It is interesting that magneto said they would force the cure on them and turned out to be right. Though in the movie it was weaponized.

I think you may be putting too much thought into it though. The movie was less about disease but allegorical to mainstream thought. The concepts of true genius have been distrusted and even marginalized as madness through lots of history.

I think the movie was stating a warning about the dangers inherent in making everyone the same.

Rome offers you war or peace. It matters not which to Rome you decide.

And so it has gone on and on. You may choose this side of the coin or you may choose that side of the coin.

Either way the coin is thrust upon you.

The coin will dominate you. The decision to choose which side of the coin shall be forced upon you. Your decision to recognize the coin and to choose a side will be used to divide you and force you into submission.

The left/right paradigm.

It evades and permeates every facet and aspect of our existence.

It still by the way does not matter to Rome which you decide. Simply that you submit to rendering a decision on the two sides that you are always being presented with.

This might in fact run a bit deeper than you imagine OP.

Great and relevant post. Star and flag for your thoughts and efforts as always.

I watched that video and it seems as though it would be plausible that the x-men are a metaphor for the Islamic people. Switch the mutants with islamists and it would not seem so far fetched.

Just an observation.

Actually guys that was from a comic story arc in the X-men comic. The movie was just a hacked version of a aids like story that floated in the marvel comics universe in the 90's. But the comparison w/the swine flu is still there. In the comics the legacy virus caused mutant powers to turn on the the victim. Causing power flare ups until the persons power consumed them. Not unlike the flu causing the persons immune systems to turn on itself. Parallels but not from the movie.{Sheesh who ever thought comic book knowledge would have real world applications, now if I can find a use for all that D&D }

the simpsons always predict future events

many other shows too

dont watch tv too much

You are not over thinking.
You are right.
The warnings are everywhere -
and they are not there by coincidence.

Behind every story there is a truth. It is in every movie, song, book, and tv show. Maybe I think into things to much? It's there it may be subtle, but it's there....