I’m a huge xmen and all things comic book fan but the recent trend in the movie industry is to put out butchered comic book movies just to make the big bucks. The x-men series, the hulk and even the batman and remake of superman movies attest to that. They all sucked, why you may ask, well crappy story lines that deviate from the originals, bad acting, and shitty cgi action scenes. These movies just seem to kid oriented which is good for the people collecting the paychecks (bigger demographic = bigger payday) but sucks for true more mature fans who covet a more sophisticated and grittier cinematic presentation. Dark Knight was a god send and a true testament to how every adaptation of a once thought “kid” genre can make big waves on the big screen. Dark Knight set the bar high and is now what we as fans expect to see every time our comic book heroes cross over to a full length live action movie.
X-Men first class is another step in the right direction. There wasn’t much buzz about it because there are no big name actors or insanely popular characters like wolverine to carry the movie but I like it that way and quite frankly it stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun despite that. The plot was well written and is at the core of the movie what holds it together. I mean what better way to relate a fictional story line with a factual event. It worked so well for the Watchmen. What I also liked was the detail and visual explanation the movie goes into in describing to the audience the story of Magneto and Professor X, showcasing two truly powerful characters and their intricate relationship. It very was interesting to see. The casting was impeccable, in particular James McAvoy and a true stand out Michael Fassbender. These two actors perfectly complement each other and prove like Heath Ledger before them that there is much more depth to these characters than the superficial powers they exhibit. It’s not only what they can do in this movie that is amazing but it is why they do it.
I know there will be more comic book adaptions, there is just too much money to be made from them, but I hope before they decide to go the Spiderman 3 or X-men Last Stand route they look at the value of creating true works of art like Dark Knight and now X-men first class.
I give this movie a 4 out of 5 a must see for every warrior out there.
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