X-Men (1993 film)

X-Men, commonly known as X-Men: The Animated Movie, is a 1993 American animated superhero film produced by during its early days and, with the animation produced at  in South Korea. Directed by and written by, the film features the voices of , , , , , , ,  and  as the eponymous  themselves. The film follows a team of mutant superheroes as they fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.

The film premiered in the on December 21, 1993, and was released in the United States by  on December 25. Upon release, the film has received positive reviews. Critics praised the animation, action sequences, storyline, voice performances, Rees' direction and faithfulness to the spirit of the source material. Grossing $332.3 million over a $82 budget in the box office worldwide, the film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Effects Editing.

In 2012, X-Men was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot
The X-Men come to the aid of Jubilee when her foster parents turn her in to the mutant registration and she is attacked by Sentinels. The X-Men save her and bring her to their facility. There, she learns a little about them. When she decides to go back and check on her foster parents, she is captured. The X-Men discover that the group running the Mutant Registration Program intends to track and eliminate mutants, so they decide to enter the building and destroy all the data.

After destroying the files on mutants, the X-Men escape to the Blackbird, but are stopped by the Sentinels. During the fight with the Sentinels, Morph is killed and Beast is captured and imprisoned by the government. The X-Men manage to track down the Sentinel's headquarters and free Jubilee. She decides to join Xavier's academy.

Magneto attempts to break Beast out of prison, but Beast would rather stand trial. Sabretooth demands that Beast be set free and ends up going into a destructive rage, prompting the guards to shoot and injure him. Cyclops aids Sabretooth and brings him to the Mansions' infirmary, which does not sit well with Wolverine. Later, Magneto attacks a military missile facility. Professor X tries to heal Sabretooth against Wolverine's warnings, while Magneto attacks a chemical plant in order to attract the attention of Professor X.

Someday later, Wolverine abruptly leaves the X-Men in the middle of the night. Weary of Jean and Cyclops' relationship, he travels to the Arctic where he encounters a vengeful Sabretooth. Wolverine is stranded in freezing waters following the fight and is rescued by Inuit villagers. He befriends the Inuit and finds some momentary peace in the village before Sabretooth shatters the illusion of peace again. Meanwhile, Gambit proposes a journey to investigate the rumor that Genosha is a mutant-friendly island, much to the intense disapproval of Cyclops. Professor X however sees potential in the suggestion and approves the mission. Storm, Gambit, and Jubilee head to the "mutant loving" island paradise of Genosha.

The X-Men discover the truth behind Genosha as Gambit, Storm, Jubilee and a host of other mutants are made to work as slaves in order to complete a dam which will power a Sentinel factory. Storm tries to escape but is quickly recaptured and sent to solitary confinement in a small holding room, badly affecting her claustrophobia. Meanwhile, Gambit pretends to betray the mutants to gain the guards' trust by revealing Jubilee's escape attempt. He is allowed to be taken out of the compound where he soon escapes with the help of the mysterious Cable. Gambit returns to break Jubilee and Storm out of the compound and together with the help of the other X-Men they free all the mutants in Genosha.

When the X-Men return from a mission, they discover that the X-Mansion is destroyed. Storm, Jean, Rogue and Wolverine check the remains of the school to find any traces of the destroyer or from Professor X. They don't find a body and Jean can't reach him telepathically, so they must assume that he is dead or far beyond Jean's range.

They are then called to the unharmed control room by Cyclops and Jubilee, who have found a message from the Professor. He informs them that he will be gone for some time, leaving the X-Men with no clues about his whereabouts. Fortunately, the message is recorded before the school was destroyed, so he has most likely not perished in the rubble. Wolverine finds a large footprint and picks up a scent that he believes is from the person that trashed the school. Despite Cyclops' orders against it, Wolverine goes after the suspected destroyer, followed by Storm, Rogue and Jubilee.

In the city, the three split up to look for Wolverine. However, Jubilee spots a mutant on a building site who appears to be made out of pure steel. Thinking he is the one responsible for trashing the school, she goes after him, but is nearly crushed by the building he is tearing down. She is saved by Wolverine, and they attack the mutant, Colossus, who easily defeats them, stating he does not know about a mansion. When he gets away, Wolverine says he was not the one because he smelled different. They are interrupted by Rogue, who informs them about a robbery going on.

Arriving at the scene, they see that Colossus is being carried away by the police. Wolverine, convinced of his innocence, says they have captured the wrong one, and Storm and Rogue agree to rescue him from prison. In prison, they meet Beast (who tells them to thank Jean for the cookies), and break Colossus out, with some help from their powers.

Jubilee and Wolverine find the real culprit, Juggernaut, robbing a bank, and try to apprehend him, but Juggernaut is too strong. Soon, Storm, Rogue, Colossus, Cyclops and Jean arrive at the scene. Jean explains that she can't mind-control Juggernaut as long as his helmet is on. Cyclops thinks that they can defeat him, as long as they (especially Wolverine) work as a team.

The plan works, thanks to the combined attacks of the X-Men and the strength of Colossus. Rogue manages to absorb some of his powers, revealing why he destroyed the mansion: Xavier is his half-brother and he wanted to take revenge because his parents treated Xavier better than him. Wolverine releases his helmet and Jean wipes his mind clean: Juggernaut is harmless (for the time being).

Back at the mansion, Colossus helps them with rebuilding. Wolverine invites him to stay and join the X-Men, but Colossus chooses to resume his journey. Looking at the nearly-rebuilt mansion, Wolverine and Jubilee both realize that they have come to consider the mansion as their home.

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