In every comic book series, there are constant plot's and story arcs that deal with future worlds and the ramifications of certain actions taking place in the past affecting the future of the characters. One such story is "Days of Future Past", which placed the remains of Marvel's X-Men in a dark future dominated by the mutant hunting Sentinels. The movie which adapts that story arc, not only bridges the gap between the original X-Men movie franchise, but also establishes a new world for the team.
Directed by Bryan Singer, the films brings together many of the stalwarts of the original movie trilogy (Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto etc.) and pairs them up in a dark Sentinel dominated future with some familiar faces including Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore), and Storm (Halle Berry), and new faces including Bishop (Omar Sy), Blink (Fan Bingbing), Sunspot (Adan Canto), Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) and Warpath (Booboo Stewart). Plus everyone's favorite claw popping badass Wolverine (Hugh Jackman).
Other returning familiar faces are from the cast of X-Men: First Class including: James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast). Two newcomers are Evan Peters (Quicksilver) and Peter Dinklage (Bolivar Trask).
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If you are still reading, it means you don't mind some plot spoiler, so good for you. Moving on:
The film takes place both in the future and the past (the 1970's to be exact) and has Wolverine have his soul be transported back into his younger body by Kitty Pryde in order to find a young Professor X and convince him to reform the X-Men and stop Bolivar Trask from convincing the United States government to adopt the Sentinel program in order to hunt down and contain mutants.
But there is more to the plot then just having Wolverine run around in the 70's in order to change the future. The film also examines the troubled younger Professor X and the internal struggle he has with trying to bring about a world where mutants and ordinary people co-exist, along with his addiction to a drug that allows him the use of his legs while stunting his mutant abilities. There is also the rift between Xavier and Magneto, and their tentative alliance in order to stop Trask and preserve the future for mutant-kind.
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The movie does an amazing job of meshing scenes in the future and the past, with overlap that is neither confusing nor does it take away from the pacing of the story. Coupled with an amazing cast (and a big one at that) plus excellent special effects and a killer soundtrack, this movie is a worthy sequel to First Class and a great return to the screen for many of the original X-Men franchise actors and actress's. X-Men: Days of Future Past gets five out five stars for exceeding my expectations for a sequel and setting thee stage for any future X-Men films to come.
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