X-Men: First Class/Awesome

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  • Magneto as Erik in First Class'. Practically all of his scenes are awesome (the bank, the Argentina sequence, storming a Soviet military retreat by himself, killing Shaw), but there's a few that stand out:
    • When he uses a huge anchor and its chain as a weapon. The look on Charles' face is priceless, because it shows that even he hadn't anticipated just how much power a mutant could have.
      • Even more awesome for the audience, because we know that that's only a fraction of Magneto's full potential, as anyone who remembers the scene where he lifts the entire Golden Gate Bridge in X-Men:The Last Stand can attest.
    • After making Emma Frost revert to her human shape by crushing her diamond form with a bedframe, he wanders over and starts eating the crackers that she was munching on earlier, like he's not even paying attention.
    • When he moves the massive satellite dish from miles away.
    • The Sub Lift scene. Or as I like to say, the moment Magneto turns to Master Yoda and says "How do you like me now?!". It's also the moment he reminds anyone who's read the comics or seen the other films just how strong he'll be later.
    • Erik flying for the first time. We knew he could do it, but it's still awesome.
    • What about Erik catching all those dozens of missiles mid-flight and sending them back despite the various distractions? Lifting the sub was a fantastic display of his raw power, but the level of control and precision he shows here proves just how dangerous he really is.
    • Very much a YMMV thing, but to this Troper, Magneto's response to Xavier's "they're just following orders" line was probably one of the most awesome moments in the movie, and perfectly defines Magneto's character.
    • And, finally - Three simple words: "I prefer...Magneto". Seeing Erik in the iconic cape and helmet, you can actually hear any disappointment the third film inspired vanish into thin air.
    • Okay, I think we've listed pretty much everything he does in the movie. Maybe we should pick just a few that are the best?
  • Emma Frost beating Erik without any effort the first time they meet. She just casually swings her arm and knocks him off the boat.
  • Azazel taking out the CIA agents by dropping and stabbing them, followed by Shaw's Curb Stomp Battle against everyone else in the base.
  • With the chips down, Professor X stops the Cuban Missile Crisis single-handedly by causing one of the Russian naval officers to launch a ballistic missile on the Russian cargo ship carrying missiles to Cuba. As Moira says, "That was inspired Charles." Damn straight it was.
  • The speech the Russian general gives about how he's already lived through one war and desperately hopes that they won't be forced into a new one. It just shows how some humans aren't all evil and that the Russians and Americans aren't so different.
  • Xavier using Cerebro for the first time, and the "recruitment" sequence that follows.
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