Matthew Vaughn delivers the pure entertainment in just over two hours

Rating: 8/10 (2 October 2016)

X-Men: First Class is the best film about the mutants of all five adaptations to the big screen, with the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, focused more on the most famous mutant Marvel. This film is actually a prequel, with its events occurring well before the films adapted in year 2000. Here we are in full '60s, and Professor Charles Xavier in the newly formed college holds a post-graduate work at the United Nations and this time he get to know Erik Lehnsherr, son of Jews killed during World War II. Erik was spared by Sebastian Shaw who killed his mother in front of him after he fails to raise a coin as he had done with little gates before when he had been separated from their parents. The goal of Shaw was to provoke the fury of the boy who soon after showed all his power a little short. When the two meet years later, they seek to combat Shaw, which is a mutant and says that the mutants arose from genetic alterations caused by nuclear war and what made humans to kill, made them stronger mutants. So he sought to turn Russians against Americans against each other to cause the 3rd World War that the mutants could easily succumb to the mutants, which would be the dominant species on Earth. So friends, Charles and Erik start to gather some mutants to use their powers for peaceful purposes and decide to open the School for Gifted Young.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn competent ("Stardust (2007)" and "Kick Ass (2010)"), the great asset of this latest adventure of the mutants is acclimate the plot in a way and in a credible and realistic scenario to address once again the acceptance of mutants of human and place a political scene of history as background, in this case the missile crisis in Cuba. This more realistic narrative and more threatening to humans on the brink of a war that makes the film so interesting.
Vaughn constructs Charles as safe, firm and have full control of his powers already implying right away that would be the natural leader of the X-Men, as seen in previously released movies, Erik shown uncertain of his real ability with Charles help find the right spot so you can have full control of their ability, as Erik needs a better balance he should get some good feeling not to be with his kind with anger already present inside against humanity because he feels If guilty for having lost his mother because of his powers. This fact is probably the main factor that Erik does not believe that mutants can live in harmony with humans, because of this resentment. The comedy is still present, certain fact in other films, but on a smaller scale. The scene shows that's when the young mutants come together to demonstrate their powers, but sarcasm and irreverence Wolverine are not present but its rapid participation is more than special. Also part of these scenes of mood most part of specific training with interesting scenes. The strange thing is that even with one or two mutants attempts before unprepared and to be polished, already dominated masterfully control of his powers, but to give rhythm to the film is even understandable.
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are by far the best long attractions and dominate their roles, especially the latter who knew every look pass threat, anger and impressiveness of his character in an excellent interpretation. Besides the two, appear several other interesting mutants, but also get a good highlight is the Mystique / Raven talented and beautiful Jennifer Lawrence who lives the film with the dilemma of whether to accept as mutant and trying not to hide, as it did during all his life. This important and more human conflict that we explains why she chose to stand by Magneto worth mentioning in this script. Conflict that only an actress with such depth as Lawrence could pass. Besides her other characters also go through this conflict tired of prejudice and hide, as the character Hank McCoy "Beast" played by Nicholas Hoult, previously seen in older X-Men: The Final Conflict. Kevin Bacon is also noteworthy to us to present a character typically eccentric villain and not so stereotypical. It is he who has the most powerful mutants in principle, the creator of the most dazzling and annihilating idea, a submarine "hi-tech" and still have the coldness and sarcasm required in any villain coming from the comics.
Excess mutant characters is repeated in this new adaptation, but I do not think in this case they have become loose and contribute to the progress and dramas of the characters. The effects are fantastic and are used sparingly, without exaggeration. The great merit of direction was not to the effects the main attraction, especially for not having the actors of the previous films and have several new talents in front of him. Would try to compensate for the lack of names as well known with an effects show, but it was not the case. The development of the characters happens gradually and well done and the effects are inserted only at key times with extreme competence.
But many more fans of the characters noticed and did not like anything more creative liberties taken by the writers and producers to tell the story. However, X-Men: First Class knew to be a fun movie, full of action, adventure, effects and certain mood and mix well all this with a serious drama and existential conflicts over prejudice and ideological with different paths to follow in a world that is not prepared to deal with mutants, in certain times and in an important situation in the context of humanity. Matthew Vaughn delivers the pure entertainment in just over two hours.