History YMMV / XMenFirstClass

** Also, there's only one Communist mutant shown in this movie. He looks like Satan.

** Jennifer Lawrence may be a good actress, but the way she delivered her "Mutant and Proud" lines oftentimes came off like she was about to burst out laughing at the end of the take.

* MemeticMutation: from ''First Class'': "__ was never an option." [[http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5647/peasf.jpg]]

* UnfortunateImplications: ''First Class'' seems to gets the worst of this. [[spoiler: Just look at Angel's FaceHeelTurn, Darwin becoming the first casualty within Xavier's new team, Raven joining Erik's team, and even non-mutant Moira being mind-wiped against her will and treated with scorn by her colleagues because of it. By the end of the film, the only heroes left are Charles, Hank, Alex and Sean - all of whom are Caucasian and male, or at least were, in Hank's case. And even among the more diverse antagonists, the Brotherhood of Mutants, who's the leader? Erik - the only one who is male and obviously Caucasian (although being Jewish, he is an ethnic minority), as opposed to Azazel, whose appearance is more inhuman even in movie-verse, and Riptide, who is of indeterminate race in the film and portrayed by a Spanish actor.]] I realize that their hands were somewhat tied by the canon that they were adapting, but even so, seeing it all in one film is a bit much. Not to mention turning ''both'' foreign good guys (Moira and Banshee) into Americans.

* WhatAnIdiot: A few items from "First Class": One example are the [[spoiler: American and Russian fleets. Sorry, it doesn't matter if you're following orders, but firing missiles at a group of individuals that includes someone who can lift a submarine out of the ocean is not a smart move, either tactically or in general.]]

** This crisis was however averted, with Bacon becoming the physical incarnation of EvilIsCool as [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] can attest to.
* {{Unfortunate Implications}}: As described [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/x-men_first_class_the_good_the_bad_the_ugly here]], there are several noticeably misogynistic aspects of the female characters.

* Unfortunate Implications: As described [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/x-men_first_class_the_good_the_bad_the_ugly here]], there are several noticeably misogynistic aspects of the female characters.

** This crisis was however averted, with Bacon becoming the physical incarnation of EvilIsCool as [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] can attest to.

* UnfortunateImplications: ''First Class'' seems to gets the worst of this. [[spoiler: Just look at Angel's FaceHeelTurn, Darwin becoming the first casualty within Xavier's new team, Raven joining Erik's team, and even non-mutant Moira being mind-wiped against her will and treated with scorn by her colleagues because of it. By the end of the film, the only heroes left are Charles, Hank, Alex and Sean - all of whom are Caucasian and male, or at least were, in Hank's case. And even among the more diverse antagonists, the Brotherhood of Mutants, who's the leader? Erik - the only one who is male and obviously Caucasian (although being Jewish, he is an ethnic minority), as opposed to Azazel, whose appearance is more inhuman even in movie-verse, and Riptide, who is of indeterminate race in the film and portrayed by a Spanish actor.]] I realize that their hands were somewhat tied by the canon that they were adapting, but even so, seeing it all in one film is a bit much. Not to mention turning ''both'' foreign good guys (Moria and Banshee) into Americans.

** This crisis was however averted, with Bacon becoming the physical incarnation of EvilIsCool as [[WebOriginal/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] can attest to.

** Charles' naiveté and Hank's bigotry led to [[spoiler:Raven's HeelFaceTurn.]]
** Colonel Hendry thought he would call Shaw's bluff with a grenade...Not very smart!
** Those [[FantasticRacism CIA bigots]] asking to be spared during the Hellfire Club's siege...Yeah right!
** Shaw tried to talk his way out of a confrontation with the man he abused as a child...[[spoiler:right until that man took his helmet and pushed that same coin Shaw had used back in WW2 through his head.]]

* {{Narm}}: TheReveal of [[spoiler:Erik in full costume as Magneto after his FaceHeelTurn]]. What should be an AwesomeMomentOfCrowning is made [[spoiler:fairly silly by Magneto wearing the same color scheme as the comics - [[FashionVictimVillain bright red & purple]] - with the helmet especially looking rather daft in those colors & with the horns Erik has added to the front]].

* {{Narm}}: TheReveal of [[spoiler:Erik in full costume as Magneto after his FaceHeelTurn]]. What should be an AwesomeMomentOfCrowning is made [[spoiler:fairly silly by Magneto wearing the same color scheme as the comics - [[FashionVictimVillain bright red & purple]] - with the helmet especially looking rather daft in those colors & with the horns Erik has added to the front]].

** Some DoubleStandard / {{Hypocrisy}} action undercuts Erik's "go naked" argument to Raven. He tells her her blue form is just as valid as normal human skin, but is also not worth covering up the way he (and everyone else) covers up his skin. In the same speech he also compares her to an animal (a tiger) and refers to her as a "creature".

** Or since he isn't a telepath, he didn't know that he would end up hurting Charles.

* FashionVictimVillain: Let's face it, the helmet that Shaw wears [[spoiler:and Erik takes]] to block telepathy is a little ridiculous looking. Lampshaded by Shaw when he [[spoiler:invades the CIA building where Xavier's team is staying]], and on learning Xavier isn't present quips, "Well, at least I can take this silly thing off."

** For some it makes sense. This troper, in particular, as a minority who faced racism finds himself believing more in Magneto's corner than Charles'. The characters who were white and have powers they can hide can easily hide and be given free reign of the world, especially in the 60s. Angel and the other minority characters had to deal with prejudice and hatred even before they became mutants, more than likely. There are people who actually see how this particular scenario makes perfect sense, in context.

** This crisis was however averted, with Bacon becoming the physical incarnation of EvilIsCool as [[TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] can attest to.

** [[spoiler: One of the CIA superiors [[ForeShadowing even goes as far as to]] [[LampshadedTrope outright state]] that she's 'collateral damage'.]]

* WTHCastingAgency: ''Kevin Bacon'' as Sebastian Shaw?

** [[spoiler: One of the CIA superiors [[ForeShadowing even goes as far as to]] [[LampshadedTrope outright state]] that she's 'collateral damage'.]]

** Some of this can be justified by the racial climate of the period--non-white mutants would be facing a lot of prejudice on multiple fronts, and so would be more inclined to either stay hidden completely or else side with those more directly opposed to the bigoted human society. This idea is even represented metaphorically (Raven calls Charles out on how easy it is for him because his mutation is invisible) and referenced literally (Shaw makes a point of looking at Darwin when he mentions the word "slavery").