Alright. So, let me premise this by saying that before this one, I had never seen any of the X-Men movies before, and because of that, this blog will be particularly short. I heard, however, that this movie was especially well done, and I figured that since this movie was about how the X-Men saga began, I would be able to follow pretty well. I was right. And so was everything I heard leading up to my viewing of the movie. I loved it. I thought the story-telling was fantastic. You saw the evolution of each character.
More than anything, I loved the historical context of the movie. I am not sure if this is well-known throughout the rest of the films, but this particular X-Men installment is based in the 1960s, and Professor X and Magneto parallel the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. What each of these characters stand for in X-Men is reflective of what each of these historical figures stood for in American history.
It’s a great action flick. Obvioulsy. If you loved the old ones for this, you will love First Class even more. I recommend this film to anyone-new fans, like myself, and old!
I didn't know that little history bit about these movies! That's really cool. I definitely think you should see the other X-Men movies. I really like the first 2, and the third one's kinda crap. But anyway, I love your blog and I'm about to make my own just so I can comment on this.
ReplyDeleteHey Badi! I finally saw the other two movies. I have not seen the third one yet, but I did watch the first two, and I also saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movies are good! I wish I had started watching them a long time ago.
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