This was a really good prequel.

Rating: 8/10 (18 June 2019)

X-Men: First Class is one of the best prequels I have seen in a long time.
Even though I ultimately knew the outcome of most of their fates, I still kept guessing as the movie progressed. The whole set-up with Charles Xavier and Erik Lansherr brought the whole friendship of them to the screen in the best way possible. They do amazing jobs as younger versions of their respective characters.
The political side of the story was well chosen as a fitting suspenseful piece of history where to vastly different mindsets are fighting against each other like the Cold War was. And it was a nice touch making the different nationalities speak their native language.
I think that every character gets enough development to make everyone both likable and more than just hollow shells. Seeing how they mature from these silly youngsters into the characters we know and love was both engaging and entertaining.
The music was competently composed and added good tension to every scene to make it bigger and heavier on the feels. Good job everyone, you made an excellent prequel.