X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST's Social Commentary on Mutant Eugenics

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST's Social Commentary on Mutant Eugenics

Jakari Jackson discusses some of the social implications in the story behind the newest installment of the X-Men film franchise, and explores the allegorical undertones presented in the original 1980's dystopic storyline.

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