Finally the long awaited follow up to the popular X-men series, has hit the screens ready to make a last stand to save the credibility of the franchise. 2011 seems to be the year for marvel with three major films out this summer to treat us all. From the box office storming Thor to X-men then soon enough Captain America will be the next thing we’re queuing up for.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-ass, Stardust and Layer cake) who has only four films under his directorial belt and it has to be said he’s not had a bad start. First class has been highly anticipated because it takes on a very different story from x-men films we have seen before. Starting before the timeline of the previous films, before Charles was Professor X and Erik was Magneto, back when mutants didn’t exist in the human world.
The story starts with the introduction of young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) discovering they have super natural powers. Charles discovering that there are many more mutants than he ever predicted, aims to help them and start a school for mutants. But Erik is angry at the world and they way he/mutants are treated by humans and believe they will never be equals. Villain of the film Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) is a very powerful mutant who has plans of world domination and only Charles and his new found group of x-men can stop him.
The casting is brilliant and the actors seem perfect for their characters once the film starts. The abundance of young talent in the film is great, young stars such as Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence and Zoe Kravitz make for an exciting, fun and attractive viewing experience.
This time though the film really focuses on the story behind the x-men and mutants. Rather than before in the previous films when it was more of a showcase for special effects. First class really rounds off the x-men series. This film is a great example of 2011 line-up of fantastic summer blockbusters.s and is finally a film the fans can be proud of.
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