The moments that never get old - The German bar scene from X-Men : First Class

The best scene in the entire X-Men saga and a brilliant piece of revenge fantasy all rolled into one. A moment you'd never tire of watching.

Eric Lehnsherr is a mutant with the ability to telepathically control magnetic fields but also a Jewish man hunting down the nazi's who played a part in the death of his mother and the destruction of his people in the death camps. In this scene he finds himself in Argentina, a country known to be housing Germans on the run from justice after World War 2. He's looking for Klaus Schmidt, the man who personally killed his mother but any nazi will do and when he walks into a bar serving deutsche bier you just know things aren't going to end well.



It's a perfectly paced moment. The tension slowly being ratcheted up by the music and the growing suspicion that this stranger isn't just here for a sup. The not so subtle anti-semitism in the pig farmer lie. The growing sense of menace at the mention of his parents.The reveal of the concentration camp tattoo and the ultimate insult of attacking a Jewish man with a hitler youth knife. Then the moment Lehnsherr becomes Magneto and unleashes his powers in a very satisfying way. Cos let's be honest, seeing nazi's die is always satisfying.

This is also the moment Michael Fassbender cements his status as the main attraction of the new breed of X-Men films. No one else comes near. Even the fact that he can't contain his Irish accent near the end all adds to the moment. This is my favourite comic book film moment this century. 

Now I need to watch the film again. Shit.