X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (Mutant Extinction, Unstoppable Sentinels + Ending) EXPLAINED

The X-Men saga, encompassing everything from the standalone Wolverine flicks to the ensemble blockbusters, has been a rollercoaster of cinematic triumphs and letdowns. Just a couple of years after a franchise reboot introduced a new era for the beloved mutants, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" arrived, blending elements from the original and rebooted series in a daring crossover that could have easily nosedived into disaster.
Fortunately, the gamble paid off spectacularly, launching what is arguably one of the franchise's crowning achievements. Directed by Bryan Singer, the mastermind behind the original X-Men films, the film is loosely based on the comic book storyline by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, from a script penned by Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn.
Boasting an all-star ensemble, including but not limited to Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart, the film interweaves two distinct time periods. In a bleak future, mutants and their human allies face annihilation at the hands of formidable robots called Sentinels, leading to a desperate gathering of key X-men. Here, Xavier reveals a pivotal moment in 1973: the capture of Mystique’s DNA following her assassination of Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Sentinels' creator. This event led to the creation of the seemingly invincible Sentinels that have either imprisoned or wiped out the majority of mutants and their human allies.
With the world at its end, Xavier proposes a daring plan to alter history and avert this grim future. Utilizing Kitty Pryde’s unique ability, they aim to send someone back to 1973 to unite the younger Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr. Their mission is to persuade Mystique to abandon her fatal plan, and Wolverine emerges as the only one capable of enduring the physical toll of time travel. The critical question looms: Can Wolverine successfully intervene in the past, halt the Sentinel Program, and thereby save mutants and their human allies from obliteration. Or is this future doomed to repeat itself? In this video, we’re gonna explore the comic series, the film, take a look at the characters, explore the rogue cut of the movie, in addition to the meaning of its ending and how the film fits in the X-men continuity.
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[@Achillez098]

They did a fantastic job making the Sentinels terrifying. Imagine training your whole life as a mutant, mastering your powers for combat, only for a Sentinel to adapt to your mutation instantly and delete you with minimal effort...

[@donsolo7860]

You just described why writers/actors and artists hate ai. 😂

[@scionixx9568]

@@donsolo7860 well maybe most of them need to actually get some skills to deserve the pay they want. Instead of just using their “art” to shove their politics down peoples throats.

[@Infamous1892]

The way they Killed Bobby Drake was so freakin painful.

[@SML01]

​​@@scionixx9568politics? LMAO, Americans really have that shit 24/7 in their heads. Sad.

[@mikeunleashed1]

This is basically going to happen to everyone in the stem field within the next 15 years.

[@shainewhite2781]

The Rogue Cut is extraordinary! I love the extended edition of the movie, giving us more background on what happened to Rogue, and how she helps her friends save the world.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

I like the original better. Mainly because Bobby is the last person to die before everything is reset and you can feel how heartbroken and hipeless Kitty Pride is as she watches him. The Rogue Cut felt forced.

[@Michaelkayslay]

Haven't seen rogue cut. What was the rogue story part?

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

@Michaelkayslay Rogue is in it to take over for Kitty Pride. Bobby dies earlier which was a terrible idea, then Rogue and Kitty are the last ones in the room before Wolverine finishes his mission.

[@whitleypedia]

The Sentinels are using Rogue's powers not Mystiques, but Jennifer Lawrence was a bigger actress at the time.

[@jaed3183]

It could’ve been more but the added scene of Wolverine and Storm showing love and kissing 🥹🥹🥹

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the first and only X MEN movie to be nominated for Best Visual Effects. It made $746 million dollars against a $200 million dollar budget. It's one of the best films ever made in the franchise!

[@thomassantino392]

*In the genre

[@zcnaipowered7407]

It was the best x-men movie ever.

[@AndrewForte-kh3zi]

It's the Godfather Part 2 of superhero movies. A veritable masterpiece which bridges the two timelines continuity brilliantly.

[@IchigoKurosaki_]

Quicksilver was a beast and deserved more screen time

[@filmcomicsexplained]

He is so OP!

[@IchigoKurosaki_]

​@filmcomicsexplained there wouldn't have been a 3rd act because he would have taken the helmet in an instant from Eric 🤔😏

[@mfeld418]

Yessir speedsters are the best and that mansion scene from Apocalypse was insane!!!

[@thepubknight6144]

​​@@filmcomicsexplained Michael definitely channeled Sir Ian McClellan's magneto voice when he snapped on Charles on the airplane even says Charles exactly like him

[@Danner907]

The real quicksilver is Aaron Taylor Johnson! Peters sucked.

[@BaoNguyen-bh2rk]

The opening fight scene was the best show of team coordination in a Marvel movie. And they barely held the Sentinels off.

[@Miguel-xq5ib]

I love the opening scene, the sentinels were absolutely terrifying!

[@jermaine8573]

I will agree Days Future Past was probably hands down the very best X-Men movie period with X2-United easily as close 2nd , them dam sentinels were terrifying

[@5Ci0N]

First Class was pretty amazing too. It wasnt perfect, no X-Men film is.

[@ItsGamingFancy]

Probably hands down the very best?

[@ArtDeh]

I wonder what JFKs mutant ability was definitely not regeneration or invulnerability

[@thepubknight6144]

Seeing how he was in constant pain I assume a blood mutation, maybe able to manipulate blood in people and himself into weapons but it makes him ill constantly

[@arrownoir]

@@thepubknight6144He was a blood bender?

[@wyattsmith2312]

​@@thepubknight6144I was always under the impression that his powers were similar to attract the opposite sex. It's common knowledge that JFK was quite the womanizer & had a few affairs so my theory is that's what his powers were 😅

[@marcuslatrent528]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheRoguePrince0]

I wonder how the Sentinels would adapt to luck.

[@tylerdurden788]

A bad luck field. Like black cats power

[@GregorioTavarez-qb2qd]

Considering they just use the opposite of whatever power they are facing you can guess what they might do

[@jackolantern147]

Well. Donino was among those killed, so I would assume they had a way.

[@flyboyarch6776]

Seeing colossus get bodied like never sat right with me😂

[@trehubb6144]

Really loved this movie. Best Magneto speech in live action.. The sentinel threat in the future was beautifully paired with the past .. Loved also how they brought in previous actors.. Also gotta say how I love seeing not as famous mutants such as Bishop, Blink and Warpath

[@rogueascendant6611]

This is probably the best rendition version of Sentinels I've ever seen than the animated Wolverine and X-Men (2009). The way this mechanical abominations adapt so quickly to counter their target is jaw dropping. They are 100x worse than the Terminators as humanity wouldn't have a fighting chance against this kind of machines. Mutants at least can only prolong their survival but not for a very long time.

[@theGhostfaceKiller666]

This movie is one of the best superhero films out there.

[@5Ci0N]

The only problem with the film is Rogue being cut. The sentinels were using HER powers not Mystique's.

[@Haspei7]

I remembered leaving the theater with my friends after watching the movie and one of them asked me: "So what do you think of the movie?". I said: "It's probably the best x-men movie ever made until now". Then another friend asked me: "why?". I said: "Because it felt like watching a long episode from TAS". Then another friend said that x-men 2 was still better.🤔

[@DJSCRMNGHST]

Get rid of him

[@gbeach85]

It’s almost as if people have different opinions and taste is subjective or something

[@josephbach1]

It was absolute trash.

[@jtodaro]

Hands down the best X-Men film

[@braydenhale6730]

The fact I literally jus finished watching this movie and look a video up about it and you just posted this means something. What a coincidence

[@BlackHart730]

MY DUDE MAGNETO LIFTING THE WHOLE STADIUM AND REPROGRAMMED THE SENTINELS AT THE SAME TIME.

[@Mr.ThighGuy]

Not exactly reprogrammed them. He puts steel inside of the past Sentinels to gain control over them.

[@MrBgreen88]

This was my favorite X-men story as a kid, and I was stoked and concerned when I heard this was coming out. I said many times it’d make a great X-men movie. We got lucky, they made it instead of some lame reboot or something, and I was not disappointed. Best X-men movie by far .

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

They made Sentinels absolutely terrifying. I wish the MCU did the same with Ultron, but he was just a joke.

[@reggiefurlow1]

The beginning of this was good like the one with nightcrawler attacking the white house

[@hunterunknwn]

what's also terrifying about these sentinels is that they started hunting humans too at some point , humans that could have x gene in the future or offsprings. it's basically Skynet all over again lol

[@MarkDutan]

I watch ur videos high and enjoy it every time, keep up the amazing work

[@supermutant963]

My favorite X-Men movie, happy knowing you're doing a video on it 😊

[@robertagu5533]

I loosely remember this arc or anything having to do with Sentinels and/or the future in the ole cartoon show as being some the overall best an coolest arcs in the x-men franchise. Its like an alternate apocalypse scenario in this particular arc except Logan didn't cause this one and might be its only savior ... no pressure, Logan cant seem to catch a break. Poor X-men too, seems one wouldnt want to have powers AND be an X-men faction member too given in these later/latest arcs an stories have a pretty high mortality rate an by the end even in the best timelines for the x-men apparently had decimated mortality rates.

[@kingofhearts3185]

Do you mean wolverine and the xmen?

[@robertagu5533]

@@kingofhearts3185 mostly. Though It's been years an years since the cartoons were running so there's a bit I forgot an scrambled not just with the movies. I do remember these arcs as being some the best, coolest, an typically the pre time travel parts an world before always being very bad for the X-men. Whom are hinted at in enough of them that they tend to take quite a few casualties over the years. Between 1st class an "the end" which changed whom knows how many times now.

[@Vietnam_Chr0nicles]

One of the greatest super hero movies ever made by far! A Masterpiece

[@neofulcrum5013]

The sentinels were absolutely menacing

[@damianstarks3338]

Fantastic new X men days of future past video this X men movie was definitely a 💎

[@BB-ju2eg]

Another great video! Thank you sir.

[@1mariville]

Happy you went back over this. I love days of futures past and to talk about it. The stakes were taken very serious with the sentinels it was almost a horror movie for mutants! Edit: also quicksilver 😁

[@lopaa9]

Great video as always. I wouldn't mind seeing an in depth video on dark pheonix

[@sirwilliam4128]

Beautifully well done❣😊

[@marcosolis1571]

Best X-men movie!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PopCultureguy]

X-Men Days of Future/Past is one of best superhero movies in my book thank you FilmComicsExplained covering this and James Mangold The Wolverine in your channel keep up amazing work.

[@thomassantino392]

This is by far the best X-men movie and among the greatest. Sadly, they screwed up with apocalypse and disney owns them now

[@Infamous1892]

Most people say First Class or Logan is the Best, but for my Money, Days of Future Past. Those Sentinels were a major threat.

[@donaldsimmons4526]

This would make a good podcast. Have 3 guy take the side of the comic, movie and cartoon and debate which was better.

[@sciii3380]

This review/commentary is a Master’s piece in the KZbin content creation format, and I think is your best work to date. Bravo!!

[@insuchaway]

Mystique= a shaoeshifter Trask = weaponizes her power Sentinels= Taskmaster, basically (or Protege if you are an OG GoTG comic fan) Yep. Totally makes aense.

[@ProfessorKenneth]

I love the X-Men..since i was a young. Days of Future past is one of my favourite stories from Claremont and Byrne. This film was absolutely brilliant in every way...the rogue cut was perfect. Except for the film Logan, this film caused a lot of unwanted anxiety in me😅 the sentinels we frightening. I still think they were way to over powered.. to adapt to any mutant threat...a robot who won't or can't die seems to much.. sunspot alone should have destroyed them, i mean he has the power of the sun. But i get it, its easier to go back in time to stop this whole thing. Still a great film. Xmen 97 is really awesome. I can't wait for season 2. Goid video mate, 👍🏻 nice one, cheers.

[@GalactusOG]

best X Men since the Cartoon.

[@jaed3183]

You just keep feeding my obsessions lol you’ve earned this sub

[@deeya]

We went from this to Apocalypse, and then Dark Phoenix. WTF?! How could you fumble so badly?!

[@feralprocessor9853]

Those Sentinels are very OP

[@thisnewnamesystemisdumb]

Wow... i didnt know the rogue part was a separate cut. Learn something new everyday.

[@user-qn9ko2mn2r]

We need a game of “Days of Future Past”

[@Jose-tu2yo]

this film accomplishes so many things so well

[@jackw9385]

I had no idea about the rogue cut. I loved this movie so much, I must see it.

[@ninetails625]

Great video

[@teamyne9987]

Another great video

[@TheLonelySoulja]

CRAZY I literally just brought the Rogue edition Wednesday.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Lets gooo!

[@CeeDoubleU]

Another banger ❤

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁😊

[@Lordship1021]

Magneto could’ve saved his race by just taking over the sentinels and instead of invading with them, make it look like they malfunctioned and targeted humans so that the project never makes it off the ground

[@LinkMaster5555]

Exactly Magneto could pull that off

[@feralprocessor9853]

Pretty trippy story to follow when I wacthed it for the first time.

[@singletona082]

'A lot of horrible mistakes' Cue baraka-pool. What i love is how well you tackle the overview without giving the whole thing away. While also having some wonderful snark.

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

Even tho it's not too accurate still the besy X-Men movie to this day slightly Edging out X-2

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

Best*

[@venveng]

What destroyed the X-Men franchise is the trying to make Mystic a main/ relevant character.

[@Brody26]

I love how Magneto was doing everything that he could to avert sentinel futuristic threat. He was ruthless and smart asf.

[@TheRealRevelation]

Around 1:50 So when Wolverine asked what if someone could heal their mind as quick as it’s being torn apart, he meant brain instead of mind? Or is the mind a physical attribute? I remember the movie specifically stating how sending someone back that far in time would rip their minds to shreds (I guess you can say pun intended). Matter of fact, the movie says absolutely nothing about the process having any kind of toll on the physical body (considering it’s not the physical body being sent back in time). Don’t mind me, I’ve always thought that didn’t make sense in this movie because if Wolverine’s mind could heal like his body does he wouldn’t have needed Professor X to help him regain his memories that were lost due to William Stryker.

[@Gigipretty64]

@@user-ye4bu6xh4cyes so he needed professor X to open his back in time mind to his future memories.

[@thepubknight6144]

​​@@user-ye4bu6xh4c You're right even his brain heals wounds it's why he never had any brain damage after all the head injuries he's gotten from fights over the years

[@drphot6050]

Super cool breakdown from one of the best and one of my favorite comicbook films ever! Fun Fact: The Stadium that Magneto lifted in real life is called RFK Stadium in Washington, DC

[@lensterleon]

I literally was thinking about this movie 😮

[@Adarkane325xi]

The movie is really a masterpiece, and remains one of my favorites. It’s because the film actually has stakes. It has the Mega-Happy Ending (Wayne’s World), but the characters have earned it. The top Superhero films used to be “Superman: The Movie,” Tobey’s “Spiderman 2,” and “The Dark Knight,” but “Days of Future Past” has to be included in that list. Plus “Infinity War” and “End Game” - which is basically one 6hr movie (characters being at their lowest - Act 2 - at the end of IW and the beginning of EG).

[@grapeshot]

I remember that comic book series about the Legacy virus. I guess it was all about a metaphor for the AIDS virus.

[@michaelhowell2326]

So I can only assume, and hope that the Apocalypse breakdown is next and soon. I sure hope so.

[@paulaburrows8660]

It was really sad to see what happened to the following X Men movies after this fantastic entry. I went to the cinema every day for a week to see it. Then we got the amazing Rogue Cut.

[@ericgaskins571]

Its amazing how much the last 2 movies fell off. This one wasn't perfect but jt was solid. Good episode by the way

[@johncarter8103]

Great video Can you do Zilla,Giant Octopus,Maguma,Manda,Baragon,Gargantuas,Gezora,Ganimes,Kamoebas,Varan and Megaguirus/Meganulon from Toho,Hearts of Iron 4 and L.A. Noire

[@granzon7396]

If Cable manages to rescue this mutant timeline then it will be a huge leap also surprisingly Franklin Richards one of those powerful mutants died in the hands of Sentinels

[@cussboy1387]

PLEASE do a review on 2008 "Pontypool". Literally one of my favourite films with such an interesting premise.

[@chriscassidy9625]

Top 3 X-men movie

[@multiyapples]

I loved this movie.

[@caolanmcflynn2412]

Thanks for bringing up how the other marvel heroes were killed as well most people don’t bring up that fact

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

When Quicksilver was listening to "Time In A Bottle", it seems that it was played at 2,000x speed from his player...which is impossible.

[@byrondobbie763]

This movie is what made my childhood favourite superpower change from shapeshifting to super speed, it has yet to change again

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Merry Xmas Niyat, hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones 🎄🎅

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thank you! Merry Xmas champ!! :)

[@apollolight8223]

Kitty really can be one of the last alive. They can’t touch her

[@grapeshot]

Yeah I remember that comic book issue where that Sentinel blasted all the flash off of Wolverine.

[@thamkyehoong8077]

by far the most gruesomely cool sentinels we have adapted to film

[@nuclearrabbit03]

Sunspot’s powers look so cool in the film

[@logankreger2075]

I recently rewatched it to get hyped for Deadpool 3 so I can’t wait to seee which fox X-men cameos will pop up.

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Would kill to fight these Sentinel Xs in a videogame: An unpredictable adaptable enemy makes a great challenge. Especially if the ai is top tier.

[@FRANK.G]

Definitely do an X-men series, and other marble teams

[@neffdeathwatch7641]

😮 21:09 Bishop eye what!!!!!!!!

[@ericokonkwo7771]

Imagine if Magneto & Xavier went rogue together after taking control of all Sentinels, along with forming their own brotherhood. What would the future look like then?

[@amptony3819]

Well . . .

[@neofulcrum5013]

Probably Genosha

[@Leonidas1210vc]

@@neofulcrum5013 or Krakoa

[@thepubknight6144]

Legion's dark dimension realm

[@258Loures]

We have Onslaught. That's both of them mixed.

[@k.r.fonsecadasilva4860]

CLAPS 👏🏼

[@LukeLovesRose]

More people need to do an in depth analysis of this superhero masterpiece. I really have my doubts that Bryan Singer made this movie so great. I strongly believe that he used the beautifully detailed storyboards by James Cameron. There are a lot of visual tropes that make Cameron films so timeless. Look at Jack The Giant Killer and Superman Returns next to this near perfect movie. The difference compared to Days of Future Past is like night and day. X-Men Days of Future Past is way better and far more powerful than the source material IMO. Even the title makes more sense. In my opinion, Days of Future Past is Infinity War and Endgame for grownups.

[@bsan89]

WTF didn't know the The Rogue Cut existed. Imagine paying the OG actor only to cut her out completely.

[@dieharddougie]

I loved days of future past it shows how humans would actually react if mutanats exsisted. also I would Magneto is right the humans would be wise to destroy the mutants.

[@anubusx]

I would want to get some of their powers!!!

[@BenhatesPOOP]

My favourite marvel movie🤤

[@JEMA333]

i can't comprehend how theres just some robots a guy made that are stronger than literally super powered mutant race.

[@dsrleader1563]

Such a great movie

[@LeeSintheBlindDoge]

Wow

[@scottjones845]

Still the best X-Men movie, not counting Logan and the DPs

[@feralprocessor9853]

Merry Christmas everybody

[@Ginko_Sakata]

The Best Sentinels

[@jakecruise90]

Anyone notice the similaraities between Martin Luther King Jr/Malcolm X and Charles Xavier/Magnetto? Two different approaches for combating racism and discrimination and achieving a greater degree of freedom?

[@leedean1696]

Like what Sarah and John Connor said, no fate but what we make.

[@Wonderwhoopin]

Dang never realized Jennifer Lawrence was cross eyed

[@ba_sher]

RIP SUNSPOT ❤😢

[@LukeLovesRose]

Kittys new power can be explained by what Jean Grey said in the original film. Their mutant powers are triggered by extreme stress. Id say surviving the apocalypse is the most stressful situation imaginable