Went to a good english movie in a good theatre after quite some time. Owing to factors like office friends liking mostly tamil movies and cousins/friends busy with their own families or moving away and of course the budgeting (:-)), it's been a while since I did something like this. My cousin Arjun had come by from Delhi and since he was interested we made plans. At the last minute. Despite a day of postponement, the experience was still pretty good. Firstly, I was ON TIME, which never happens. My parents had just come back from shopping and they scared us with warnings of 'snarling traffic' and such. So I left sooner than usual. Reached Express Avenue mall (where escape cinemas is located) about 25 minutes in advance. We slowly ambled up to the theatre, wistfully stopping by at a Gamestop store and looking for Dominos Pizza in the food court for some double-cheese-thing that my cousin thought was out-of-this world. Sadly, no Dominos pizza and my gut's roundness did not increase further. We got the tickets and bought half a cup of overpriced coffee and shuffled up to the theatre. Found our seats and sat down to see the movie already in progress! Damn. And then my cousin says its 'The Hangover 2' movie! Finally, the goof-up was detected and the right movie was on! XMen:First Class on RDX! Caution: Please do not read on if you do not want spoilers or if you are bored out of your mind already :-)
Here is my 2-cent review. It was a much better improvement on the XMen:The Last Stand and also Wolverine Origins movies. It was directed well, was fast paced and kept me guessing. The special effects on RDX was a treat too! The Xmen movie series always hints at how Professor X and Magneto were friends before their 'present' animosity. Among other things, it explores how 2 friends who stuck by each other had to walk away from each other in the end over differences in a fundamental belief . It throws more light on Magneto's past and the cruelty he had to undergo. It explores the sibling-bond of Professor X and Mystique, another bond shattered on the fateful day when the mutants split up into 2 groups.
Similar to her daughter 'Rougue' (the mutant who absorbs powers/life energy from anyone she comes into contact with), it explains the plight of Mystique who has to constantly hide her true appearance by shape-shifting into a beautiful woman so that people don't think her scaly-blue skin and brushy hair is ugly. This feeling is shared by another mutant hank mcCoy who has a prehensile foot. This shared suffering brings them together where one finally makes a choice to try and appear 'normal' with disasterous unintended consequences. The movie then delves into how the mutants come to understand and develop their powers as usual. The cuban missile crisis sets the stage for the climax of the movie where different viewpoints collide and various bonds are put to the test. Revenge, compassion, loyalties and betrayal.
A gnawing plot point in retrospect : I did not know how charles (professor X) intended to stop schmidt, the seemingly indestructable, energy absorbing mutant. He did freeze him with his telepathy but Schmidt cannot be destroyed if he is conscious. He could be drugged indefinitely but that sounds like torture. He cannot be reasoned with too, since he is very dangerous and cannot be controlled when he is rational unless professor X could use Cerebro but schmidt already destroyed that too.
Anyway, Professor X's freezing of schmidt allowed magneto to handily dispatch-off schmidt in a gruesome manner but is he responsible for schmidt's death? He was mereley restraining a dangerous person but he knew that magneto intended to exact his revenge on schmidt by murdering him. Points to ponder.
So, watch this movie for its cool visual effects and for its moderate story lines in a good theatre. Love to hear what you thought!
Oh well, its already past 2 AM and have to send-off cousin @ 5 AM so good bye and take care of yourself and each other (thanks Jerry Springer).
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