Logan - Eternally Adamantined in our Hearts! - Part 1

                         
                              Hugh Jackman - You are inimitable. Adios The Wolverine..!

This lump-in-the-throat tribute video was not made by me but a fan in the DC and Marvel world. It summed up superbly the wonderful journey not only for the Wolverine but also for each and every one of us who had assiduously followed in his footsteps.

Now, let us begin here......

Just imagine a scenario where there are no rules and laws in our present society and the world. Confusion and chaos will definitely ensure that anarchy ensues in an uncontrolled and rampant manner. But, being an idealist, I shall you give one more scenario. As there are no rules, laws and bye-laws to guide the proper actions of a person, it means that the freedom is at the mercy and behest of an individual and they can do whatever they seem and deem fit to be appropriate, right and falsely right as per their whims and fancies which is solely based on their strength of morality, intensity of character, degree of actionable actions and depth of personal integrity.

Yet, when all the people consciously choose to make good use of their unchecked and unsuppressed liberty for the betterment of others and also for themselves in the process, it is only then that our society has really reached a level of pristine evolvement and personal progress wherein the person is not only self-aware, self-reflective and self-corrective but also truly independent yet dependent in terms of emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, financial and material wealth. Some might aver that this is impossible to achieve but as I see, it is difficult but certainly not impossible as only an idealist can help others to grow and prosper. So, how does freedom fit into the context of a movie as Logan?

Simple. For close to 2 decades, Wolverine has enthralled us on the big screens with his ripped bod, menacing expressions, snazzy looks, brash behavior along with those uber-cool claws. You simply cannot hate this guy how much ever mean or grumpy or cynic or sarky that he is on the screen while it lasted.

Still, I had always felt that this is one character in the X-Men series which was utterly under utilized by not realizing the character's fullest potential. I couldn't pinpoint and articulate the reason accurately until Logan was released last week. Oh. Man. And Woman. And Gawwddddddddddddd.

The moment the director was given the go-ahead to do a R-rated film, Mangold had the complete latitude to stitch together a hardcore bloody, realistic, violent and tear-jerking storyline to give an immensely fitting farewell to one of the most stylish characters in the X- Men franchise.

Unless and until that absolute and unlimited creative freedom hadn't been dictated to the director, Mangold wouldn't have been able to given us such a beautifully crafted, engagingly brutal, rib-tickling and ossumatic gripping emotional adieu which ended not just mine but also your 2 decade long fervent fandom with the Wolverine and his strong-headed antics. Mangold - You are indeed a Man of Gold! to unleash the latent feral power of the beast in its raw and uninhibited form which was exactly how the Wolverine should have been portrayed since his journey began in the 2000s.

Everyone knew that Hugh Jackman has finally hung up his shoes, Okay claws!, before we stepped into the theatre. So, the element of surprise that he will be dead in Logan is completely annulled. But, how it happens is wonderfully presented in an exciting, exhilarating, wowing and tearful manner. I had the slight apprehension that Logan might take the road of X-Men Apocalypse or its other contemporaries with their mindless, thoughtless, meaningless, purposeless and needless orgy of VFX vomit on the silver screen. Luckily, sanity prevailed upon the director and his team by seeing to it that the CGIs lucidly blended with the screenplay instead of conspicuously standing out like a sore finger!

Likewise, Mangold had the tension and suspense build up, slowly and steadily, and piqued my curiosity to the point my mind voice was shouting internally "What the hell is Laura's specialty?". And when Laura emerged from the ramshackled warehouse throwing the severed head, it was one of the most badass scenes in a while. I was one amongst the many who hollered in the theatre when her two sets of claws were shown for the first time.

Speaking of  Laura, the cute little devil has given a splendid performance on par with Lyanna Mormont from the Game of Thrones. I wondered for a moment what would have happened if there had been a cross-over then and the duo had met! Similarly, the way by which she was playing around with her colorful pink shades to infuriate Logan was too good. Extra hats-off to Mangold for imagining and executing such a scene to create pure humor at the right places.

As we are on the topic of humor, Mangold also made sure that the comedy is situational-based unlike Deadpool which heavily relied upon profanity, obscenity and expletives. Take for example. The scene where Logan asks Prof. X. whether he had his medicines in the car. It did not just evoke laughter but also showcased a tremendous sense of emotions underlying the scene where it seemed like Logan saw Prof. X as an aged father more than a mentor and the latter saw him as a son than a mentee. Similarly, where the kids trim Logan's beard and he sees himself in the mirror was not only scream-worthy but also a fan delight.  Also, the scene where Logan learns that Laura could actually speak was priceless or the manner in which he takes a dig at the X-Men comics to name a few hilarious of them.

                                                                  X---To be concluded---X


PS:
If you have been wondering and searching where Sachin and FedEx are on this blog, they are in:
                                                                             Part 2