FSU Student Life Cinema

It’s no surprise that people wanted to see X-Men: First Class when it came out. Lots of us simply enjoy the mutant abilities, wanting to pretend we have them ourselves. So, some of these movie lovers won’t remember the fine details of the plot, but hardcore X-Men movie fans will notice the inconsistencies that First Class has with the rest of the series. For everyone else, here’s a list with some of them (warning of spoilers):

• The fantastic Wolverine cameo was a brilliant addition in the script, but it also raises some questions on why Professor Xavier never mentioned that he had tried to recruit him before. Is it a big secret? Does he just not want to bring it up? Maybe. This is the Professor we are talking about.
• 1962: we learn how Xavier becomes paralyzed. Sometime during the 1980s: …wait. Is that the Prof. walking to meet Jean Grey? Huh, wonder how that happened. Not to mention he’s acting like really good buddies with Erik again.
• Storm looks quite a bit mature for a young girl in her cameo during First Class. Gee, how old is she?  
• We learn about Beast’s cool transformation in this movie, but in X2 there’s an easter egg of a furless Hank on the TV. Personally, I like to believe he hired an actor to appear for him, but other people aren’t so sure.
• Speaking of Hank, he’s pretty cool to make that Cerebro—waaait, didn’t Magneto help Xavier build it? Isn’t that what we’re told by the professor in X1? We’ll forgive him this time, benefit of the doubt. Since, you know, it wasn’t in the mansion yet.
• And in X1 Professor Xavier seems to have forgotten about the existence of Magneto’s, formerly Shaw’s, helmet. Oops. Well…I’m afraid you’re becoming a little senile, Professor X…

Does this take away from the quality of this film? Not really. And perhaps the discrepancies will be fixed or explained since a rumor of two sequels for First Class is going around. First Class is definitely a fun and pretty engaging watch. If you haven’t already come see the last showing at the SLC tonight@10:15!

Also, on a note to sign off, within First Class itself…doesn’t Professor X say that Hank made the suits bullet proof? Hank, do your job. This is why we can’t have nice things.

- Annushka