10. A Dystopian Future
In order to necessitate sending an X-Man back in time, the situation must be very desperate. We need to see a world that is so devastated that the X-Men cannot fix it. This is the kind of world that Magneto fights so fervently to prevent, a place that reminds him of the Nazi Concentration Camps. There are many images that could be used to show this depraved America. Mutant concentration camps Slums with vicious primal humans Destroyed monuments and buildings Hundreds of gravestones with the names of recognisable heroes It is crucial that this dystopian future is established not only to explain why an X-Man is sent back, but also to set the tone of the film. Days of Future Past is a dark tale.