History Heartwarming / Logan

* The final shot of the film: Laura turns the cross on Logan's grave to the side so it resembles an X.
** Also, one of the boys is holding a Wolverine action figure during the funeral.

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* Though also a {{Tearjerker}}, Jackman has said that he knew from the first day of filming that ''Logan'' would be the most beautiful and fitting send-off for the character he made so iconic. Likewise, Patrick Stewart was open to returning as Xavier in a future film, but when seeing the finished product for the first time, he also could think of no better ending to his character's story [[note]]though he has considered cameoing in ''Film/Deadpool2'', and played an alternate version in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''[[/note]].
* Another meta example of heartwarming crossed with awesome is that according to director James Mangold, Hugh Jackman, in order to ensure the film be rated R, purposely cut his own pay to get the studio to allow them to do a rated-R Wolverine film. Just as much as Ryan Reynolds is committed to the character Deadpool, Hugh Jackman is committed to the clawed superhero getting the sendoff he deserves.
* Throughout the publicity campaign leading up to the film's release, Jackman, Stewart, and Mangold were quick to heap praise on Dafne Keen for her performance, not only because ''Logan'' is her first feature film role and only second acting credit, but for succeeding at an ''incredibly'' demanding role for such a young actress. See in particular the [[https://www.facebook.com/WolverineMoviesUK/videos/250077692111321/ live Facebook Q&A]].
** Praise for Keen continued even after the film's release, such as comments by Stewart and Jackman regarding her screen test with the latter.
* Before the film's release, Hugh Jackman has often named Creator/TomHardy as a suitable replacement for the role of Wolverine should the part ever be recast. However, after the film's release, though he still thinks Hardy would work best as TheOtherDarrin for Logan, he has stated that he would prefer Dafne Keen's X-23 succeed Logan and take his place as [[LegacyCharacter the new Wolverine]] (similar to the current comics).
** Laura becoming Wolverine would also give Logan's death scene even more poignancy, as one could see it as Jackman PassingTheTorch to Keen.
* Jackman meeting Brazilian voice actor Creator/IsaacBardavid, who voiced all his Wolverine appearances, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_gMUbYSeo here]]. Some days before, Bardavid released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv25_B2L3J8a video]] where he affectionately talks about his farewell to the character. And when Bardavid passed away in February of 2022, [[https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/1488862916216557572 Jackman posted a homage to him on Twitter remembering their meeting]].
* Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen winning Best Duo at the MTV Movie and TV Awards for their appearances in ''Logan''.
* A photograph shown in the Making Of documentary of the moment Dafne Keen was first given the boots with the foot claw props. The way her face positively ''lights up'' at the sight is utterly adorable.
* A deleted scene has Logan answering one of the X-23 kids' question over whether Sabertooth was real, to which Logan says yes, adding that they were both in the Weapon X program. The fact that this film acknowledges the existence of the negatively-received ''Origins: Wolverine'' is as awesome as it is touching, due to Logan remembering his brother in spite of the altered timeline.
* Even though she lost the role to Creator/DafneKeen, Creator/MillieBobbyBrown has since congratulated Keen on getting the role and thought her performance was amazing.

These moments prove that viewers can still say "aww" towards an overall grim, depressing movie.

* Many scenes featuring Logan and Laura/X-23 is capable of tugging the heartstrings. Compare the simple shot of Logan resting in the car with her to the overall bleak tone of the rest of the film and you will notice a difference.
** Another scene shows Logan, Laura, and Charles eating dinner at a table and just genuinely having a good time and enjoying each other's company.

*** The dinner scene as a whole is fuzzy, due to a family of three inviting Logan, Laura and Charles to dinner because they helped them out with their horses. Logan and Laura both smile in the scene with jokes all around and afterwards the family insist they stay the night. It makes it that more heartbreaking when the family is attacked and killed by X-24 later. ... [[TearJerker Excuse me...]]

* Laura holding Logan's hand as he tries to give a eulogy for Charles after the latters death. While he ends up immediately pulling his hand away Laura's effort is pretty touching considering so far at this point she and Logan's relationship has been very stand offish.
* Logan has now become Charles' full time caregiver, such as a scene of him carrying Charles to bed. Even in the mutant post-apocalypse, Logan is not about to leave his mentor in the cold.

** Though Charles' remembering how he accidentally killed the X-Men during a seizure is mostly an unadulterated tearjerker, there is a sort of fridge heartwarming in there; throughout the film, Charles keeps asking Logan why he keeps him in such poor conditions and on drugs that clearly upset him, and Logan always refuses to answer, even though it makes Charles confused, suspicious and accuse Logan of just wanting him to die. The fact that Logan tolerates such hurtful comments rather than just ''tell'' Charles the (fully justified) reasons for his actions shows how deeply he cares for his old mentor; he would prefer that Charles hate and blame him rather than live with the guilt of what he did.

* Caliban had also done an apparent 180 since the events of ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' helping Logan care for Charles with no other reason than that Logan ''asked'' him for his help.
* There are apparently comic books being made about the X-Men's adventures showing that their heroic efforts of protecting both mutant and humankind from numerous threats over the years haven't gone unnoticed.
** The fact that Laura herself seems to be a fan with Logan having pulled them out of her bag and that she might be a fan of Logan himself.
** As much as Logan chastises Laura for believing in "bullshit," not only are the comics clearly the source of the Transigen kids' reverence of Logan and the other X-Men, but a random plot point in one of them served as their literal, physical safe haven where they can take a well-deserved break from dealing with their tormentors. Even in fictional overexaggerated forms, the X-Men were saving mutant lives.
* Despite the utter shit situation he and Logan have been left in, Charles Xavier still hasn't lost his hope.

* When Logan, Charles, and Laura are escaping from the Reavers Laura gets shot in the arm (which is inconsequential to her considering her powers) why? She was covering Charles.
* Charles discussing just why Laura has her toe claws and his gradual warming to the topic of how males and females develop different evolutionary advantages, and Laura actually listening to him with growing interest is a wonderful reminder that beneath the age and dementia Professor Xavier is still in there.

* In addition to above, it's revealed near the end of the film that there are many children from Transigen who survived in their escape, and that there is someone out there in Canada who's looking out for them and willing to provide them a safe haven. It's even implied that this group of children aren't the only ones who survived, suggesting the mutantkind as a whole is not wiped out yet.
** And with Rice gone and the rest of the project trashed to make way to X-24 (who also died), it's highly possible that mutants start to naturally be born in USA soil once again.
* The doctor that Laura takes an unconscious Logan to after their first fight with X-24. Unlike so many other people we've seen who treat mutants with fear, hatred or want to exploit them, this man not only has no problem with treating him, he even feels honored to have met one of the last remaining mutants, and expresses genuine concern about Logan's advanced adamantium poisoning. Logan, in turn, declines the doctor's offer to let him stay at the clinic until he has fully recovered - not because he doesn't appreciate it, but because he doesn't want to endanger any more innocent lives.

** Laura has several more of these moments as she experiences things she never got to have for the first time, such as listening to Nate Munson's music player, watching ''Film/{{Shane}}'' with Charles in their hotel room, or even something as simple as the coin-op pony at the convenience store.

* Seeing the bond between Laura and the other Transigen kids at the rendezvous point, and also her interactions with Nate Munson about his music and trophies. They're among the only times we get to ''actually'' see her get to be an 11 year-old girl.

** Not to mention, he has begun using his ''birth name'' as his alias, obtaining a driving license as "James Howlett" and the three of them being referred to as "the Howletts". Implying that at some point he learned something of his past after all those decades of wandering without memory, with whatever peace that knowledge might have offered him.

* Even though they argue a lot, Logan does show some soft spot for Caliban, as demonstrated when he immediately tries to attack Pierce when the latter said that he apparently had Caliban killed, and tells Laura later in the movie that Caliban didn't ask to be involved in this whole mess and thus getting himself killed.
* Caliban himself is also willing to do what's right when it counts. Despite being captured and tortured by Pierce, he does whatever he can to slow down the Reavers and make sure his friends stay one step ahead of them. And when he sees that Dr. Rice doesn't care about civilian casualties when he ordered X-24 to get Laura, he sacrifices himself to stop the Reavers from hurting others further and to save his friends (who don't even know that he is still alive).
* When Logan is flipping through the X-Men comic, who is his comic counterpart saving? Rogue -- the girl Logan met all the way back in the first movie and the meeting that sparked off the start of the franchise.

* The deleted scene of Bobby asking Logan about Sabretooth. When he reveals to Logan that Laura has told the other kids what he said about the comics, and that it was all made up, you can ''hear'' the heartbreak in Bobby's voice if he asks whether that's true; It would mean that everything they've believed in and has been holding them together all this time was all a lie. Logan assures him that even if it didn't happen the way the books said, there was at least a grain of truth to the stories.

* How kind and accepting the Munsons are, especially of Laura. As she's (in their eyes) a mute eleven year old with stunted social skills, it would be easy for them to be wary or unfriendly to her, but they go the complete other way. Nate, despite clearly finding her odd, talks to her as she looks around his room and lets her listen to music, later letting her keep the music player for the night. Will has a sympathetic talk with Logan about his mute daughter, and the mother, despite her son lying wounded, yells at X-24 to put Laura down while brandishing a shotgun. It just shows that they're good and tolerant people who don't judge Laura for being different.

* Though also a {{Tearjerker}}, Jackman has said that he knew from the first day of filming that ''Logan'' would be the most beautiful and fitting send-off for the character he made so iconic. Likewise, Patrick Stewart was open to returning as Xavier in a future film, but when seeing the finished product for the first time, he also could think of no better ending to his character's story [[note]]Though he has considered cameoing in ''Film/Deadpool2''[[/note]].
* Another Meta Example of heartwarming crossed with Awesome is according to director James Mangold, Hugh Jackman, in order to ensure the film be rated-R, purposely cut his own pay to get the studio to allow them to do a rated-R Wolverine film. As much as Ryan Reynolds is committed to the character Deadpool, Hugh Jackman is committed to the clawed superhero getting a story he deserves.
* Throughout the publicity campaign leading up to the film's release, Jackman, Stewart, and Mangold were quick to heap praise on Dafne Keen for her performance. Not only because ''Logan'' is her first feature film role and only second acting credit, but for succeeding at an ''incredibly'' demanding role for such a young actress. See in particular the [[https://www.facebook.com/WolverineMoviesUK/videos/250077692111321/ Live Facebook Q&A]].

* Before the film's release, Hugh Jackman has often named Creator/TomHardy as a suitable replacement for the role of Wolverine should the part ever be recast. However, after the film's release, though he still thinks Hardy would work best as TheOtherDarrin for Logan, he has stated that he would prefer Dafne Keen's X-23 succeed Logan and take his place as [[LegacyCharacter the new Wolverine]] (similar to the current comics)

* Jackman meeting Brazilian voice actor Creator/IsaacBardavid, who voiced all his Wolverine appearances, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_gMUbYSeo here]]. Some days before, Bardavid released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv25_B2L3J8a video]] where he affectionately talks about his farewell to the character. And when Bardavid passed away in February, 2022, [[https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/1488862916216557572 Jackman posted a homage to him on Twitter remembering their meeting]].

* A deleted scene has Logan answering one of the X-23 kid's question over whether Sabertooth was real, to which Logan says yes, adding that they were both in the Weapon X program. The fact that this film acknowledges the existence of the negatively-received ''Origins: Wolverine'' is as awesome as it is touching, due to Logan remembering his brother in spite of the altered timeline.

* Jackman meeting Brazilian voice actor Isaac Bardavid, who voiced all his Wolverine appearances, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_gMUbYSeo here]]. Some days before, Bardavid released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv25_B2L3J8a video]] where he affectionately talks about his farewell to the character. And when Bardavid passed away in February, 2022, [[https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/1488862916216557572 Jackman posted a homage to him on Twitter remembering their meeting]].

* Jackman meeting Brazilian voice actor Isaac Bardavid, who voiced all his Wolverine appearances, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_gMUbYSeo here]]. Some days before, Bardavid released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv25_B2L3J8a video]] where he affectionately talks about his farewell to the character.

---> '''Doctor:''' Please, mister, if you don't want to go to a hospital, maybe I can help you. Maybe I can run some tests--
---> '''Logan:''' Look, Doc, you seem like a nice guy, all right? You want to save a life, save your own. Forget we were here.

* The doctor that Laura takes an unconscious Logan to after their first fight with X-24. Unlike so many other people we've seen who treat mutants with fear, hatred or want to exploit them, this man not only has no problem with treating him, he seems genuinely honored to have met someone like Logan.

** Logan refers to "Chuck" as his father when concocting a cover story for the Munson family. He isn't entirely lying

* Caliban had also done an apparent 180 since the events of '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' helping Logan care for Charles with no other reason than that Logan ''asked'' him for his help.

* Charles discussing just why Laura has her toe claw and his gradual warming to the topic of how males and females develop different evolutionary advantages, and Laura actually listening to him with growing interest is a wonderful reminder that beneath the age and dementia Professor Xavier is still in there.

* Many scene featuring Logan and Laura/X-23 is capable of tugging the heartstrings. Compare the simple shot of Logan resting in the car with her to the overall bleak tone of the rest of the film and you will notice a difference.