Beyond EXpectations

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2017)

X Men is one of my favourite franchises of all time I've liked most of them but I wasn't entirely sure if this film was going to be my cup of tea but I could not have been more far off and could not have loved it more. The whole plot of this film revolves around the friendship between Xavier and Eric, even though we knew that they were eventually going to fall out the filmmakers could not have done a better job at portraying their friendship. They are very well set up as very different characters and feel as if they can both achieve what they want through each other. The chemistry between James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender was amazing and it helped to make the film much more investing. Jennifer Lawrence was also fantastic in this movie as Mystique she real carried her characters conflicted nature throughout. The villains in this film were also fantastic, ill admit their motivations were a bit conventional but it terms of pure threat level and back story they were done just right and set up as the perfect opposing force to the mutants. Another thing that I loved about this movie is that all the characters contribute something to the plot whether it be through there abilities or opinions it proves that the X Men franchise is much more than just pure superhero entertainment but thought provoking drama that in some ways mirrors real life. We got to see things in this film that we have never seen in any of the other films in this series, for one we see younger more relatable versions of Professor X and Magneto, we see Charles as a young bachelor and his humble beginnings, we see a vulnerable and in some ways reckless Magneto and it not only adds something to this film but to the franchise itself. Another thing we saw in this film that we've never seen in any other X Men films is he actual recruitment and training of the mutants, we get to see just how Xavier did it and lived up to all expectations. When we eventually see the fall out of Magneto and Professor X it's heartbreaking, we see just how similar yet different both of them are and it really helps to give context to the rest of the franchise.
This film was not only a gift to all fans of X Men but a very entertaining, thought provoking drama that builds up and gives context to a lot of events that we've heard about in the other films. All the casting was perfect, McAvoy and Fassbender have absolutely amazing chemistry and is easily one of this franchises best instalments.
100%/A+