"X-Men: First Class" is a science fiction film produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Films in the United States The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones and others. The film was released in the United States on June 3, 2011, with a length of 132 minutes.
The film is adapted from the "X-Men" series of comics, with the imminent war between the United States and the Soviet Union Outbreak as the background, tells the story of the two main characters Charles Xavier and Eric Lanshere's youth and the process of becoming the X-Men.
Charles Xavier, who later became Professor X, is a smart and wise Young man, he was born into a wealthy family. In college, he showed supernatural powers that are different from ordinary people, able to read the minds of others and control their actions. He is full of ideals and enthusiasm for building a world of peaceful coexistence, so he created X School to recruit mutants with extraordinary talents, help them master their superpowers, and coexist peacefully with humans.
And Eric Lanshere, who later became Magneto, had very different experiences. He experienced the suffering of the Nazi concentration camps at a young age, witnessed racial discrimination and atrocities, and thus cultivated anger and distrust of human beings. He has the ability to control metal, and believes that mutants should rule humans and build their own new world.
The two protagonists have completely different values and beliefs, one pursues peace, the other claim power. Their conflicts and antagonisms bring tension and drama to the whole story, and also make the audience think about the dialectical relationship between human nature, peace and power.
"X-Men: First Class" is not only a movie full of action scenes It is a sci-fi blockbuster with visual effects and visual effects, and it is also a movie that deeply explores human nature and social issues. The film expresses the longing for pluralistic coexistence, peace and harmony through the disputes between mutants and humans.