XMEN: The Last Stand (XMEN 3) was the Most-Fulfilling XMEN-movie

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I just saw it (XMEN 3: The Last Stand) today, and ... so. many. thoughts.... I'll start with a summary (I'm sorry if I reveal any SPOILERS, but ... the movie came out 12 or 13 years ago!) Some people were born with genetically inherent abilities beyond anything explainable by humans. After centuries of 'keeping those mutants confined,' some of the mutants learned how to serve a purpose as part one of the teams of mutants---the 'good guys' (trying to teach humanity how to accept mutants) or the 'bad guys' (trying to force humanity to bow to mutants' superior powers). I guess this resonates with me because I've been seeing a lot of TED-Talks on autism---a 'condition' (mutation?) that makes one extra-sensitive in at-least one way (sensitive to light, to sound, to movement, etc.) A few of the Talks describe autism as a "superpower"---some companies specifically hiring 'autistic people' because they'll see & hear & feel things that non-'autists' won't perceive. In XMEN 3, the government discovers a mutant whose genetic-code eliminates the mutation in other mutants---a genetic-code the government synthesizes into 'a cure for mutation.' ... lots of 'ethics'-concerns---not for the movie-makers (unless you really believe that some movie-goers can't be expected to know that this movie is "fiction" ), but for the characters ... "Who decides whether someone is 'useless'?" "How do you decide whether someone with the ability to do something harmful is truly a danger to society?" And the question that comes up if you stuck around for the post-credits scene: "Who is 'Moira'? And who is the patient (whose face we don't really see, but who sounds like Professor X)? And why didn't 'Moira' know that the patient might be Professor X before he spoke?" ... I guess we'll find out in-- Do we ever find out?