This is mostly to disprove all the people who said I was a narrow minded fanboy...which I am not, by a long shot.
Number 5:
No Wolverine
Although Hugh Jackman is a talented actor, and undeniably manages to pull off Wolverine's hairstyle surprisingly well, Fox seemed, in the past four films, to only really focus on him, pushing aside the team's actual leader, Cyclops, even going as far as killing him at the very beginning of the third film. Granted, Origins was
supposed to be focused on Wolverine, being his spin off, but it didn't do that well. You know something's wrong when the tie-in game captures the essence of the character better than the film it's based on.
Although since technically Wolverine is indeed alive at the time of First Class, at the very most he'll have a small cameo in the film, but nothing important.
Number 4:
Beast's Origin Putting aside Beast's impact on the film continuity, I applaud the creators for their portrayal of Beast. People mock him as looking like a cat, but...he's looked like a cat for
years. I especially like the fact that they remembered that Beast was a mutant
before turning into the big blue Beast. He already had mutant powers, but one of his experiments with the mutant gene caused him to mutate even more. You can see him holding a syringe in the trailer, no doubt holding the chemical that transforms him further.
Number 3:
The Setting. It was a really, really, really smart move by Fox to have this film take place in the 1960's, during the Civil Rights movement, not to mention around the time
the comic itself first appeared.
The outfits don't look out of place to be from the 60's. I expect to see a very strong comparison between Xavier and Magneto with Martin Luther King and Malcom X in the film, with a lot of tension between the two. Which brings us to my next section:
Number 2:
Charles And Erik's Character Development Surprisingly, Fox actually seems to have seen the rich, emotional story that Xavier and Erik have, and taken the opportunity to use it. From the recent interviews, reports, and general look of the film, it seems that it will focus on the following things:
1: Xavier learning how to be a teacher and leader.
2: Xavier being humbled from being a "sex beast" (likely due to losing his hair and becoming disabled).
3: Erik's journey to becoming Magneto.
4: The death of Charles and Erik's friendship.
All of these elements seem to indicate a great deal of emotion and drama, and it seems that Fassbender and McAvoy seem to have taken their characters to heart.
Number 1:
The Costumes I really, really like the fact that Fox finally decided to try their hardest to adapt the costumes as close to the comics as they could. That's not to say they're the perfect adaptations, I'm saying that Fox seems to be trying as hard as they can to make it so.
I also love the way they worked in the Yellow and Blue uniforms: Diving/Parachute outfits. It makes sense, since they are in a jet, and they manage to pull off the look very well. Although I'd prefer maybe an X logo on it, it does the job it's supposed to do.
And it's not just the yellow and blue outfits. Emma's costume is as revealing as ever, and Magneto's helmet looks stunningly like the one from the comics.
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