Making close to $300 million this weekend, X-Men: Days of Future Past completely destroyed the box-office knocking all films down a spot on the charts. And after seeing the action superhero thriller Sunday night, it's easy to see why it's such a success.
The film takes place a couple years after the X-Men: First Class movie; well, sorta. The story-line is set over two simultaneous time periods. In other words, they're going on at the same time. The opening scene reveals a dark future for all of mankind. New York, Moscow, and other big cities are no longer the glamorous places they once were. In this dark future, the world is pretty much run by mutant-hunting Sentinels. They are designed to eliminate the mutant population and its trace. Yet, not all hope is lost.
Those who remain try their best to stay hidden from the outside world. As seen in the previews, the remaining mutants are the famous X-Men: Professor X, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Iceman, Bishop, Colossus, Blink, and Magneto as well as a few more. But no matter how hard they try, it is almost impossible to defeat a Sentinel given the fact that they can adapt and mutate to have any power. This proves to be a downfall for the mutant population.
Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) come to realize that maybe this horrid future can be prevented. The key point in history was in 1973 when Mystique or Raven, played by the sexy Jennifer Lawrence, murders Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), the founder of the Sentinel program. Now, someone must travel back in time to prevent Mystique from making this mistake. Since time travel is so painful, only Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) can bear the journey.
But Wolverine can't do it alone. He must team up with the young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and the egotistical Eric Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) with the help of some newly introduced mutants like Quicksilver (Evan Peters). Together they will alter the course of time and hopefully save their lives.
X-Men: Days of Future Past has to be hands down the best X-Men movie to date. The casting is just perfect, and the action sequences are amazing. The special effects are visually mesmerizing and adrenaline filled. But be warned, a fresh review on the previous X-Men films such as X-Men 1-3 and X-Men: First Class is highly recommended.
In this movie, all the mutants are pushed to their absolute highest exposing their true powers. There's a scene in particular where Magneto and Storm team up to destroy an incoming wave of pissed off Sentinels and boy do those Sentinels get wrecked! Not only is the old Magneto a total B.A., but the young Magneto has his own tricks up his sleeve. His self-centered personality fuels his hatred towards humans which is clearly shown in this movie.
The plot is perfect. The adaptations made from the original comic book make X-Men: Days of Future Past a captivating film. Each scene makes the audience think deeply on what is really going on. But the fun doesn't stop there. Nowadays, superhero films are becoming famous for the small little details in the movie which test a viewer's true attention. If you already saw the movie, click here to see a few things you might have missed in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
I highly, highly. recommend you see the newest addition to the X-Men saga. If you need a little refresher, click here. But otherwise, many of you will remember the big events from previous films. The ending is both emotional as well as a great cliffhanger. Not only that, but by now you should all know that sticking around until after the end credits is a good thing to do. After the end-credits, a small clip is shown which foreshadows the villain of the next X-Men movie which has been officially titled, X-Men: Apocalypse and is set to release spring 2016. I for one, will be going to see X-Men: Days of Future Past again since I was a little rough on my mutant knowledge. This, unfortunately, made the movie a little confusing. Yet, otherwise, it fulfilled my expectations as far as epicness goes.
One of the most satisfying movies I've seen so far. It will not let down. X-Men: Days of Future Past is one of most thrilling, action-packed, adrenaline-pumping joyride released this year. It receives a well deserved 9/10.
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