History Film / TheNewMutants

-->'''Dani''': My father used to tell me inside every person there are two bears. One bear is all things good; compassion, love, trust; the other is all things evil; fear, shame and self destruction. I asked him: which one wins? He answered: "The one you feed."
-->-- The very last words ever said in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.

* [[{{Kaiju}} Kaiju]]: The Demon Bear which kills Dr. Reyes and the Young Mutants battle.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever The [[{{Kaiju}} Kiaju]]-sized Demon bear That is manifested by Dani.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever The [[{{Kaiju}} Kiaju]]-sized Demon bear That is manifested by Dani

* ContinuityNod: While the film mainly avoids referencing specific events from the other ''X-Men'' films, [[spoiler:Dani’s vision of mutant children being experimented on shows [[Film/{{Logan}} Gabriela’s video recording of the X-23 children]]]].

* HotterAndSexier: Downplayed. While the film contains no explicit sex scenes, there is more explicit discussion of sex than is common for the franchise, with Rahne confessing to masturbation, Roberto's powers triggering when he becomes aroused, ToplessnessFromTheBack occurring for both Dani and Rahne (then both being about to have sex when circumstances intervene). While neither hot nor sexy, Illyana's backstory features her being used as a SexSlave by Russian mobsters, subject matter that previous films had never touched.

* InterruptedIntimacy: Dani and Rahne are about to have sex (Rahne's first time) when havoc inside the building stops them.

* SexyBack: A double in the shower, courtesy of Dani and Rahne.

* SexyBack: A double in the shower, courtesy of Dani & Rahne.

* {{Fanservice}}:
** Rahne & Dani both get a shot of ToplessnessFromTheBack, with a very small amount of {{sideboob}} being briefly visible as well.
** [[MrFanservice Roberto]] wears form-fitting shirts, gets a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s, and strips down to his underwear to go swimming with [[spoiler:what he thinks is]] Illyana.

* HotterAndSexier: Downplayed. While the film contains no explicit sex scenes, there is more explicit discussion of sex than is common for the franchise, with Rahne confessing to masturbation, Roberto's powers triggering when he becomes aroused, and ToplessnessFromTheBack occurring for both Dani and Rahne. While neither hot nor sexy, Illyana's backstory features her being used as a SexSlave by Russian mobsters, subject matter that previous films had never touched.

* RaceLift: Cecilia Reyes and Roberto da Costa are both Afro-Latino in the comic books, but here, they're fair-skinned characters with Latin-American heritage.
* RedHerring: Throughout the film, Dr. Reyes tells the New Mutants about her superiors who have a "facility for gifted mutants." that they will be transferred to "when they're better." Fans of the comics, who know of Dr. Reyes and her association with the X-Men, as well as the New Mutants themselves, automatically assume she's referring to [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Professor X]]. [[spoiler: She's '''actually''' referring to the The Essex Corporation. Since, as noted under AdaptionalVillainy she's the BigBad with Essex Corp. as the GreaterScopeVillain.]]

* TheirFirstTime: When Dani & Rahne are kissing in the cemetary, Rahne admits she's never even done that before. Dani implies that, while she's never done anything with another girl, she's not completely inexperienced.

* OutsideGenreFoe: The Demon Bear is not a mutant, not a human, and not even an alien like the D'Bari of ''Film/DarkPhoenix''. Instead, the Demon Bear is a literal mystical demon, which is a kind of threat that has never been seen in the ''X-Men'' movies.

* AdaptationalSexuality: Rahne and Dani are straight in the comics but become a couple in the movie.

* FiveTokenBand: While the teens have just two minorities (Brazilian and Native American), the three white members include a Scot and a Russian.

** Illyana's Soulsword in the comics is a weapon of pure magic that originally had no affect on non-magical foes except as a bluffing tool. Here, it's implied to be a normal sword that she ''imbues'' with magic, meaning it works just fine against everyone.

** Dani has the power to [[spoiler: physically manifest people's greatest fears and most traumatic memories, compared to the comics where she's just a MasterOfIllusion]]. In the comics she also telepathically SpeaksFluentAnimal, which played a huge part in her bond with Rahne.
** Roberto shoots fire, with super-strength as a secondary ability, with no connection to the sun. In the comics, super-strength is his primary power while the flame-shooting came much later from a villain's experimentation (which also gave him flight), and ''all'' of his abilities are solar-powered.

** Illyana's Soulsword in the comics is a weapon of pure magic that originally had no affect on non-magical foes except as a bluffing tool. Here, it's a physical sword that she ''imbues'' with magic, meaning it works just fine as a weapon against everyone.

** Roberto shoots fire, with super-strength as a secondary ability, with no connection to the sun. In the comics, super-strength is his primary power while the flame-shooting came later and from a villain's experimentation, and ''all'' of his abilities are solar-powered.
** Illyana's Soulsword in the comics is a weapon of pure magic that originally had no affect on non-magical foes except as a bluffing tool. Here, it's a physical sword that she ''imbues'' with magic, meaning it's a fully-functional weapon in every way. Also, she teleports instantly rather than creating portals.

-->'''Dani''': My father used to tell me inside every person there are two bears, one bear is all things good; compassion, love, trust; the other is all things evil; fear, shame and self destruction. I asked him: which one wins? He answered: "The one you feed."

-->''Dani: My father used to tell me inside every person there are two bears, one bear is all things good; compassion, love, trust; the other is all things evil; fear, shame and self destruction. I asked him: which one wins? He answered: the one you feed.''

-->''[[Music/PinkFloyd We don't need no education...]]''

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The Essex Corporation. Reyes refers to her "superiors" several times throughout the film, implicitly referring to Nathaniel Essex, aka Mister Sinister, but she never mentions any names. Sinister would appear in TheStinger before the movie's problems forced it to be a standalone.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Cecilia Reyes is the main Big Bad of the movie, though she's killed by the Demon Bear two-thirds befire the climax.]]

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