The Reveal of the X-Men: First Class Plot Isn’t That Revealing
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?Fox released the “official” plot synopsis for X-Men: First Class, and… well… enh.
X-Men: First Class
charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret
history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves
to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the
names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering
their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at
first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some
familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift
between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s
Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.
If you feel this is just a longer way of saying shit that we’ve all known for months about the film, congrats, you may be the world’s most powerful psychic. You’ll need to lose the use of your legs or start a romantic relationship with a bland dick by the end of the week. (Via /Film)
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