One thing I don't think most people know is how wolverine's mutation works. He has animal like senses. With animal like tendencies. He's always agitated and in high alert. Making it hard for him to fall asleep. When he does sleep. He's plagued by nightmares. After more than a hundred years of living. We would all be more than grumpy.
And at some points in the comics, his mutation advances further to increase those feral tendencies and, along with his trauma, even contributing to his memory problems. While other mutants attempt to promote themselves as “gifted”, Logan’s experience as one demonstrates that some mutants can only be described as “cursed”, doomed to suffer not just because of the persecution of others, but the damage their own conditions inflicts on them. Logan’s heroism despite his struggles and severe character defects due to how cruel he can be is one of the reasons why he is seen in some circles as “THE X-Man”, the mutant that arguably suffers the most yet manages to do the amount of good that he does or have any shred of benevolence or virtue when faced with existence that would sooner kill or degrade him into a monster or a weapon.
@@callmev3531 very well put. That's why I think Sabertooth/Victor Creed is such a good foil for Logan. Despite his mutations, Logan will try to do the right thing. While sabertooth having essentially the same tendencies due to his mutations. Embraces the blood thirsty side. You have two men who have suffered through hardships. One tries to do the right thing. The other simply choices to kill.
I say the penultimate sadness for me was the death at the end of the "Dead Man Logan" mini-series when the Old Man Version of him had been fatally wounded and burned out his healing factor. He's missing an eye, and lost 3 of his metal claws. He requests to be taken to the graves of his last wife and their 2 children (previously murdered by the Hulk Gang). And while kneeling there he addresses their grave markers: "You know, I thought about this a long time. Thought that maybe when I left here, I could move on. But... every time I closed my eyes, all I saw was the three of you. I wasn't sure I was ever going to be able to make it back here. Almost gave up on the idea. But any time I thought that way, any time I was ready to give up, I thought about this farm. No matter how tough life got here for us. No matter how little we had. Least we had each other. I'd... I'd never been happier in my life. I love you so much. I'm sorry I didn't fight for you sooner. I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me most. I'm sorry I let you down. I just hope... that when I see you... you can forgive me... please..." and the image fades to white only to cut to another panel where a 4th marker is alongside them. It really hits home that the character lived nearly 250+ years and despite growing jaded and even being a dick. He just was a kind soul at heart that life had twisted up. And seeking redemption.
This is why wolverine is one of my favorite heroes, not because of his masculinity or the fact that he has claws and he could slice and dice, but i can relate to him when it comes to loneliness
This reminds me of a scene from one of my favorite Marvel movies, X-Men: Days of Future Past. TLDR, Logan is talking to the disillusioned younger version of Charles Xavier and is trying to convince him to help stop the Sentinels from being created. At first Charles is very against it until Logan gets him to enter his mind and by extension talk to his older self in the future to get a pep-talk. But that's not what makes this scene one of my favorites. That comes when Charles is looking through Logan's memories and sees all the horrific things he's gone through in his life. The death of his father - both of them -, the countless wars he's fought from the Civil War to Vietnam, all his dead lovers, Weapon X, Sabertooth, _Jean_ , all of it. And Charles - currently a broken, drug-addicted shell of his former self in the worst period of his life - sees all of it, from Logan's own mind. And all he's says in response to this slideshow of horror is: "You poor, _poor_ man..." I dunno, something about it just gets to me. Doesn't help that Jackman and McAvoy fucken killed it as both those characters.
But beyond that, Logan tells him to look past him, as in look past the pain he’s endured, and look for Future Charles waiting on the other side, the “hope” that Past Charles needs to start his own path towards healing. Behind Logan’s surliness, rage, pride and pain is a genuinely person capable of great good that occasionally gets the opportunity to be more than just the brutal savage his life and his specific mutant attributes condition him to be.
For me as a kid the Wolvie Spidey crossover High Tide always showed me the perfect example of Wolvies masculinity and morales. also anything before the 2000s.
Logan's masculinity isn't in the violence, but when he drops the act to remind people that he has a heart and just wants to help people to not hurt like he does.
Excellent analysis! Wolverine’s empathy coming out of loneliness, choosing to do good regardless of trauma, yeah I like those aspects of Wolverine’s masculinity. If possible, I’d like to see your analysis on Rocky from the Rocky films or Ryu from Street Fighter. Keep it up!
I love this video, bro. I just subscribed with both channels. Wolverine is such a great relatable character. We have his flaws and his good qualities. But deep as long as we see every opportunity to be better and take it head on. We'll inspire and teach and learn from others.
In the show Ultimate Spider-Man, Logan says to Peter at the end of the episode “You got a good thing going kid. Friends, a life. Don’t take it for granted. You’ll look back on this and realise, how good you really have it”.
I loved it when Rogue and Lara brought out his compassionate side. Beneath his gruff exterior is a good man who genuinely wants the best for his friends and the people he loves.
2:04, At Logan’s core, beyond the mutation that would see him reduced to a savage, brutal beast, his life which would have seen him become a cruel, hateful individual like Victor and the experiments he was subjected to which would have reduced him to just a mere weapon, Logan often is depicted as being distinguished from these circumstances by his lingering sense of morality, his conscience. It’s too simplistic to say that Logan has “humanity”, as humanity equates to both the virtues and flaws of humans, not just their capacity for benevolence, but some versions of Logan may be depicted as more brutal and cruel than others, they usually still share a persistent sense of morality, of guilt and shame towards the wrong he’s done, empathy and compassion towards people who’ve suffered greatly (even if he may not always show it) and an inability to simply stand by an allow people to get hurt when he can prevent. He is a deeply flawed man who doesn’t always do good, who sometimes succumbs to the brutality and despair he feels, but many versions of him eventually find the courage and will to go on, to hope for something better, which usually leads him to the X-Men and the family he makes there.
Like guts, wolverine shows we can experience tragedy yet continue to move forward as kind and empathetic in spite of those challenges and even if we do stumble and fall into rage and anger, we can rise above it and be better
Wolverine moving through life still with respect and dignity is Masculine. Sure there’s much more other feats and experience and things he done did that puts him as a great Masculine role model. I’ve looked up to and admired this character since I was 6.
In the show Ultimate Spider-Man, Logan says to Peter at the end of the episode “You got a good thing going kid. Friends, a life. Don’t take it for granted. You’ll look back on this and realise, how good you really have it”. Then flies off on a stolen SHIELD jet.
The movie logan, turns the Hero and all its universe into a fruitless, suicidal quest. Everything boils down to save a stupid girl who will never be up to fill logan's shoes
Sad that as I got older, I was shamed for being a Wolverine fan because he apparently represents masculine energy. Like you cant support LGBTQ if you like Wolverine. I hate that Wolvie fans are labeled as basic or typical cis-straight male.
The idea that someone can't support or empathize with a certain group of people because they like a specific fictional character is so fucking stupid, I genuinely can't describe how much I hate it with human language.
Being emotional also masculine trait, when you consider anger as an emotion. He is maybe not 6 foot, but hell of a strong guy. Being man goes hand to hand with being a father, so no - desire for family is not feminine. And since when loyalty is a feminine trait?
@@Matyunkin i said stereotypical. The stereotype or toxic masculinity is men are supposed to be nearly emotionless stoic, tall, promiscuous, leaders who are loyal to themselves and their ambition with everyone else expected to be loyal to them not the reverse. A king is loyal only to their ambition and view for their kingdom not loyal to each individual subject of that kingdom or that's considered stereotypically weakness and indecisiveness as as a follower not a manly leader. Its a toxic and stereotypical masculine trait that is not realistic for 99% of men who want a loving group of friends and family
@@TheDCbiz it feels like those stereotypes lives only in the heads of Andrew Tate fans and feminists who hates men. Majority of normal people, even if has stereotypes about men, have them more neutral and/or nuanced.
@@Matyunkin then are they stereotypes? Andrew Tate actually said it's gay for men to enjoy sex with their wives/gfs. He 100% could push these harmful stereotypes to young impressionable men about being stoic and not being loyal like wolverine who shows a more complex, nuanced, and realistic form of masculinity to young men
Also this is why Wolverine is a great figure of masculinity because he’s does hit most of the key notes I don’t think height matters here imo. But the layers his masculinity shows is a great highlight for the spectrum of what masculinity is.
