.
- You don't know or you don't care? - Pick one.
- I saved your life. - No, you didn't.
You don't have anything to eat, do you?
I'm Rogue.
Were you in the army? Doesn't that mean you were in the army?
- Wow. - What?
- Suddenly my life isn't bad. - If you prefer the road...
No. It looks great.
It looks cosy.
Put your hands on the heater.
- I'm not gonna hurt you, kid. - It's nothing personal.
It's just when people touch my skin, something happens.
What?
I don't know. They just get hurt.
Fair enough.
When they come out, does it hurt?
Every time.
So what kind of a name is Rogue?
I don't know. What kind of a name is Wolverine?
My name's Logan.
Marie.
- You should wear your seat belt. - Look, kid, I don't need advice on...
You all right?
- Kid, are you all right? - I'm stuck!
Weren't you meant to bring someone back?
- What happened? - They knew.
Charles...
- Where is the mutant now? - With them.
I have made the first move. That is all they know.
Come, the UN summit is approaching. Time for our little test.
Where's he going?
Where are you going?
Over here.
- Where are you going? - This way.
He's over there.
Let go! What's your hurry?
Over here.
Good morning, Logan.
So, I'd like your definitions of weak and strong anthropic principles on Wednesday.
That'll be all.
- Bye, Professor. - Bye, Kitty.
Physics.
I'm Charles Xavier. Would you like some breakfast?
- Where am l? - Westchester, New York.
You were attacked. My people brought you here for medical attention.
- I don't need medical attention. - Yes, of course.
- Where's the girl? - Rogue's here. She's fine.
Really?
Logan, I'd like you to meet Ororo Monroe, also called Storm.
This is Scott Summers, also called Cyclops.
They saved your life.
I believe you've already met Dr Jean Grey.
You're in my school for the gifted. For mutants. You'll be safe here from Magneto.
- What's a magneto? - A very powerful mutant.
Who believes a war is brewing between mutants and the rest of humanity.
I've been following his activities for some time.
The man who attacked you is an associate of his called Sabretooth.
Sabretooth?
Storm.
What do they call you? Wheels?
This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
And Cyclops, right?
You wanna get outta my way?
Logan, it's been almost 15 years, hasn't it?
Living from day to day, moving from place to place
with no memory of who or what you are.
Shut up.
Give me a chance. I may be able to help you find some answers.
- How do you know? - You're not the only one with gifts.
- Where are you going? - Where's he going?
Over here.
What is this place?
Anonymity is a mutant's first defense against the world's hostility.
No powers!
To the public, we're merely a school for gifted youngsters.
Cyclops, Storm and Jean were some of my first students.
I protected them, taught them to control their powers
and, in time, teach others to do the same.
The students are mostly runaways - frightened, alone.
Some with gifts so extreme they're a danger to themselves and those around them.
Like your friend Rogue.
Incapable of physical human contact, probably for the rest of her life.
And yet here she is with others her own age, learning, being accepted,
not feared.
- John. - Sorry.
I'm Bobby.
- What's your name? - Rogue.
- What'll happen to her? - That's up to her.
Rejoin the world as an educated young woman, or stay on to teach others.
To become, what the children have affectionately called "X-Men."
Welcome to Mutant High.
But the school is merely our public face.
The lower levels, however, are an entirely different matter.
When I was a boy I discovered I had the power to control people's minds.
Make them think or do whatever I wanted.
When I was 17 I met a young man named Eric Lensherr.
He, too, had an unusual power. He could create magnetic fields and control metal.
Believing that humanity would never accept us, he grew angry and vengeful.
He became Magneto.
There are mutants out there with incredible powers, Logan.
And many who do not share my respect for mankind.
If no one is equipped to oppose them, humanity's days could be over.
I'll make a deal with you.
Give me 48 hours to find out what Magneto wants with you,
and I give you my word that I will use all my power
to help you piece together what you've lost, and what you're looking for.
Senator, you favor gun registration, yes? Some of these so-called children
possess more than 10 times the destructive force of any handgun.
No, I don't see a difference. All I see are weapons in our schools.
Well, that's fair enough. All right.
So?
It's gonna be close. A vote this loaded is always close.
What about the UN summit? The world will be watching.
- Maybe you could use it to your advantage. - We're Americans, Henry.
Let the rest of the damn world deal with mutants in their own way.
You know this situation? These mutants?
People like this Jean Grey? lf it were up to me, I'd lock 'em all away.
It's a war.
It's the reason people like me exist.
Where the hell are we?
Pilot!
People like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child.
I'm sorry.
- For what? - If I hurt you.
So... couldn't wait to get my shirt off again, huh?
The metal is an alloy called adamantium.
Supposedly indestructible. It's been surgically grafted to his entire skeleton.
How could he have survived a procedure like that?
His mutation. He has uncharted regenerative capability which enables him to heal rapidly.
This also makes his age impossible to determine.
He could very well be older than you, Professor.
- Who did this to him? - He doesn't know.
Nor does he remember anything about his life before it happened.
Experimentation on mutants. It's not unheard of.
But I've never seen anything like this before.
What does Magneto want with him?
I'm not entirely sure it's him Magneto wants.
Toad has a wicked tongue, Senator.
Just like you.
Who are you people? Where's Henry?
Mr. Guyrich has been dead for some time, Senator.
But I've had Mystique here keep you company. She takes so many shapes.
Whatever you do to me, you'll make me right.
Every word I've spoken will be confirmed.
Are you a God-fearing man, Senator? It's such a strange phrase.
I've always thought of God as a teacher.
As a bringer of light, wisdom and understanding.
You see, I think what you really are afraid of is me.
Me and my kind. The brotherhood of mutants.
It's not so surprising, really. Mankind has always feared what it doesn't understand.
Well, don't fear God, Senator, and certainly don't fear me.
Not any more.
- What do you intend to do to me? - Let's just say God works too slowly.
I think you'll be comfortable here.
- Where's your room? - With Scott, down the hall.
Is that your gift? Putting up with that guy?
Actually I'm telekinetic. I can move things with my mind.
Really? What kinds of things?
All kinds of things.
- I also have telepathic ability. - Like your professor?
Nowhere near that powerful. But he's teaching me to develop it.
I'm sure he is.
- So read my mind. - I'd rather not.
- Come on. You afraid you might like it? - I doubt it.
What do you see?
Scott.
Good night, Logan.
You gonna tell me to stay away from your girl?
If I had to do that, she wouldn't be my girl.
Then I guess you've got nothing to worry about, do you... Cyclops?
It must just burn you up that a boy like me saved your life, huh?
You oughta be careful. I might not be there next time.
And Logan, stay away from my girl.
Logan?
Logan. Logan, wake up.
Help me!
Somebody, help!
Scott, grab a pillow.
It was an accident.
- Logan? - What happened?
- Is she all right? - She'll be all right.
- What did she do to me? - When Rogue touches someone,
she takes their energy, their life force.
In the case of mutants, she absorbs their gifts for a while.
In your case, your ability to heal.
- It felt like she almost killed me. - If she'd held out any longer, she could have.
How are we feeling, Senator? Advanced, I hope.
What the hell have you done to me?
Senator, this is pointless. Where would you go?
Who would take you in now you're one of us?