In 1962 the United States government is beginning to feel the hostility from the Soviet Union. The two countries are on the brink of starting World War III because of the threat that Russian Nuclear weapons are being sent to Cuba, just south of the Floridian border. And brilliantly mixed into this giant mess are the mutants. Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) has turned the Soviet Union into his puppet that will use any force necessary to start World War III. The benefit of a world war for Shaw and the rest of the mutants is that they will be able to harness the nuclear energy, becoming more powerful than ever, and their "enemies" of humans will become the inferior race.
Charles Xavier assembles a team of mutants to set out and destroy Shaw's team of Azazel, Riptide, Angel, and Emma Frost before they can pit the two world powers against each other. The "X-Men" involved in the first class of Xavier's school are Magneto, Raven, Beast, Havoc, Darwin, and Banshee. And in order to take down the powerful Shaw they must all work together and equally contribute to the task at hand. Even though most of the team are made up of kids, Xavier takes them under his wing and guides them in the direction he wants all mutants to take. His philosophy and dream is that mutants can live harmoniously with the humans. But Magneto has different plans that go against Xavier's wishes, and vows to act on his rage against the humans and their years of mistreatment of the mutants. Which in the end sets up perfectly for the X-Men series.
The story line was done really well for a prelude that was never created by Marvel Comics. Vaughn started at a point in history where the lives of Xavier and Magneto would be of interest, and made sense for the rest of the movies. And if anything it gave the fans more of an appreciation of the comic. By starting off at the very beginning we can have something to revert back to when we watch the other X-Men movies. We have a more detailed account of each mutants life and their place in the X-Men saga.
Grade: B (86%)
Rating: PG-13
Actors:
James McAvoy: Recent Work (Wanted, Chronicles of Narnia, The Conspirator) Future Work (Arthur Christmas, Welcome to the Punch, Filth, Trance)
Michael Fassbender: Recent Work (Inglorious Bastards, 300, Jane Eyre) Future Work (Prometheus, Good Vibrations)
Jennifer Lawrence: Recent Work (The Beaver, Like Crazy, Winter's Bone) Future Work (House at the End of the Street, The Hunger Games)
Kevin Bacon: Recent Work (Frost/Nixon, Death Sentence, Mystic River ) Future Work (Jane Mansfield's Car, R.I.P.D.)
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