Prehistory X

According to legend, the producer of the tape "X-Men: First Class" Bryan Singer accidentally met the future director of the picture Matthew Vaughn in the restaurant. So the fate of the new film about a team of people with supernatural abilities was in the hands of the creator of two almost cultic fantastic tapes. He directed "Stardust" (based on Neil Gaiman's novel) and "Kick-Ass" (based on the comic book Mark Millar and John Romita Jr).

Perhaps, the director is the main star of the new picture. With the support of the growing popularity of James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, Matthew Vaughn brought the franchise out of the turbulence zone. The last films about Wolverine were very stormy because of the weak plot and the abundance of special effects, and even the Hollywood stars did not save the situation.

The main merit of Matthew Vaughn is the competent use of the material received. First of all, he showed the characteristic features of the key period of the world history for the X-men universe. Comics from this series began to emerge in the 70s of the twentieth century - after the Second World War and the Caribbean crisis. However, these two events in many ways inspired the creators of the world of "X-Men" - writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum. The film reflects the theme of concentration camps (in one of them young Erik is kept), anti-Semitism, intolerance towards mutants (racism and infringement of minority rights) and the Cold War. In the prequel "damned fascists" are shown much more believably than it is typical for the adaptation of comic books. Also Vaughn allows himself beautiful shots with an interesting composition, which is more typical for Martin Charles Scorsese or Joe Wright, and not for the director of a major commercial film. Alternating angles on the screen creates a tension, and along the tape due to reconciled scenario and director moves suspense is pumped.

X-Men: First Class - Official Trailer

However, on the "X-Men: First Class" the viewer obviously will go not for the direction, but for a vigorous action and uncomplicated conflict. To do this, the filmmakers returned to the beginning, focusing on the "Batman" Christopher Nolan, and told the prehistory of friendship, and then the enmity of young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Eric Leschner (also - Magneto performed by Michael Fassbender). The underlined antagonism of two mighty mutants allows the viewer to make a choice and stand on someone's side. Both are attractive in their own way. Their views, long known to comic book lovers, in "X-Men: First Class" are presented very simply. Xavier preaches the ideas of humanism and prefers cooperation with people. They are guided by the desire to be with a society that rejects it. Magneto, who survived the horrors of concentration camps and suffered a number of inhuman experiences, looks at humanity differently. He considers mutants to be a new turn of evolution, and people a relic of the past, beings who must obey more perfect creatures. Through these two characters, each viewer is asked a simple question: to forgive or revenge?

Matthew Vaughn once again demonstrated how it is possible, with the help of competent direction, to make an interesting film with a moderate number of dynamic scenes, special effects and several more or less known actors. "X-Men: First Class" consists of barely noticeable trifles - there is no deserving actor's play, memorable music or revolutionary special effects in the film. The tape is simply made qualitatively, than favorably differs from "a usual film on a comic strip".