X-Men First Class - Fan made title sequence

Like much of my generation, I have been hooked on the X-men for most of my life. The original cartoon in the 90's was absolutely required viewing. I even set the VCR for the special prime time event one summer. I've enjoyed most of the films for what they were, fun pop culture popcorn movies. However, the upcoming prequel seems to offer some deeper subject matter.

In the X-men mythology, Xavier and Magneto are the archetypal characters. Good and Evil. Yet just like Christian theology, they were once partners, in this case even equals. What happened that drove such an incredible wedge between them? What was the ideological break? Set against the reality of the cold war and the Cuban missile crisis, the movie has the opportunity to speak to bigger themes of good vs evil or if there is even such a distinction to be made. 

The video below is a fan made opening sequence for the film. To me it's very well done but seems to be a bit heavy handed. I'm sure the actual opening will be much more modern Hollywood.

What do you think?

X-Men: First Class Title Sequence from Joe D! on Vimeo.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams With Stan Lee On New Comic And Cartoon

I firmly believe that creative talent ebbs and flows. Any creative mind or genius has ups and downs. However, it seems that there comes a point when the downs are all that is left. Look at some of Einsteins last work, or anything done by George Lucas since 1990 or any Rolling Stones album of the past 25 years. The well does run drive at some point, its just nature. It happens to everyone.

It's time to finally acknowledge that it has happened to comic great and icon Stan Lee. The man created some of the most memorable and brilliant characters of all time. He had a hand in Spiderman, Fantastic Four, The Xmen, The Avengers, Thor, Daredevil and literally thousands of others. He is on the Mount Rushmore of comic creators.

However, the past decade has been astonishingly bad. If you were to tell me that Stan Lee had been abducted and replaced by his evil mentally challenged twin, I would gladly believe you. It seems inconceivable that the same mind that helped to build most of the Marvel Universe is also responsible for Stripperella, Ringo as a super hero and now some ill conceived project with the Governator.

Please Stan, just stop. Don't let people know you as the reality show shill and cameo creep. It overshadows the really impressive and worthwhile previous years of genius.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams With Stan Lee On New Comic And Cartoon