For me, X-Men First Class is the one that moved me the most in the series. Moreover, it is about self-definition and identity, apart from the lust and the flesh. And this is an eternal topic for individuals and human beings.
We all already know that the X-Men themselves are talking about race. His core question is that objectively we are different from most people, so my choice is cooperation or confrontation. Unlike many stories, the protagonists are always faced with many choices, and there are always people who make different choices. At that moment, you can't simply evaluate whether it is right or wrong. This viewing experience is a wonderful contradiction, and a kind of immersion in thinking. I can't stop thinking, if it were me, what would I choose. So, on the whole, this is a movie that impressed me deeply on both the emotional and rational levels. And, horribly, it's all so real, it's all been, or will happen to us.
The first thing that moved me was when the childhood professor met another mutant for the first time. This feeling that I am not alone has tremendous power and is also a huge psychological support for life. It can make two extremely destructive children hit the spot and become lifelong friends.
The second stronger moment was when the professor asked Magneto to let go. Magneto was confused and finally found the enemy who killed his mother. At this time, he was full of hatred and anger, even if he died on the road of revenge, he would not hesitate. However, a strange and direct-to-soul voice told him that you are not alone. It was the professor who, with his talent, his understanding and compassion, brought Magneto back from the brink of death. Professor, became the first light of Magneto's vitality after losing his mother.
The third segment is that Magneto is about to take his own revenge once again. The professor used the gentleness behind his strength to leave Magneto behind. Indeed, how the Lone Ranger transforms into a team fight needs a scene to explain.
The fourth clip is when Magneto goes to catch the White Queen, and the professor says I can't leave him alone. In fact, the professor did not protect Magneto, but he knew that Magneto was revengeful and hoped to protect him from falling into the bloody abyss and being swallowed by his own power at a critical time.
The fifth is turning the radar. This paragraph is actually a bit cliché to say, but the acting skills of the two actors made me believe it all. The professor helps Magneto find the most beautiful moment in his memory, and helps Magneto find himself, a self who has both hatred and beauty. At the same time, he also found strength to help Magneto find a way to unleash his true strength.
The sixth is the process of the beast finding an antidote for himself and Mystique. The issue of identity is also being discussed. The Beast does not have the sense of security that the professor has brought by his side since he was a child, and is more sensitive and more hostile to the evaluation of others. Because of the sensitivity brought about by his upbringing, he will change his appearance and become the most important desire to integrate into the group. The Mystique wanders between the two. First, she is not as fearful as beasts. She has long understood her strength, or has a better understanding of the positive effect of her ability. In addition, she was accompanied by the professor and sincerely guided by Magneto. When the beast injected himself with the antidote and became the beast full state, I was actually sad for him at first, he must be very disappointed. For a long time, the proud scientific and technological strength has made a big joke to himself. So, after this, he became more irritable and more sensitive. He accepts himself, there is still a long way to go, but the stubborn cells in his body give him the right direction.
The seventh is Magneto killing his enemies with coins. In fact, at this moment, Magneto and the professor have already broken up. Magneto completes his revenge, and the professor experiences what it's like to be killed by Magneto once. The professor can choose to end the mind control, but in doing so, it is possible that Magneto, and everyone present, will die. What made the professor miserable was not only the coins that Magneto had sent into his head, but also that he had already understood that he had lost Magneto.
The eighth is the accidentally injured professor lying in Magneto's arms. It's especially emotional and sad to see this scene after knowing so many fights after them. Oh, that's how the professor got hurt, oh, that's how they parted ways. That's what they want, Magneto said, and they want to divide us and destroy us. Our goal is the same. The professor said, no, our goals are different, it's not someone else who hurt me, it's you. At this point, both of them will be heartbroken. The professor's pacifist philosophy has caused him to keep trying to pull the mighty Magneto back on his own path, but at this moment he failed completely. For Magneto, the professor was the only one who knew all his secrets, but was still willing to treat him gently and guide him. However, this person chose to leave himself and stay in his wonderful fantasy of human beings. I'm wondering if they can hug each other again and forgive the best friends and rivals in this life when they are getting old and dying?
Magneto has been hurt too much, and he chose to protect himself before trusting humans. The professor also chose to erase the agent's memory and disappeared into the crowd. In fact, they did go down the same path.
In the movie, for the sake of simplicity, the doves and hawks are opposed in the form of characters. But in fact, in different groups, there are always doves and hawks at the same time, and who has the upper hand is determined by the comparison of the external environment and their own strength. But if this is the case, Magneto and the professor will keep quarreling instead of releasing a mutant war.
In the movie, in a very short period of time, many characters are very full, with personality, background, transformation, and explosion. I like the gentleness of the professor, the quest of Mystique, the simplicity of the beast, the decisiveness of Magneto, and even the sobriety of the villains to let go of their personal grudges and pursue righteousness.
Under the guise of a superhero, a movie with a human touch, who doesn't love it?
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