SPOIL ALERT:
This past weekend I stayed in my friend’s home at Philadelphia.
The weather was incredibly cold even though I lived in Connecticut for four
years, maybe it was I travelled a lot during the past two days. I visited university
of Pennsylvania and University of Drexel, not really a campus for either one,
but I enjoyed their facilities. 
Now I just got back to New York, staying in my friend’s dorm
in NYU. Cozyyy. Besides eating good foods, I enjoyed the new Marvel movie,
Logan. As a Marvel fan, the ending chapter of wolverine starring Hugh Jackson
was something that went beyond the simple identification of hero from
traditional Marvel standpoint.
I really appreciated the ambiguity of heroes in the film as
they condemned themselves in the movie because of their behaviors. Professor X
is characterized as a criminal because of his brain instability, and when the
seizure happened in the mall, professor was beyond desperate by his
unintentional killing of several innocents. Wolverine claimed that hero did not
exist to his daughter and said to others” You don’t know me.” His deny of
heroism was presented in his film as he faced many plights: between saving
Professor X or the girl, saving the group of Children or take the money and
leave.
All the options Logan chose were self-serving and saddening
in the film, which is the general tone of the film. However, the villains in
the movie can be easily identified and the reasons behind are not very sounded.
The reason behind them is to create human weapons in the 22th century with
super human abilities. It is hard to believe such weapon is needed or even
powerful enough to stand against modern weapons. The ultimate “weapon” in the
movie is a clone of the younger wolverine that can be easily put down by a
driving vehicle or firepower. 
Though failed in creating great villains, this movie
presented a fantastic and refreshing view of the marvel universe, where there
is no fairy tale or imagery sanctuary, but only people who have incredible
persistence and hopeful spirit that compel them to achieve something extraordinary.
Logan is not a
typical Disney or Marvel film. Its story-telling is both realistic and
artistic. In finding the imagery safe-haven “Eden” for the girl, Wolverine’s
viewpoint of the world changed as he realized that dreams can happen as long as
people put sweat and blood into the ideals.
The candle of hope was transferred from the older generation
of X men to the youngsters, who were able to escape from the cruelty of the
weapon corporation and begin new lives. The sacrifice in the movie was immense
as all the well-known X-men faded into history. Logan, in many way, is a
combination between Manchester by the sea, and Rogue One. Family, sacrifice,
hope are all important element in the film and it deepens the messages. 
I enjoyed Logan very
much even with its flaws. It reflexes progress Marvel and Disney are making in
their film production. They not only provide an entertainment in these films
but also input critical moral values that are important for society.
More information can be viewed here, the film is quite bloody and tragic overall, but I would absolutely recommend this movie.
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