This movie changed my perspective on superhero movies. Not only have I not seen any superhero movie tackle this kind of an outline before but also narrate it in a way that stays true to the genre. I love the superhero genre and am a big fan of the MCU movies. But I do consider them to be genre films in the sense that when they are merged with other genres it does feel new. For example, Cap America 2 mixed its usual theme with the spy genre. Although it was a great move, I don't think that aspect itself should be anything to commend on. My exact feelings for the reason Get Out was getting acclaim for. Merging genres to make your film look fresh does feel like a cop out in some ways. This is where Logan scores big. It is not just a great superhero movie but also a film which genuinely wants to tell a story. It succeeds in it and how! There's no way this movie can resonate with everyone because it doesn't cater to the usual superhero tropes. I mean the protagonist is a has-been and not in a way in which he overcomes his fear at the end and emerges on top. It is telling a story about a man who has a motive but he knows that it might be his last one. But to me he's still larger than life because he already knows it's not gonna do him any good. And that is what Wolverine has always been for me because pain has always been an integral part in his life. Hence, although his fate's evident, I can't hold my tears whenever I watch the end. There is so much about Laura and Charles that I wanna talk about. Their conversations with Logan are probably the most important parts in the movie as they can make or break the tone. But Mangold knows what he wants as an end product so there isn't a way where it could've gone wrong. Laura obviously feels like a better version of Wolverine and not just in the way in which she annihilates her preys but also in the sense that she doesn't have many skeletons yet and goes in all guns blazing. Perfect heir to the Adamantium throne!! The professor stays in character which is probably more important than Logan being his old self because Logan still needs his truth serum every now and then. Not that any of that helps since he bites the dust in the most frustrating way possible. The Dark Knight trilogy is arguably the best in the genre for a very simple reason. It has a texture that it doesn't break. I'll say the same for Logan. Or maybe it's just that I have a type. But I really can't remember a movie introducing a character in such a bad-ass manner.
Review by TheFOMOGuyBlockedParentSpoilers2018-11-30T15:43:57Z
This movie changed my perspective on superhero movies. Not only have I not seen any superhero movie tackle this kind of an outline before but also narrate it in a way that stays true to the genre. I love the superhero genre and am a big fan of the MCU movies. But I do consider them to be genre films in the sense that when they are merged with other genres it does feel new. For example, Cap America 2 mixed its usual theme with the spy genre. Although it was a great move, I don't think that aspect itself should be anything to commend on. My exact feelings for the reason Get Out was getting acclaim for. Merging genres to make your film look fresh does feel like a cop out in some ways. This is where Logan scores big. It is not just a great superhero movie but also a film which genuinely wants to tell a story. It succeeds in it and how!
There's no way this movie can resonate with everyone because it doesn't cater to the usual superhero tropes. I mean the protagonist is a has-been and not in a way in which he overcomes his fear at the end and emerges on top. It is telling a story about a man who has a motive but he knows that it might be his last one. But to me he's still larger than life because he already knows it's not gonna do him any good. And that is what Wolverine has always been for me because pain has always been an integral part in his life. Hence, although his fate's evident, I can't hold my tears whenever I watch the end.
There is so much about Laura and Charles that I wanna talk about. Their conversations with Logan are probably the most important parts in the movie as they can make or break the tone. But Mangold knows what he wants as an end product so there isn't a way where it could've gone wrong. Laura obviously feels like a better version of Wolverine and not just in the way in which she annihilates her preys but also in the sense that she doesn't have many skeletons yet and goes in all guns blazing. Perfect heir to the Adamantium throne!! The professor stays in character which is probably more important than Logan being his old self because Logan still needs his truth serum every now and then. Not that any of that helps since he bites the dust in the most frustrating way possible.
The Dark Knight trilogy is arguably the best in the genre for a very simple reason. It has a texture that it doesn't break. I'll say the same for Logan. Or maybe it's just that I have a type. But I really can't remember a movie introducing a character in such a bad-ass manner.