You've all probably seen some X-Men films, whether it be the original three (X-Men, X-Men 2, Last Stand) or Origins: Wolverine. Each of these films tried bringing some of our favorite mutants to life, and quite honestly most of them "failed" in a sense, well for me at-least. Sure, I enjoyed some of the films besides Last Stand, that film was a pile of garbage in my opinion.
But, hey enough of me rambling. Let's get down to what everyone wants to hear about, and know about. First Class is basically the story of what happened before the X-Men, and gives us some delightful back-stories on some of our favorite characters. For example, what causes Magneto to create the Brotherhood and make him that insane, pissed off person we know today. Or, why is Charles Xavier wheel-chair bound?
Let's get down to business. X-Men First Class starts off really well, showing Eric (Magneto) getting brought into a Nazi concentration camp, and being told to move a coin. Eventually, something angers Eric and he goes on a rampage, and from what I was aware causing this to be the first experience to cause Eric to go down his "dark" path. I can honestly say I quite enjoyed how they developed Eric, from his childhood up until his adult years, and moving up to become Magneto and the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Now, for someone like me who isn't too involved in X-Men, and the story behind it some of this confused me. Like, why is Mystique living with Professor X, and why does she end up hating the X-Men and fighting for Magneto? Some of these questions floated around in my head, and I couldn't find the answers. Now, I reckon some of the more "smart" X-Men fans would be able to comprehend what was happening, and why. Unlike myself. I also seemed to find more favorite characters, and began attaching things together in the universe.
For example, when I heard the name "Alex Summers" I instantly thought, "Hey, I think that's Cyclop's brother". And sure enough, it was and here we had Havok make his appearance. This isn't going to be an in-depth, fantastic review telling you how much I loved this film, and why you should go out to the theater and take a look. All I'm saying is, if you love good movies and are needing the little push to say whether or not this film is good, well I'll tell you. This film is really great, and really captivated me and drew me deeper into the X-Men universe.
Everything that was presented made me happy, and I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Especially seeing that cameo in the bar-scene made me smile. So, I highly recommend you go check this film out, and you'll leave satisfied, which I left feeling like. This film definitely get's a huge THUMBS UP.
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