I remember that the first time I watched was the premiere day. To be honest, I didn’t know who the director and the two leading actors James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender were before, just because I liked the first few X-Men movies, plus Rotten Tomatoes. The score of the film is so high that it feels close to The Dark Knight, so I look forward to it.
In the process of watching the movie, I cared the most, and my favorite was always Erik. Every time he appeared on the screen, I would shudder, and I was excited to see how this sexy metal bender was so handsome. But the strange thing is that after the film, all I was thinking about was Charles, so that when I was stupefied in the next few days, I was thinking about this character—his character, his growth, and that which made me very Concerned about the ending.
James and Michael are both great actors. In contrast, Michael's Erik is an absolute protagonist who has more drama and shine. After all, this movie was originally called Magneto: Origins-this is a story that belongs to Erik, including explaining his entire background and the process of becoming a "villain". James' Charles is going to be much gentler. Looking back at the film carefully, it seems that this telepath has always been behind the scenes. There is no such delightful action scene as killing the Nazis or fishing the submarine in the bar. It seems that there is no sense of existence. But even though Erik has all the cool scenes in the film, to me, the role of Charles is even more interesting. I think it was Erik who caught my attention and eyeballs when I watched the movie, but it was Charles who caught my mind after watching it.
Although I had only a sense of reverence and awe for Professor X before watching the X-Men series, James McAvoy's Charles made me truly feel that Professor X is not just the bald sage, he was so flesh and blood when he was young. I like to use my little trick to pick up girls, get intoxicated at various parties in oxford, read countless dirty hearts but always believe in the goodness of human beings, even though I paid the price for my ideals and beliefs in the end. Some people say that he is a support character in the film, but I think he is the core of the film-he not only developed the potential of Erik, but also developed the potential of other first-generation mutants. It is his natural leadership. Cohesion and cohesion have brought everyone together, although the final parting is inevitable-Charles, sitting in a wheelchair in the finale, is still the naive idealist, and he has not lost hope for the peaceful coexistence of humans and mutants. Different from Erik's belief that the war between humans and mutants is inevitable, he decided to provide a peaceful and peaceful academy for those young and helpless mutants, and then became the later professor X. His growth has left me with endless aftertastes.
Whether it's Charles' X-Men or Erik's brotherhood, there is no simple distinction between good and evil, at most the difference between three views. The end of the film is still a bit hasty. If there is a sequel, I look forward to seeing Charles and Erik continue to grow, including the completion of Charles’ childhood. Because according to the comics, Charles' initial life experience was actually very complicated.
PS: After watching the movie, I specially found James McAvoy's other works. The Atonement and Doomsday Dictatorship are great, but my favorite is his Professor X.
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