Logan (film)



Logan is a 2017 superhero drama film that is the third and final Wolverine film.

It is considered one of the best superhero films of all time due to the deep and dark themes, stylized tone and character development. The film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2018 Oscars, making the first live-action superhero film to get a screenplay nomination. It is also the last time Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart played Wolverine and Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series.


 * Anyone Can Die: In some ways this is the whole point of the film.
 * Artificial Limbs: Donald Pierce has a cybernetic arm.
 * Atomic F-Bomb: Logan yells one upon learning that Donald Pierce is from Transigen.
 * Berserk Button: Logan doesn't like it when Laura wants to go to Eden.
 * Big "Shut Up!": Logan yells "Shut the fuck up!" to Laura as she first started talking.
 * Bloodier and Gorier: It is the most violent film of the series.
 * Cluster F-Bomb: To benefit from the R-rating, Logan and Charles Xavier regularly swear.
 * Darker and Edgier: To the point it's far more bleak than other superhero films.
 * Distant Finale: The film takes place in the year 2029 and is the last Wolverine film.
 * Driven to Suicide: Logan has tried to kill himself multiple times.
 * Dying Race: There hasn't been a mutant born since 2004 and they're almost extinct.
 * Evil Knockoff: is a clone of Logan.
 * Famous Last Words:
 * "Beware the light." -.
 * "Our boat, the Sunseeker." -.
 * "So, this is what it feels like." -.
 * Fanservice Extra: The bride flashing her breasts at Logan in what seems to be a dare.
 * Fatal Flaw: Logan used the healing serum too early while fighting.
 * Foreshadowing: Laura is seen eating Corn Flakes minutes before the Reavers arrive.
 * Gratuitous Spanish: Laura's speech switches between this and English.
 * Hotter and Sexier: If only by one thumb compared to other Wolverine movies. In a montage of Logan working as a driver, an young bride flashes her nipple at him.
 * Product Placement: Laura is seen getting Pringles at a convenience store.
 * R-Rated Opening: The very beginning where Logan uses his claws to tear up thugs with strong language is enough to earn this film its "R" rating.
 * Shout-Out:
 * Charles and Laura watch Shane on the television. By the end, Laura quotes the film for Logan's funeral.
 * Donald Pierce mentions that the claw marks on Logan's car are either from an escaped tiger or Freddy Krueger, one of them being fictional and the other extinct.
 * The Speechless: initially only communicates by growling.
 * Suddenly Voiced: After Charles Xavier dies, Laura finally starts speaking to Logan.
 * The Western: This is the second superhero film to be considered a Western. (The first was 2010's Jonah Hex.)
 * Wham! Line: "De nada." From that point, Logan now knows Laura can speak.