History Headscratchers / TheWolverine

* [[WMG: The chopsticks]]
** Mariko politely admonishes Logan for placing his chopsticks vertically in his bowl of rice, setting them down on the table beside the bowl as they begin to discuss Mariko's engagement to her scumbag fiancee. At the end of their conversation, the chopsticks are back in the bowl and Mariko sets them aside once more. Is this a goof, or the movie's way of furthering the conversation's moral [[note]]Logan's inability to understand/appreciate the situation because he isn't Japanese[[/note]] ?
*** I'm pretty sure while it was zoomed on Mariko during her explanation, he picked up, them up, ate some rice, and stuck the chopsticks back in the bowl. He either forgot about what she said, or, more likely (it is Wolverine, after all) he didn't really care. He's not that big on manners.

*** I'm pretty sure while it was zoomed on Mariko during her explanation, he picked up, them up, ate some rice, and stuck the chopsticks back in the bowl. He either forgot about what she said, or, more likely (it is Wolverine, after all) didn't really care. He's not that big on manners.

** Mariko politely admonishes Logan for placing his chopsticks vertically in his bowl of rice, setting them down on the table beside the bowl as they begin to discuss Mariko's engagement to her scumbag fiancee. At the end of their conversation, the chopsticks are back in the bowl and Mariko sets them aside once more. Is this a goof, or the movie's way of furthering the conversation's moral [[note]]Logan's inability to understand/appreciate the situation because he isn't Japanese[[/note]] ?

** ...You've got to be [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] kidding me.

*** Verified by [[WordofGod Word of God]]; the brain dead patient was [[spoiler: P. Xavier, Charles' brain dead twin who lost higher brain function as a result of Charles having such high end mental powers.]]

** Xavier did not have a brain dead twin. He body surfed into a man who was brain dead already. The reasoning behind why his body is still intact will likely be explained in the next movie.

** He apparently had the bad luck of [[spoiler: having a brain dead twin who was also paralyzed from the waist down.]]

* In the stinger, [[spoiler:why is Xavier still wheelchair-bound? Since he [[XMenTheLastStand survived his apparent death]] by {{Body Surf}}ing into his brain-dead twin, he should have an undamaged spine and be able to walk normally]].

*** [[spoiler: And they don't call Magneto the master of magnetism for nothing. If he could sense that the abusive guard in X2 had extra iron in his blood, he could surely sense that most of Logan's skeleton is still covered in adamantium.]]

** His HealingFactor isn't completely gone- if it were, he would have bled to death from those bullet wounds that he waited several hours to get treated. So, he still retains enough of his powers to stop bleeding, but not enough to spontaneously regenerate the wounds.

*** [spoiler: And they don't call Magneto the master of magnetism for nothing. If he could sense that the abusive guard in X2 had extra iron in his blood, he could surely sense that most of Logan's skeleton is still covered in adamantium.]]

** [[spoiler:Yes, there is one. If Wolverine had lost all his adantium while fighting the Silver Samurai, and not just the adamantium of a hand, then Magneto wouldn't be able to stop him this way. But, being who they are, surely Xavier and Magneto are already aware of the details of Wolverine's adventures.]]

** [[spoiler: As far as Logan knows, Xavier is dead. When a dead person approaches you, the first thing you think is that it's a hallucination or an illusion. Magneto coming out first and physically demonstrating his powers on Logan shows that it is real and he's not dreaming/hallucinating. And come on, he's freaking Magneto against Wolverine. There is no scenario where Magneto can use his powers that Wolverine can lay a finger on him alone.]]

* [[spoiler: In the stinger, why did Magneto have to make such an entrance by demonstrating his magnetic powers? For that matter, why did he of all people have to approach Logan? Seeing Xavier first may have been a shock, but at least it wouldn't have elicited a violent response. This is assuming that one of the X-men like Storm or Rogue couldn't be sent to make contact.]]

** [[spoiler: He made such an entrance because he's Magneto. That's just his thing. And he approached Logan because he has the power to stop Logan from killing him on the spot. As for why he approached first? Rule of Drama, probably.]]

** [[spoiler: He made such an entrance because he's Magneto. That's just his thing. And he approached Logan because he has the power to stop Logan from killing him on the spot. As for why he approached first? RuleofDrama, probably.]]

* [[spoiler: In the stinger, why did Magneto have to make such an entrance by demonstrating his magnetic powers? For that matter, why did he of all people have to approach Logan? Seeing Xavier first may have been a shock, but at least it wouldn't have elicited a violent response. This is assuming that one of the X-men like Storm or Rogue couldn't be sent to make contact.]]

** [[spoiler: He was extracting Logan's bone marrow which had become exposed by cutting off his claws (the only exposed part of his skeleton). He didn't extract any of his adamantium which is not responsible for his healing, and is in fact revealed in the comics to hinder it. Note that Logan does not have adamantium in his bone marrrow, which would make it quite impossible for him to generate blood cells or have an immune system. The metal just coats the surface of his bones, which is also why his bone claws regrew lacking adamantium.]]

* When the Big Bad makes a go at stealing Logan's healing ability, we see him get younger and Logan starts to get all wrinkly and old looking. But as soon as the suction stops, Wolverine reverts to his usual Hugh Jackman self... while the Big Bad is still as youthful as when he did the draining. At least one of them should still look like an old man at that point. Unless this mean that the healing ability just defaults you to 30 as soon as it's in your blood, but that still seems like something of a leap.

** [[spoiler: He was extracting Logan's bone marrow which had become exposed by cutting off his claws (the only exposed part of his skeleton). He didn't extract any of his adamantium which is not responsible for his healing, and is in fact revealed in the comics to hinder it.]]

** [[spoiler: He only sucked the adamantium out of his claws before Mariko intervened.]]

* Something of a plot hole, but [[spoiler:how did Magneto did his thing to Logan if all of Logan's adamantium suck out of his bone marrow? Or did Ichirō only suck out from the bone marrow from the adamantium laced claws?]]

** He doesn't want to. Remember his dialogue earlier with Mariko, she asks him if he's bound to be a immortal man whose life has no meaning, he answers yes, and she says "Still?". The implication here is that Logan learned to accept his immortal life because Mariko is now there for him. And that, as Yukio aplty noted, he's a soldier. [[SequelHook And his war hasn't been won yet, considering the Stinger.]].

* So, Shingen had machines that can remove Logan's health power, and make him a common mortal man, capable to live a common life, grow old and die like everybody else. Of course, there were bad guys all around... but, once they have been all defeated and Mariko is safe, why doesn't Wolverine return to the lab to use those machines and become mortal? In fact, if the corporation is bordering bankruptcy, he should do it '''now''': if he returns to the Americas to have adventures with the X-Men, and go back to Japan to get rid of his immortality in some years, surely the repo will have long taken and dismantled it.