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Hugh Jackman is one of the iconic performers of our age. He has pretty much mastered every aspect of film/stage/musicals, plus he is a nice guy and still married to the woman he loves. Always interesting to see what he is up to next.
@@alexhayden219 Yes, Jackman was clearly the leading man of those movies, don't know what the guy is talking about. I still remember when the first one came out in theaters. Seeing those claws come out for the first time in the bar scene. Crazy it's been so long.
@@sup9542 At the time, I was honestly a bit disappointed by how much of a main character Wolverine was, but Jackman was great and owned that role and just about every role since. So glad Dougray Scott was grounded by Tom Cruise.
Reminder that Logan didn’t get a Best Picture nomination, but Black Panther did. Just in case anyone out there still thinks the Oscars have any credibility left.
Unpopular opinion: Black Panther was only praised so highly because it was a black superhero film. It was definitely a lack luster movie with bad CGI effects.
The paycut part was knowing that the movie wouldn’t sell as much tickets when compared to PG-13 movies. Given that he gets residuals for box office numbers and movie sales, he wouldn’t make as much for an R rated movie. To date, there has only been one rated R movie that had passed the one billion mark. Which was the Joker movie. Reason why movie companies have been making way more PG-13 movies since Nolan’s Dark Knight.
Finding out for the first time from this video that Hugh took a pay cut just for the R rating gives me so much love and respect for him. That R rating is what Wolverine NEEDED for the longest time in a film to see him like we truly imagine he would be in the comics and for a final send off. It’s what Wolverine and Hugh deserved
Hugh's role as Wolverine showed us all the significance of a guy who actually gives a shit about his character. Hands down he carried the franchise and Logan is a gem.
I'm so happy he ended the characters arc with this film, he was the best in the movies (and I did honestly like some of the movies and characters) and its fitting the best actor ended it with the best film.
@@Minnesota_Central First class was great but just look at the box office sales for what happens to xmen movies with no Hugh Jackman in them (i know he made a cameo but that hardly counts). Logan 100% best xmen movie ever, because the setting itself is kind of ridiculous and somewhat dated in its allegories and so its quite hard to translate it well onto the big screen, especially when the MCU is a much more flexible universe to work with.
Rogue: "Does it hurt, when they come out?" Logan: "Every time." That one little exchange in the first X-men movie was rather innocuous, but it established right away that Jackman understood Wolverine's character perfectly. He portrayed the role exactly like Wolverine was in the comics, and his performances actually transcended the material in the instances when the movies themselves were outright stinkers. You're exactly right that he carried the franchise to the end, and that says a lot about Jackman's talent as a performer.
@@Vihara2 lol I literally just looked up box office for all the xmen movies! Dead pool, Dark Pheonix, and apocalypse are all at the top of the list!!! Last i checked jackman is in none of those... Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about! Logan best xmen movie? Yeah sure buddy....with someone who has this much misinformation their opinion ain't worth jacksh** to me or anyone else who takes box office or rotten tomatoes seriously.
When she turns the cross on his grave into an "X", there wasn't a dry eye in the theater I saw this in. That should tell you the emotional investment the audience had in the character and Jackman's portrayal of him.
I actually had the pleasure of meeting the writer of the movie. When he talked about how he got signed on to do Logan, he said he actually was not a fan of the series. That he felt it never dealt with real conflicts or feel like it had something profound to say. He said that his only condition for agreeing to be apart of it was if he could write the complete opposite of what X-Men had been. He talked about how he wrote a draft and if they didn’t like it, they’d part ways. Well…they did like it and the rest was history. He’s actually a really nice guy too.
hmm i would love to see his script for other movies too, would have made them better, as an addition , but still would want the "something profound to say" part as xmen usually goes through it
@@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 ya "the guy"... u r so thick u dont even know the name of "the guy" that u apparently had a conversation with..i bet u write L and R on your shoes..well someone else must write that for u since u would find that a little confusing ..probably "the guy" since he's a writer, right? lmao
It still makes me jaw drop when I heard that the prophecy from Wolverine that "“I see you on your back, there’s blood everywhere. You’re holding your own heart in your hand. It’s not beating.” And how they ended this one was a spin on that...heart being his daughter but thought it was nice extra twist that only added to a great movie.
@@flintybraz1there isn’t a reachable bout it tho? Bro got impaled chest ripped open and his daughter (his heart) holding his hand as he dies pretty simple if you ask me
@@cortezwilliams5390 If he had the breathless body of Jean Grey on his chest as he was dying, I could see it being a cool spin on the prophecy. The little girl who wasn't his daughter and wasn't dead was _nothing_ like the prophecy.
Lil fact almost everybody misses: at one point one character explains that the mutant cure has been blended into everyday goods (food, candies, alcohol, tylenol,etc) that's why there are less and less mutants and is one of the reason why Logan is losing is regenerating abilities.
Do people really miss that? I thought it was pretty obvious to anyone who paid attention, the fact that it was one of the mysteries established in the film causes me to believe people would be looking out for an answer.
@@noone8418 Maybe it's because I love the films and characters a little too much I was just being eagle eyed and trying to soak in as much info as possible while watching it, there's definitely instances where I'll have missed details in films I was less invested in
This film is the perfect send-off for the hero's journey, Logan is scarred, old, and bitter but he has a compelling arc, this is all we wanted for Luke Skywalker.
No it really isn't. Essentially the entire story is telling white males that the only way they can succeed in life is to hand the reigns to minorities. The movie is anti-white propaganda.
I appreciate the casting of these X-Men movies from 1999 to 2017. It was a great 20 years to grow up with this specific series and see it end gracefully.
The bottom line is people who only judge by award nominations and trophies have no clue on what good movie making is. They treat us like we are stupid but still try to manipulate our opinions. They can't deny which movie makes money versus the ones that are declared successes that don't. They are the ones going the way of the 'dodo'. When they run out of other people's money we can go back to movies that people like versus a small group of elites that say what is good and what isn't.
@@Dbusdriver71 We have found out just how uncritical the average consumer of content has become. If Rotten Tomatoes says it's good, it's good. As long as movies and television shows are made for very small segments of society or the lowest common denominator, we will get turds, covered in sprinkles, and told that it is great. I have become a fan of old films and TV shows as of late.
@@thomasbolman375 I have been around ever since the 'old films and TV shows as of late' were first released; very early 70's anyway. We have to wait until 'they' run out of other people's money before we can get back to quality entertainment. IF a 'professional' tells me how good the movie is and its top notch, I will wait for Amazon Prime to rent it but IF no one tells me anything good about it I will usually take a chance and go and see it. I agree with you to a point.
Yeah, a cinematic equivalent of the Maduro diet. That said, this movie was great. Alongside having a good grounded story that had as much emotion as grit, it was bloody awesome with all the buildup and payoff to each action scene.
And now Hugh Jackman and Wolverine will join another R rated Super Hero franchise in Dead Pool 3! Jackman and Reynolds on the screen again! Looking forward to it.
No they are just bringing back Wolverine for a cash grab expected better from Reynolds and Jackman. Deadpool appeared at the end of this and disturbed the grave in 1 cut so they will probably make that some spin on it.
@@1stAid The way they are talking about the script for Dead Pool 3 sounds like it will take place before the events of Logan. Much like X-Men Days of future Past. Hopefully DP3 is a great film without wrecking canon set by Logan.
I had a baby daughter learning to talk when I saw this movie in theaters. When Laura called a dying Logan “Daddy”, my attempt at a stony face was immediately undone
Yup pretty much magneto besides Logan is my favorite of the whole X men story funny the exact same thing can be said about char aznable of MS gundam of the UC timeline him and magneto are very similar in a way I love the resemblance And Logan was definitely the end of the franchise for me just as char’s counter attack is where the gundam series ended for me
he was a man who survived the holocaust as a Nazi experiment, and desperately tried everything he could to stop a second genocide from happening in his lifetime; he watched as Hitler rose to power peacefully and the only way he was taken down was through force, he saw all this as a child and as an adult seeing the early signs of it all happening again, rather then waiting for the genocide to start again he took action, the same kind of action it took to stop Germany.
His 'methods' were big violent spectacles and attempted assassinations in major American cities which only hastened things like mutant registration and elimination because people (rightly) were terrified of what he and his followers were capable of. His prophecy was self-fulfilling because he never broke the cycle of violence and hate, as the old saying goes, "anger is an acid that does more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
Kinda like the unibomber. His methods were totally abhorrent and detached (possibly due to being an unwitting test subject for MK Ultra). But his thesis was decades ahead of what everyone just accepts today.
I always thought the same. He called it because he already experienced it. First it’s identification, then segregation, then relocation, and finally extermination. It’s even sadder when you realize he became the thing he hated. He saw mutants as the Superior Race. I’ll never forget that scene where he’s talking to Pyro and tells him “you’re a God among insects”.
The line that sticks with me more than you can imagine, when Logan’s dying he says, “So this is wha it feels like.” Which literally brought me to tears because of the weight it made me feel that Logan is experiencing what everyone he’s loved has, he’s all that’s left, and his suffering is finally over.
Gotta respect Hugh Jackman dedication. Especially for this movie where he fought for the R rating and the script with the director. The fact Hugh took that massive pay cut shows he cared more about the film being good, than getting a fat check to phone in. All involved in Logan did a fantastic job and deserve the praise👍
The cowboy movie that was used “Western Shane” was not from Fox, but Paramount! Fox owned Butch Cassidy/and some John Wayne movies and prob executives wanted that more than “a not known movie that they didn’t own” but they paid the license to feature the film and it paid off in the end
That was a powerful scene. Many an old person has died like that, not something dramatic or with words of wisdom on their dying breath. Just the last remaining thoughts about a fantasy that, to the dying, was uplifting.
Totally agree, I also get angry when that nice farm family get slaughtered and when Logan dies I just wait for him to do the usual last minute pop back up.
The movie had me from start to finish. But when she turned the cross over on his grave, which meant both the “x” for x-men but also, and more importantly, laying down his burden, I was floored. I didn’t think Hollywood had anything that a smart left in it.
I gave Logan a 10/10 when I first watched it and my rating has not changed this was the Wolverine I wanted a R rated story about Logan and they delivered this is hands down Jackmans best performance! He really became the character in every sense of the word. Literally a live adaptation of the comic book character
The CGI in this movie was fucking amazing as well. When he comes across his clone in the house just after the clone has killed Xavier... I genuinely thought they'd done the editing trick of getting Jackman to do the scene twice, and then just overlaying the two takes... but it was a stuntman with a CGI head.
Probably works because they had an actual reference (Jackman himself). Most CGI looks like shit (or will do) because the non-grounded designs make them look horribly standout-ish and cartoony. This will age well because it's not an Endgame or Dark World level CGI cluster fuck. It's a simple shot with duplicated movements using Jackman as a real life reference instead of a Far From Home style scene of hundreds of Spiderman piling on top of Peter.
@@kadiriolanipekun6486 moreso comparing a single scene from FFH than the whole thing. Said scene being the one that a shitton of Spidermen jump onto Peter and it was all CGI.
@@morty215fightclubbringyour7 exactly, Hugh Jackman is not a great actor, but he's invested in what he enjoys and he was the perfect wolverine. i doubt he will ever get any other big memorable role.
There are 3 movies that ever made me shed tears. - Gran Torino - Rogue One (when Carry Fisher appeared at the end in a young version, because i had gotten the news of her death just minutes before entering the cinema) - Logan.
I've said it once and I'll say it again. They need to make a Ninja Turtles in this gritty rated R style. It would hit so hard, similar to the first one.
Patrick Stewart's performance in this film is nothing short of astonishing. You really see how a high-calibre actor can lift a movie to classic status.
Patrick Stewart's performance of a dementia riddled feeble old man wasn't an amazing display of acting. It's really just who Patrick Stewart is now. :D
When we refer to someone by their character name (Captain Picard, The Professor) before their real world name (Leo Dicaprio, Tom Cruise)... that's how good they are.
@@Mr.Batsu12 was just about to say that^^. Honestly though, he is a true actor. No bs hyped actor, a real theatrical actor, who can talk about cabbage in his British accent and we would think it was the most important thing in the world.
He's just a brilliant british theater actor. Of course most of these shitty mainstream hollywood directors don't know what real acting is or how to use a proper actor. They are all about blowing shit up, keeping up the tempo with endless meaningless chasing scenes, choosing fancy lighting for young actresses in sexy outfits or trying to handle convoluted pretentious storylines.
@@pst5345 I agree. While I think Patrick Stewart (the man) is a pathetic pussy he's still an amazing actor. I love some of the character's he's portrayed in the past.
I don't think its selfless. Its the self that can't turn away, won't turn away, is in pain but cannot delegate it away - the love is too great. Recently when my Mum was dying in hospital and in a coma I was told it was time to see her to say goodbye. I felt I had no choice, that everything in my life that is me came together so there was no escape. Every single hug from her, every positive value I have, they came together and I HAD TO GO TO HER. Even though I didn't want to I knew I would never be able to live with myself if I didn't. That isn't selflessness. Its the opposite. I like to think for caregivers etc its one word. Love.
@@s.akhileshwarmuruganathan8539 I hear you.. the lengths some people are willing to go speaks volumes. It just felt more than a typical superhero movie and really deserved an Oscar nomination.
Guarantee we never see a movie with a dying Captain Marvel coming to terms with failing powers and her mortality. How do you conclude a character arc when the arc is nonexistent?
The first of the team that would be the X-Men, yes, not the first mutant. He's been around since the 1800s or 1700s in the movies' canon, and they had established that he'd been present in every major American conflict starting with the Civil War. That's really tragic, though. Being someone who can't die, who recluses themselves from making bonds because they'll eventually have to see their friends die and wouldn't be able to give himself the rest, either from their passing, or from all the accumulated mistakes of centuries living.
@@cheeseburger12 Agree. I thought that was a good line for the video but technically incorrect. The X-Men were a team for a decade while Wolverine was slumming around with Alpha Flight.
Good quote but sadly inaccurate. Well, I suppose it might be accurate for the movies. In the comics Xavier's first student was Jean Grey (Marvel Girl / Phoenix), sort of, though she didn't attend the school yet. The first X-Man was actually Cyclops. Sadly, since the end of the 80's, no writer has done him justice with the possible brief exception of a few stories preceding him, essentially, becoming a bad guy. The "bad guy" part kind of sucked. In the comics it wasy Cyclops who taught most of the X-Men hand to hand combat, not Worlverine since Logan isn't a very good teacher. Wolverine only gave a few pointers to Storm and Kitty Pryde. Kitty only because she'd been possessed by an ancient ninja ghost and left with fighting abilities she didn't really understand (It was the 80's, things were weird). For some reason Cyclops went from being the stoic leader, tactical genius, and general rock around which the X-Men had been built to some kind of emo crybaby. Made no sense. I do admit I did really like them having him start a relationship with Emma Frost. That was good.
Yeah that's why the MCU is at it's current state (not good) because the 2 of them has retired their roles with respect... And Disney is afraid to offend anyone with the last one... Like the communist and twitter grovelling pussies they are...
@@hazardeur Yeap. The person who will eventually inherit the mantle, in a decade or so will have enormous shoes to fill after this film. Also, they should heavily invest on the excellent Dafne Keen - she is of the age to be a proper X23 and perhaps spearhead XMen into MCU - the right way.
@@hazardeur Indeed. It payed off in giving us the best movie of the whole X-men franchise. It also paved the way for movies like Deadpool, showing that a gritty R rating can work with a comic book film if it's done right. Even with the MCU seeming to incorporate mutants now (with Pietro showing up in WandaVision) I hope they leave Logan out of it. He's had his run and ended it in a spectacular fashion. Unlike Arnold's Terminator or even Stalon's Rambo, he went out on top in an eXtraordinary way while delivering the property's best film. We should keep it that way.
@@tutuadefolalu3661 i agree with all of this. But at the same time, do we just, *not* use the character of Wolverine anymore? As the Mutants get more and more involved with MCU Wolverine's name is bound to come up at some point. Maybe not in a story but def irl. Is Wolverine now just sacred?
One of the best things about Logan's success is how you always hear stories of people that meet Jackman, and they all say he's basically the nicest guy ever. Glad that a good person has had so much success.
Could be real, could be made up, but I served with a guy in the army who said he ran into Hugh and when the actor said, "would you like an autograph?", the guy said, "I'd rather buy you a drink". It's a fun memory of mine.
I believe in the coming years the ole of Wolverine will become like the Joker. One of those career defining, iconic roles that actors and fans treat kind of like a holy relic.
I finally watched this a few days ago. It was hard to watch… because it captures the declines of Professor X and Wolverine so well. It was a gut-wrenched. Great movie!
Just watched it myself for the very first time ever, and yes it is a real gut punch of a movie. But utterly brilliant - one of the best ever I'd say, of any genre.
@@Kappy12121 Yeah....because Neil working on it too is such a good thing....Last of us 2 was shit in the story department thanks to him, so I have no hope for a good HBO show with him being included in it's production.
@@chillax319 im halfway through the second game, isnt that shitty of a story to me, or anyone i know who actually played it. only my friends who decided to watch videos on it hate on it that way. idk though maybe by the end of the story ill feel the same way as you ill have to find out myself.
@@Kappy12121 Story had potential but was ruined for me via cheapest of the shots possible. As Abby you help people, pet doggies and the like, as Ellie you are forced to murdefeck absolutely everything and everyone. Not to mention that whole schtick with pregnant woman being send outside from the clearly lively and full of capable people settlement....not to mention that she was a doctor to boot.
@@chillax319 It still amazes me how many people missed the entire point of the story and hate on TLOU2. While I think TLOU1 did its side characters far more justice, the path TLOU2 took - while bittersweet - is one of the best written games of the last decade. People got too angry about 'that one thing' and threw the entire narrative out the window, despite 'that one thing' being the entire reason Ellie's soul is saved in the end. Not all stories have happy endings. No one wanted to see 'that thing' happen, not even fans of the second game, but it's a credible turn of events given the ending of TLOU1 and I respect the shit out of them for sticking to their guns. The outcry and misinterpretations from those without any empathy are the reason mature stories get thrown out the window in favor of run-of-the-mill, effortless phone-in stories we get from other "major developers".
Dafne Keen's performance in this really is top notch, considering she was consistently keeping up with two world class actors in career defining roles at the absolute top of their game.
she was amazing :) her work in logan made me a fan right away. and seeing her as lyra in his dark materials (some of the few books ive actually read) is just a dream come true.
I just Hollywood doesn't get their mitts on her. I want her to be able to grow up smart and free thinking, not an ideologue and regressive mouthpiece. She was truly phenomenal and talented in the movie just by looking at the first half. To me, like in pro wrestling, one of the hardest things to get across is facial expressions and body language without a voice accompanying it. She did so well in that department that I believed what I was watching whole heartily.
Hard disagree, you can’t put a 7-10 year old girl next to a raging Hugh Jackman and expect them both to do the ‘angry and violent’ routine. Keen was doomed in this script. Felt silly.
@@thomaskilroy3199 except her face is edgier and scarier, making her look more like an animal than hugh ever will. Plus her first fight scene in this movie was better than any fight scene Hugh Jackman has ever done in the x men franchise. I'm sorry but eventhough hugh played wolverine's part very well, he wasn't able to do justice to wolverine's incredible martial arts skills. Infact, not hugh but the Hollywood did a shitty job at that. Logan in the movies fights like mindless raging hacker and slasher with no combat skills what so ever.
The "so this is what it feels like" line Logan says... makes me feel like it has 2 meanings. 1) this is how it feels to be a father 2) this is how it feels to finally die (cause he was always so used to healing) 😢😭😭😭😭😭
LOL no the 'first time' is when after 36 years as a tea-totter, a Limey takes you out for a dinner and say 'ahh common, just try a sip', and you wake up 5 weeks later as an English teacher in Bangkok.
I'd love to see a X-23 movie with Daphne Keen reprising the role. But I'm also fine if it never happens, because Disney now owns the character and they would probably fuck it up, unfortunately.
"Logan" is one of those movies that is so good, and so emotionally hard-hitting, that I have a hard time watching it more than once. It's also difficult to say goodbye to two characters - adapted by two actors who perfectly embodied them - in such a heart-wrenching and visceral way. Logan is also a commentary on mortality and aging in general, which is something that we can all relate to. Therein lies one of the more painful realizations - the fact that mortality and aging are what forced Jackman and Stewart to give up their respective roles and Wolverine and Professor X. That's what makes "Logan" more than just a movie.
@@zukanyed8633 The comment is great for sure. Yet the word ''underrated'' is pretty overrated... It's just a good comment that has been written not so long ago - how can it possible be underrated???
Right, except that I don't think Jackman or Stewart were ''forced'' to leave the roles. I think High made the decision consciously cause nothing should go on forever and it was a good time to end it on a sad but beatiful note. He still has other physically and emotionally demanding roles. He's still there, alive and well. Patrick plays Picard and in good shape for his age... I think more (or THE most) painful and hard-hitting thing would be the realization of our own aging and mortality... By imagining ourselves and our loved ones in this situation... As you said, we all can relate to it.
Never before commented on a video of yours but the respect you paid to this actor's performance choice & execution compelled me to thank you for the recognition given.
@@MintyFreshTurds come on, broken in a sense that with his healing diminished he is coming closer and closer to normal humans, ages and weakens, and something as mundane as presbyopia is applying to him too now.
"IT'S THE WOLVERINE" This sums up that fight to me. The old man is sprinting like an athlete and the mercs know death is coming. This is my favourite super hero movie; I'm not crying, you're crying.
Exactly, seeing him sprinting through as the merc yells that with the music that mixes a sort of rising horror and unstoppable threat made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Funny thing: Yukio says he dies holding his own heart, as it fails to beat. Logan dies with Laura in his hand as she cries and he finally meets the death he's been longing to meet
At the time when this movie came out, my father was slowly slipping away from dementia. I got to see it every day. And I am telling you now, Patrick Stewart’s portrayal of somebody at the same stage as my father was ABSOLUTELY on the money. It was incredibly, brilliantly authentic. So much so that I was upset in the theatre watching it. He was that good. Totally recognisable. To this day I cannot believe how he captured it. Sad as it was, I salute him for how brilliant he was.
Xavier saving the horses on the highway, the farmhouse dinner scene, Logan passing his younger self on the stairs and desperately saying "it wasn't me" to the dying Xavier. I've seen some dark movies but this was possibly the heaviest film I've ever seen.
I think he did that on his gap year after high school before enrolling in the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yj46BWpxFcA.html
This movie made me bawl my eyes out so hard, it effected me for a couple of days. Like damn, they hit me hard in the heart and feelings. Beautiful send off for Logan.
you mean are doing this days ? cus that's basically what they been doing since the 90's, obviously with some exceptions that i don't want to mention cus it brings me traumas from the past
@@adolfogarzachaires394 I'd say more like trying to do. Not been doing, because just about all their attempts besides the dark knight have failed terribly, and haven't been able to even come close to Logan. This movie is honestly just a slap in DC's (and Zach Snyder's) faces.
"Not many actors get to say goodbye to their most iconic role in a way that feels so dramatically and emotionally complete (...) A different actor might have stuck around for a couple more movies (...)" *COUGH* Schwarzenegger *COUGH* COUGH*
Saddest part was when clone Logan killed Prof X after the professor gave a very beautiful heart felt speech and you realize that Logan never got to hear it.
@@FXIIBeaver They can be. Musical scores and stings are a perfect example. But there's subtle manipulation, and blatant. Films need to try to be less blatant.
@@notacompleteidiot...1285 I haven't seen the movie, so I can't say, but I've noticed this with a lot of Hollywood films, especially Disney films. Scenes that are supposed to be sad just make me mad instead. Even when a character has to die, they overdo it with dramatic music, and loud crying with closeups. It reminds me of news reporters that visit devastated areas and zoom in on people crying, or interview a grieving family and poke them with questions that make them cry.
Tell me why this video made me tear up. Such a fucking good movie! What a brilliant performance by such an talented actor. Hugh Jackman really breathed life to The Wolverine
It's kind of crazy to think that when the x men started I was 10 and now seeing this series grow up as I've grown is pretty humbling. Thank you Hugh Jackman for an awesome childhood and trips to the movies and for birthing the comic book hero genre. It all started with Xmen.
This movie should have garnered Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor nominations along with the Best Adapted screenplay nomination which it rightly deserved. It was probably the best superhero film of 2017 as well.
I was shocked at how different this movie was to the rest of X-men franchise when it came out. Have to say I completely agree its a best one in the series.
Agreed and as an avid reader of X-men comics when I was younger his character was always handed a bit differently and in a more believable fashion considering the universe. When old man logan was released it was a holy-shit moment that hasn't been repeated in comic history for much the same reasons this movie will live on as a classic from an otherwise entertaining but bland series.
next movie: the kid grows into a strong independent woman, starts to look into wolverine's past and hates him because of all his mansplaining. shes also lesbian, ofc
Don't forget being the cornerstone of a team of bumbling, feeble, incompetent men who she humiliates at every available turn, and a male antagonist who is just as pitiful as the men she is surrounded by offering zero threat or plot viability. ...so strong, so independent...
This was 1 of the few movies to make me cry and god damn it I was not ashamed to shed tears I grew up watching all the movies (not when they all released but majority of them) and this was 1 of the few that my dad and I enjoyed watching
Prophecy from The Wolverine: "i see you on your back. there's blood everywhere. Your holding your own heart in your hands" Logan: logan dies on his back. blood everywhere. All while Laura (his unconfirmed daughter) holds his hands in his last moments. The prophecy was right. He died holding his heart in his hands, his daughter. While his last thought was "so this is what it feels like" a lot of people think this means dieing, I prefer to think that it means him knowing what true love for family is.
I'm there with you. I caught the whole analogy. In the comics, she was X-22 was made from his DNA so technically she was his daughter. I can't remember the reason but the way they did it she had to be female.
His last phrase meant a few things. The release/peace of death. Opening his heart to this girl. Being the one to die instead of the one/s he loves/is protecting. Being a true self-less hero.
I grew up watching nearly every X-Men movie in theaters, the friends I went with to go see Logan did as well and by they end of it we were all in tears. it’s a fantastic climax to Hugh Jackman’s role as Wolverine and the 2000s X-men movies as a whole
I gotta say, as a fan of Wolverine and Hugh Jackman, as sad as I was to see him die I actually felt pride at seeing him go out like a true hero. In his struggles, he found something greater than ever he expected.
My dad didn't allow me to watch this gem, something about the wolverine/x-men movies is how I gaged when someone was wounded, MAN DOES SCENES PHYSICALLY HURTED
