These.
These are two of the most powerful moments in the X-Men movies. This is how you define Magneto. A man scarred and impacted by what he endured in the camps. A man who endured the unendurable.
I never saw him as a villain. I never saw him as a monster. I saw him as a man who wanted to do everything - to move heaven and earth - to keep his people safe.
[UPDATE: All credit to user @aces-away, for creating the first three gifs!]
And that’s why Xavier always gave him the benefit of the doubt, that’s why Genosha is a sanction country, that’s why Magneto is often depicted as completely defensive and preservationist. He pushes back, not first.