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Nelson_Mandela 05/15/19 4:20:16 PM #59:	#236. Logan https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/Logan_2017_poster.jpg Dir: James Mangold Genre: Superhero Year: 2017 It takes a lot for me to rave about a comic book/superhero movie. Between the MCU, DCU, and Sony franchises, I am completely drained of all desire and emotion when it comes to them. The formula is tired, the action is boring, and even the ones that are "clever" can be grating to me. Maybe I am just a crotchety old man, but that's truly how I feel. But the four superhero movies on this list (and a few others that barely missed the cut) transcend the genre. Take Logan, for example. The cinematography is gorgeous (I almost wish the black-and-white version they made was the real theatrical version!). The action is muted and effective. It plays more like a road movie than a superhero film. Most importantly, it seems to go beyond the regular formula to tell us something deeper about the filmmakers' intentions. This was the last in a long line of X-Men movies, the franchise that started the comic book movie boom of the 2000s/2010s, and the pervasive theme is that of exhaustion. Logan is tired of all the fighting. He just wants to help the next generation find their calling. It's an appropriate, toned back send-off in an era of exhausting excess. Feel free to guess what the other 3 are! --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:921937260] in Presenting... [t:77714929]...</cite> <quote>#236. Logan https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/Logan_2017_poster.jpg Dir: James Mangold Genre: Superhero Year: 2017 It takes a lot for me to rave about a comic book/superhero movie. Between the MCU, DCU, and Sony franchises, I am completely drained of all desire and emotion when it comes to them. The formula is tired, the action is boring, and even the ones that are "clever" can be grating to me. Maybe I am just a crotchety old man, but that's truly how I feel. But the four superhero movies on this list (and a few others that barely missed the cut) transcend the genre. Take Logan, for example. The cinematography is gorgeous (I almost wish the black-and-white version they made was the real theatrical version!). The action is muted and effective. It plays more like a road movie than a superhero film. Most importantly, it seems to go beyond the regular formula to tell us something deeper about the filmmakers' intentions. This was the last in a long line of X-Men movies, the franchise that started the comic book movie boom of the 2000s/2010s, and the pervasive theme is that of exhaustion. Logan is tired of all the fighting. He just wants to help the next generation find their calling. It's an appropriate, toned back send-off in an era of exhausting excess. Feel free to guess what the other 3 are! --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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