X-Men: Days Of Future Past - 25 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

17. Acknowledging The Errors Of Past Films

As well as being a bigger allegory about genocide and ethnic cleansing - as well as humanity's inherent propensity to dangerously over-reach in scientific terms - the themes of extinction definitely reference the state of the "main" X-Men franchise after The Last Stand and X-Men Origins - the two movies that have pretty much been wiped out by this film entirely. If it isn't enough that Wolverine is the sole saviour capable of keeping his old cohorts alive, and the young cast ensuring their legacy is able to be remembered, some of the dialogue is too far on the nose for it not to be in reference to the series itself. When Magneto says "We've been given a second chance" you get the sense he's addressing the ghosts of the franchise's past as well as the that of the characters.