Logan Review - Blood and Guts Movie With a Purpose
Logan lives us to the hype.
After months of marketing, plot speculation, and anticipation, Logan opened up last weekend with positive reviews and a great performance at the box office. It was one of the best performances for an R-rated film in recent history besides Deadpool.
Logan takes a much different approach in terms of story, dialogue, and character development than the previous X-Men films. The story is more violent than what we have seen in the X-Men universe on screen, there are more F-bombs dropped in this film than any of the other films combined (if you don't include Deadpool), and the the character development shows different sides to what has previously been seen with the characters.
In regards to the story, the film is violent but there is a purpose to it. For those who have read many of the Wolverine comics, the stories are filled with blood and guts violence. This violence translates well to the screen and actor Hugh Jackman has stated that was the intent with this film. For those of you who are squeamish, it may be a bit much to take in. The movie is rated R for a reason and the violence is on par with Deadpool, Django Unchained, and just about anything Quentin Tarantino has directed. For what the filmmakers were aiming for, the violence fits and there is a purpose to it.
In addition to being violent, the story uses an original storyline and not one that has been used much in the previous films. Gone is the storyline where the mutants have to stop Magneto or government forces trying to control mutants. The story focuses on Wolverine (played by Jackman) and an aging and ill Professor Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart) help Laura (played by Dafne Keen, who almost steals the show), who is a mutant child trying to escape to Canada. Laura and other kids were created in a Mexican lab by a metal handed Pierce (played by Boyd Holbrook) to be built as weapons. The kids escape with the help of nurses at the company Pierce works for and make an attempt to escape to Canada. Wolverine and Xavier agree to help Laura move north.
This story is original and departs from the usual plot where the mutants have to stop the government or Magneto. The new plot keeps the events moving along and made it easy to follow the story. Subtle references are made from the previous films but if you haven't caught up on what happened in the other movies, don't worry. The story is still easy to follow.
When listening to the dialogue, the language is more intense and the F-bomb is said quite often by Wolverine and Professor Xavier. This does depart from the previous films where the F-bomb was only mentioned once or twice in movies that didn't have Deadpool in the title. The language does have some funny moments to it and it is funny to hear Professor Xavier drop the F-bomb here and there.
With character development, we see different sides to both Charles Xavier and Wolverine. Charles Xavier is aging and ill in the film and he is portrayed in a fashion viewers have not seen him in before. Xavier's mind is classified as a weapon of mass destruction and he and Wolverine must deal with an aspect of life never mentioned in previous films; aging. Even Wolverine is susceptible to aging and isn't 100% healthy for a good portion of the film.
Logan is one of the bloodiest movies out there but well worth it in regards to the stories, character growth and even the plot. The film lives us to the hype and well worth seeing.
https://youtu.be/hEZpT2cUnZU
After months of marketing, plot speculation, and anticipation, Logan opened up last weekend with positive reviews and a great performance at the box office. It was one of the best performances for an R-rated film in recent history besides Deadpool.
Logan takes a much different approach in terms of story, dialogue, and character development than the previous X-Men films. The story is more violent than what we have seen in the X-Men universe on screen, there are more F-bombs dropped in this film than any of the other films combined (if you don't include Deadpool), and the the character development shows different sides to what has previously been seen with the characters.
In regards to the story, the film is violent but there is a purpose to it. For those who have read many of the Wolverine comics, the stories are filled with blood and guts violence. This violence translates well to the screen and actor Hugh Jackman has stated that was the intent with this film. For those of you who are squeamish, it may be a bit much to take in. The movie is rated R for a reason and the violence is on par with Deadpool, Django Unchained, and just about anything Quentin Tarantino has directed. For what the filmmakers were aiming for, the violence fits and there is a purpose to it.
In addition to being violent, the story uses an original storyline and not one that has been used much in the previous films. Gone is the storyline where the mutants have to stop Magneto or government forces trying to control mutants. The story focuses on Wolverine (played by Jackman) and an aging and ill Professor Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart) help Laura (played by Dafne Keen, who almost steals the show), who is a mutant child trying to escape to Canada. Laura and other kids were created in a Mexican lab by a metal handed Pierce (played by Boyd Holbrook) to be built as weapons. The kids escape with the help of nurses at the company Pierce works for and make an attempt to escape to Canada. Wolverine and Xavier agree to help Laura move north.
This story is original and departs from the usual plot where the mutants have to stop the government or Magneto. The new plot keeps the events moving along and made it easy to follow the story. Subtle references are made from the previous films but if you haven't caught up on what happened in the other movies, don't worry. The story is still easy to follow.
When listening to the dialogue, the language is more intense and the F-bomb is said quite often by Wolverine and Professor Xavier. This does depart from the previous films where the F-bomb was only mentioned once or twice in movies that didn't have Deadpool in the title. The language does have some funny moments to it and it is funny to hear Professor Xavier drop the F-bomb here and there.
With character development, we see different sides to both Charles Xavier and Wolverine. Charles Xavier is aging and ill in the film and he is portrayed in a fashion viewers have not seen him in before. Xavier's mind is classified as a weapon of mass destruction and he and Wolverine must deal with an aspect of life never mentioned in previous films; aging. Even Wolverine is susceptible to aging and isn't 100% healthy for a good portion of the film.
Logan is one of the bloodiest movies out there but well worth it in regards to the stories, character growth and even the plot. The film lives us to the hype and well worth seeing.
https://youtu.be/hEZpT2cUnZU
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