X-Men is First Class

In between raining sequels, Marvel came up with the prequel to their four movies old successful franchisee. It is more difficult than it sounds, coming up with prequel to a story which has already made a mark in people's mind. The creators of the movie have done a very fine job to make this movie an entertaining watch for people who have seen earlier movies and even for those who have no idea of X-Men series. However you enjoy more if you are familiar with the franchisee.



The first scene of the movie is the first scene of X-Men (first movie), where a young Erik in a Nazi concentration camp bends to iron door using his mutation (ability to control metal). This is being watched by a doctor Sebastian Shaw, who dreams of experimenting with Erik and using his ability to fulfill his motive of world domination. To make Erik show his ability the evil doctor shoots his mother in front of his eyes. This leaves a permanent scar in young Erik's memory, whose only motive in life now is to avenge his mother's killing.



On the other hand there is young Charles Xavier, who can read other people's mind and finds another of his kind in Raven. Charles grows up to become an expert in mutation and when he is not working on his thesis, he uses his extraordinary ability to charm women.



The action shifts to 1960s and an evil Sebastian Shaw with his army of mutants a telepath diamond skinned Emma Frost, teleporter Azazel and tornedo spinning Riptide wants to start world war with objective of near human extinction establishing mutant superiority over humans and eventually rule the world. An enthusiastic CIA agent Moira recruits Charles to fight Shaw, who subsequently meets Erik and instantly become fast friends. With a common motive of stopping Shaw they recruit other mutants extraordinarily intelligent Hank, screamer Sean, fire blasting Alex, adopting to survive Armando. Although it's Erik and Charles show, there mutants impress in their special appearances.



What follows is so convincing and well directed that you actually seem to believe that it was evil energy absorbing mutant Shaw who plotted the Cuban missile crisis and had it not been for Charles and Erik and their army of mutants world would have almost ended after world war three. Yes, that's how wonderfully the movie is made that it almost makes you believe on this outrageous idea.



Kudos to the writers for writing the screenplay keeping the previous movies in mind and ensuring connection. There is Wolverine also in an special bad-ass appearance. You actually can relate the relationship between Charles and Erik with the relationship shown between Prof X and Magneto in other three X-Men movies. Kevin Bacon is in top form as evil Shaw and James McAvoy makes a wonderful and believable Charles but the show belongs to Michael Fassbender as Erik aka Magneto. He is so awesome that despite shifting to the opposite side to humans by the end, he makes you sympathize with him and believe in his ideology. Also two of the best scenes in the movie belongs to his awesomeness (you will know which scenes, when you watch the movie).



I was watching this movie with a friend who has not watched either X-Men movies before and after the movie his reaction was, "baki ki bhi ab dekhni padengi." That more or less summarizes the effect this movie has on you when you go out of the theater. In one sentence; X-Men is first class, Magneto is awesome and I want Mystique as my girlfriend. Go watch it, if you haven't already.