00:00The little details of the greatest films, welcome to Did You Notice?
00:04So get out your cell phones and make sure you update Windows 98, we're off to uncover the little secrets and details of the feature film.
00:11This first X-Men film, which arrived even before Sam Raimi's popular Spider-Man films,
00:15This introduced many people to Marvel superheroes and the characters of Professor Xavier, Storm, Cyclops and of course Wolverine.
00:22Despite this array of easily identifiable heroes on screen, the film reveals others more subtly.
00:26and who will reappear later in the franchise.
00:28For example, Iceberg and Pyro will of course be easily recognizable here in supporting roles.
00:34But the most observant will also have noticed the presence of Kitty Prye, who walks through the wall in this scene.
00:39and who will return, among other roles, in the sequels, portrayed by Hélène Page.
00:42or even the character of Jubilee right here, who will become important in the following films, particularly Apocalypse.
00:48Speaking of the young mutants and the school they attend,
00:51You may have also noticed that this mansion belongs to Professor Xavier
00:54It was also Lex Luthor's mansion in the Smallville series.
00:57As an interesting tidbit, it's rather amusing to know that the scene of the young boy smiling at Cyclops here wasn't scripted.
01:03and that it was improvised on the spot when the young actor, a fan of James Marsden, couldn't help but smile at her.
01:09And you see this game of chess between Charles Xavier and Magneto?
01:12Well, neither Patrick Stewart nor Ian McEllen actually know how to play chess.
01:16And yet the illusion is perfect.
01:18Produced by Marvel, this first X-Men film inaugurated a tradition that continues to this day.
01:22featuring the very first cameo of the now indomitable Stanley right here.
01:27A scene that also features Gary Goddard, friend of Bryan Singer and director of the kitschy but cult classic Master of the Universe.
01:33And in the cameo category, the truck driver who drops off Rogue is none other than George Buza.
01:37the original voice of the beast in the animated series X-Men.
01:39And that guardian standing over the injured man right there is played by David Hater, the film's screenwriter.
01:45best known to gamers for being the voice actor of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series.
01:49We will also have noticed that the control lever of the X-Men's plane
01:52is just a simple, slightly modified video game joystick
01:55and that little choreography of the toad with his stick there
01:58is a small nod to Ray Park's other iconic role,
02:02that is, Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
02:05Film buffs will also have noticed that the film features two Bond girls
02:08with the presence of Femke Jensen, who opposes Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye
02:12and that of Halle Berry, who stars alongside her in Die Another Day
02:15or finally, that at the very beginning of the film, when the 20th Century Fox logo disappears,
02:20The X remains displayed for a little longer.
02:23But of course, you had already noticed that.
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