X- Men: First Class


Before the X-men ever existed there were only mutants. What drove Xavier to believe in a world where humans and mutants could coexist harmoniously? What made his best friend oppose that dream and thus become Xavier’s greatest enemy? If you want to watch a good superhero movie then this is a good pick. It can be found in the DVD format already with extras that include scenes that were never seen in the movie, and there is one in particular that deserves attention: when Xavier and Magneto are looking for mutants to recruit and they go to a nightclub. You´ll be able to see Michael Fassbender, the actor that appears as a young Magneto, dressing as a drag queen! 
Chronologically speaking this is also a good point to understand the X-Men since it is supposed to be the first of the series. Then you could continue with Wolverine: Origins and then X- Men I, II and III. This film also answers the question of how the X-men came to be, why Magneto came to the conviction mutants are a superior race, and how Xavier lost his ability to walk. Though it's intended to depict events prior the ones told in the X-men trilogy in some ways it looks like a reboot and perhaps it is. If you like the Merry Mutants you'll like this movie which also includes a cameo appearance by Hugh Jackman starring as Logan, long before he was known as Wolverine.

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