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Saw it today. This movie was loving great. What made this so great was that this hardly felt like a superhero movie. No battle to save the world, no city in peril, no outrageous origin story - just a story about a broken, pathetic man finally finding a purpose in his final days. The movie certainly doesn't pull any punches. Seeing Logan as a washed up loser is really not surprising, but I didn't think I would get hit so hard seeing Xavier the way he was. He was such a wise old mentor to his students, with quite possibly the most powerful mind in the world. Now he's a senile, helpless old man, his mighty powers he once saved many lives with is now a dangerous liability. Not only that, but we find out that he killed the students he loved at Westchester not because of an evil villain's influence or as an act of self preservation of some kind, but because he simply lost control of his powers. Professor X was always one of my favorite characters in comic book lore, and seeing him like this was really tough for me personally. Watching him tell the casino patrons "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" hit me hard. I was glad, however, that he was briefly able to gain just enough control of his powers to guide the loose horses back to safety on the highway and he found a measure of happiness at that family's house before he died. I also loved that this movie granted excellent closure for both Jackman's Wolverine and Stewart's Professor X. There's really no question about their fates, and there was no post credits scene hinting at bringing either of them back in some way. It's somewhat rare for a comic book movie to offer that kind of finality. Alright, with that out of the way, there's a little nitpicky detail I wanted to ask about- In the scene when Logan is having trouble staying awake driving the vehicle, Laura eventually convinces him to lay down and sleep while she takes over driving. In the next moment, Logan wakes up and Laura is shouting at him from atop the mountain at the border of Canada. Did Laura drive all that way on her own? How far away were they? I was under the impression they were a few hundred miles away. Did she not have to stop for gas? Maybe I missed something, but I thought that was a bit sketchy. Inspector 34 posted:Not sure I really give a poo poo, but did Stan Lee do a cameo in this? I went to the bathroom once during the movie, I think it was after they crossed the train tracks, and don't remember seeing him before or after that. Hasn't he made an appearance in pretty much every Marvel movie up to this? For a brief moment I thought he was that doctor. I'm glad he never showed up. Vinny the Shark fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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