The film is more complex than past films because of the time-travel narrative. “Days of Future Past” has a lot going on at the same time – being attentive is very important for X-Men veterans and newbies. McAvoy excelled in delivering a dramatic heart-wrenching performance that anyone who has ever experienced disappointment, heartbreak or lost something they cared about can relate with.Īlthough the plot is constantly changing, those who are not familiar with the X-Men trilogies will be able to catch on to the two stories. We get to see Charles before he was Professor X, as disillusioned, lacking the confidence and motivation needed to save the mutans. James McAvoy’s performance as a young Charles Xavier really stood out. Wolverine’s mission connects Bryan Singer’s original “X-Men” cast with the stars in “First Class.” Wolverine is daunted with the task of completing the mission in the past before Kitty has to release his mind in the present. “Days of Future Past” spends more time in the past, and at some points one may get lost recognizing whether the X-Men are in the future or the present. However, Wolverine’s greatest challenge is convincing X-Men in the past that he was sent from the future.
Wolverine is sent to 1973 to stop Mystique from making a fatal decision. Raven is projected as the downfall of the X-Men in the future because of her actions in the past. Her DNA is used to create Trask Sentinels that change to adapt to any mutant’s powers to defeat them. Raven/Mystique is captured in 1973, and seized by the government. The film goes back to 1973, before the characters were Professor X, Magneto and Mystique. Kitty sends Wolverine’s mind back in time to his younger body, to convince young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy, “X-Men: First Class”) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender, “12 Years A Slave”) to become allies and stop Raven (Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”) from making a decision that would wipe out the mutant species in the future. Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page, “Juno”) has the ability to send someone’s consciences back in time to their younger self. Professor X (Patrick Stewart, “X-Men: The Last Stand”) uses his powers to watch the death of mutants, saying “so few of us left.” In an attempt to change history, the X-Men send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”) to the past to prevent an event that results in the doom of humans and mutants. The film begins in the future, where an infinite number of mechanical robot fighters known as Sentinels have taken over, bringing mutants to near extinction.