James was once a boy…but that was a long long time ago. Now he goes by the name Logan. He has suffered more pain than any man has ever endured. Been through hell and back many times, and inside he still hurts, but how’d he...
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James was once a boy…but that was a long long time ago. Now he goes by the name Logan. He has suffered more pain than any man has ever endured. Been through hell and back many times, and inside he still hurts, but how’d he get there? And where did it all go wrong? Im glad you asked. Straight from the pages of Marvel comics comes the latest installation of a film based entirely on the origins of the widely popular and highly fan favored character Wolverine. Played by the renown actor, and supposed world’s sexiest man Hugh Jackman; this is the fourth time Wolverine has appeared on the big screen, but this time the spotlight is all his.

Even though the film bares the name X-men in the title don’t expect to see a lot of familiar faces. This story goes much farther back and predates the team by a century or more. Have you ever found yourself wondering, or caught up in a conversation about jus how did Wolverine get those shiny metal claws? Or perhaps you were the odd man out because you didn’t have a clue. Well its about time for you to see for yourself.

In this flick Marvel reveals to the mainstream, a lot of the mysteries behind the man with the metal. He was once a soldier, make that 4 or 5 times a soldier. He was once a son, a brother, a best friend, a lover, an honest hardworking man, but still theres more ( and not just underneath the skin ) Maybe you do know about his mutenagenic healing factor, which partially explains why he’s impervious to old age, but chances are you don’t know about his involvement in the CIA. The story leaves a lot of the details out forcing you to assume, and play a little game of fill in the blank. Wolverine is a movie about love, trust, and betrayal but most about blood thirsty revenge.
Its also a movie without highs and lows, its all pretty much straightforward. The whole way through its anxiety driven, blood for blood. It seems to focus on the concept of war.

It hardly gives you a chance to feel anything else, even at its would be saddest moments. What good is a movie that only makes you feel one emotion? The pace that it moves from scene to scene leaves you feeling empty and conflicted. As far as the action goes, theres certainly plenty of it. Everyone seems to jump on board like a wrestling free for all. Fighting, hatred, rage, and killing is what this movie is all about. Not very flashy or stylistic to say the least. You wont see any elaborate costumes or really dazzling special effects, just a whole lotta SLASH and BASH, almost what you’d expect from a $2 comic book, isn’t it ironic?

Theres nothing at all subtle or poetic about this, but does anyone care? After all its Wolverine not Shakespeare, but it turns out it really does matter, as movie goers seem to be less than thrilled with the this release. How is it that Wolverine’s back-story can be so rich and intricate, ( Theres been literally novel upon novels written about him), yet when it comes to the plot, it seems to be the one thing they left out. I say left out because I have to wonder that maybe they did it on purpose so that audiences wouldn’t be bored with the lack of action, but it seems to have had the reverse effect. It’s like making a dinner and only serving dessert, or making a pie without the crust. Whatever you compare it to something is definitely missing. Sad that such a fantastic character gets treated this way. Many Marvel mainstays and personalities make their debut here, but characters are rarely referred to as their codename, although you have quite the rundown featuring Gambit, Sabbertooth, Kestrel, Maverick, Bolt, the Blob, Silver Fox, Cyclops, Deadpool, White Queen and a few unmentionables. Hey not bad, but none of them truly leave much of an impression other than being flat, except for the Blob. He’s more round, yet still somehow seems 1 dimensional. ( Does he really even belong in this story? Whose idea was this? My only guess is that the producers wanted to use him instead of Mastodon who is a lot less famous, but fans should know Blob doesn’t belong.) Near the end of the film everything is such a mess, all the characters are scattered and so is whats left of the plot. You’ve practically stopped caring seeing as how Wolverine is practically invincible but he has already been defeated emotionally. This movie is 99% action and 1% drama, and just like the ending of any 12 â€" 25 page comic book you’ll ever read it has no real conclusion, and the ending is just the beginning of more strange things or chaos. Still its Wolverine, its intense, its got box office appeal and you know you want to see it.