History Awesome / Logan

It may be ''Logan'''s last ride, but ''boy oh boy'' does he go out with a bang.

* Logan's opening fight with the gangbangers trying to strip his limo makes two things clear: this is no longer the nigh-invincible Wolverine… but even a vulnerable Wolverine is still a dangerous one.

It may be Logan’s last ride, but ''boy oh boy'' does he go out with a bang.

** In a meta way, he also manages to freeze the viewers too. It's already been established that whenever Charles has a seizure, everyone is suspended. So when it happens on a larger scale in this scene, viewers may be so shocked and awed at this, they are literally glued to their seats, just like the film showing us.

* The way Logan takes down both Rice and Pierce -- [[JustShootHim with a revolver.]] It isn't just cool, it's ''clever''. Nobody expects the Wolverine to bother pulling a gun, right?

!!Meta

* The film is Certified Fresh on Website/RottenTomatoes, with an approval rating of 93% with critics. That rating tops the one for ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', making ''Logan'' the best-received film in the entire ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.
** This is also a significant improvement from the ContestedSequel that was ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
** It gets better when you realize that it shares the same acclaim as ''Film/SpiderMan2'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderverse SpiderMan: Into the Spiderverse]]'', which are widely considered the greatest superhero movies ever made by critics and audiences alike.
* ''Logan'' utterly ''crushed'' the domestic and international gross of ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' and ''Film/TheWolverine'''s entire run in a mere ''12 days''.
* After seeing the film in its fully-finished form, Patrick Stewart decided to retire from playing Professor Xavier, as he could think of no better note for Xavier's story to end on. [[note]]He later said he would still be willing to do a cameo in a ''Deadpool'' film, and made an appearance as an alternate universe version of the character in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''.[[/note]]
* Creator/DafneKeen's performance when Laura is with Logan as he dies deserves a mention because those aren't fake movie tears -- ''[[EnforcedMethodActing Keen is actually crying]]''.[[note]]You can tell by the way her nose starts running; during particularly heavy crying, the tear ducts back up into the nasal cavity, which flushes out the mucus.[[/note]] For that matter, Keen's performance all-around -- which is only her second acting credit and her first motion picture role -- has been universally applauded by critics in what Mangold, Jackman, and Stewart have made clear would have been an incredibly demanding role for even a veteran performer. This tour de force is made all the more impressive by her age (eleven years old) and newcomer status.
** Mangold even went on record as calling her performance "[[http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/03/01/an-exclusive-interview-with-logan-director-james-mangold-part-ii the special effect of the movie]]".
** To put it into perspective, Laura doesn't talk for the entire first half of the movie, meaning Keen had to [[ShowDontTell perform visually without uttering a single word]].
* While Dafne Keen deserves all the praise for her acting, what should not be overlooked is her StuntDouble. Since it was impossible for the filmmakers to find a stuntwoman who fit Keen's small body type, they had to go for the next best thing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrozHtcUCTw an 11-year old girl named Nayah Murphy]].
* The visual effects department gets one for how good their CG work looks despite the low-budget. Donald Pierce's robotic hand? That's a mixture of CGI and practical effects. And according to Creator/JamesMangold, [[https://twitter.com/mang0ld/status/910782015418404864 in a lot of close-ups it's entirely CG]]. Talk about skill.
** X-24 is a shining highlight, and most likely one of the greatest ActingForTwo usages in film. When he first sees Logan while walking out of the Munson house, he closely walks around his counterpart in just such a way so that his shadows show on Logan. It's so seamless and pitch-perfect that you would be forgiven to believe that ''wasn't'' Hugh Jackman playing both parts. As a result, this film was also the first superhero film since ''Film/SupermanIII'' to have dual roles fighting each other (multiple times no less), and the end result is positively seamless especially compared to the aforementioned film.
* The mere fact that ''Logan'' was [[http://ew.com/movies/2017/09/15/logan-oscars-screener/ the first movie to send screeners]] to the Academy Awards, months before any of the OscarBait movies. Not only does it show how successful the movie was commercially and critically, but it goes to show how much faith Fox has in the film that were willing to send it at all. It might have even been the first comic book film nominated for Best Picture, something even ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' couldn't achieve.
* Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/DafneKeen scored Critics Choice Awards nominations for their performances, and the film has gotten a Critics Choice nomination for Best Action. For comic book fans, film fans, and fans of the movie, this is fantastic news.
** That’s not all. The film now has scored a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the Writers Guild Awards.
* The movie has scored another big nomination, this time for the USC Scripter Award. For perspective, winners of that tend to be nominated for or win Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars.
* The film is now on the [[http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2017/11/national-board-review-announces-2017-award-winners/ National Board of Review’s Best Films of 2017]], alongside ''Film/{{Dunkirk}}'', ''Film/PhantomThread'' and ''Film/LadyBird''. [[Main/{{Squee}} Fans were understandably excited]].
* It is now officially the first superhero film in history to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars. Truly a historic moment for comic book fans, and it shows how far the movies have come.
* Also, lagging behind the Captain America trilogy by just one year, with Logan the Wolverine solo trilogy manages the achievement of a trilogy which has the last installment performing critically and financially better than the previous one with audience support. Way to go out, Logan!

* Logan's opening fight with the gangbangers trying to strip his limo makes two things clear: This is no longer the nigh-invincible Wolverine… but even a vulnerable Wolverine is still a dangerous one.
* For fans of ComicBook/{{X 23}}, finally seeing her make the jump to live-action was enough to make them happy, but it got so much better than that in her debut fight.

*** Then she proceeds to tear apart as many of the Reavers as only she can. That includes using [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8m7mc6nvo8 her foot claws]], and subjecting a few she lures back into Logan's shack to a brutal MookHorrorShow.
** After taking a bullet to her arm, Laura does not wait for her healing factor--she sucks the bullet out of her wound and spits it out without hesitation.

** Also, it's suspiciously convenient timing for a seizure -- just as the Reavers closed in on Charles -- and Charles says he stopped them while it's Logan (established before as sometimes underestimating Charles' knowledge and ability because of how addled he sometimes is) who says "No, that's one of your seizures, take the damn meds." There's every reason to see this as Charles single-handedly stopping the Reavers and then losing control. The founder of the X-Men has one last supreme badass moment of the kind we know he's capable of but seldom get to see. One last time, he was Professor X, easily superior to an army of cyborgs on his worst day.
** The fact that all of the Reavers in the room were completely frozen in their tracks, yet Laura ''still'' managed to crawl half way across the room to try administering the injection that would stop the seizure. She didn't make it all the way herself, but it's still damned impressive she made it as far as she did when ''grown men'' couldn't even move.
** This scene can be amazing if viewed for the first time. The viewers would already have the knowledge that whenever Charles has a seizure, everyone is suspended but are aware of this. So when it happens on a larger scale in this scene, viewers are so shocked and awed at this, they are literally glued to their seats, just like the film showing us.
** The fact that Logan could have suffered less by going straight for Charles, except all the Reavers would immediately kill all of them once the sedative hits, and Logan has to suffer through it longer just to make sure every one of them is dead first. Anyone who's had to take a massive shit [=and/or=] piss while fumbling through your house keys can empathise.
* Logan defending Will Munson against a group of gun-wielding hicks is quick, but it is still damned satisfying. The fact that the claws didn't need to come out even makes Logan and the scene more badass.
** This is the one scene in the film where Logan defeats an opponent ''without resorting to killing''. All it took was one well placed blow to the nose, and the hicks retreat right away. ''[[WithMyHandsTied With the claws retracted.]]''

** Rictor uses his ability to lift one of the Reavers's vehicles up into the air and flip it onto X-24.

** Logan and Laura fighting side by side against the Reavers. After being at each other's throats the entire time, they finally put everything aside to work together. Logan even tells Laura to stay behind him so he can shield her from the bullets due to his fully adamantium-covered skeleton making him a lot more durable than Laura whose claws are only laced in metal.
** Even more so is the announcement that Wolverine is re-entering the battle. As the X-23 kids are fighting the Reavers, Laura gets involved and violently stabs one of the Reavers to death...only to stop cold in her tracks as she hears a roar. Not just any roar, but ''that'' roar of anger and adrenaline and primal rage that Hugh Jackman channeled so well in over a decade of playing Logan. Cut to Logan ''sprinting'' through the woods, with no limping or hesitation or impediment. Audiences were reported to cheer because, for one last time, HesBack.

** For that matter, ''Laura'' versus X-24. Despite being half his size, she is fearless--and downright ''vicious''--when attacking him. She [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown inflicts]] ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown massive]]'' [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown damage to him]] before he finally throws her off. She ultimately delivers the killing blow by using Logan's gun and adamantium bullet.

* Throughout the movie, Caliban is beaten and tortured by the Reavers, not to mention the verbal put-downs from both Logan and Xavier. When he has a chance to fight back, he turns it into a DyingMomentOfAwesome by setting off two grenades--sacrificing himself to take out several Reavers and the van in which he was imprisoned. He even gets a PreMortemOneLiner that echoes a threat Pierce made to him earlier: "Beware the light."

** It gets better when you realize that it shares the same acclaim alongside ''Film/SpiderMan2'', ''Film/IronMan'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderverse'', which are widely considered the greatest superhero movies ever made by critics and audiences alike.

* After seeing the film in its fully-finished form, Patrick Stewart decided to retire from playing Professor Xavier, as he could think of no better note for Xavier's story to end on. [[note]]He later said he would still be willing to do a cameo in a ''Deadpool'' film.[[/note]]

* The visual effects department gets one for how good their CG looks despite the low-budget. Donald Pierce's robotic hand? That's a mixture of CGI and practical effects. And according to Creator/JamesMangold, [[https://twitter.com/mang0ld/status/910782015418404864 in a lot of close-ups it's entirely CG]]. Talk about skill.
** X-24 is a shining highlight, and most likely one of the greatest ActingForTwo usages in film. When he first sees Logan while walking out of the Munson house, he closely walks around his counterpart in just such a way so that his shadows show on Logan. It's so seamless, and pitch-perfect: that you would be forgiven to believe that ''wasn't'' Hugh Jackman playing both parts. As a result, this film was also the first superhero film since ''Film/SupermanIII'' to have dual roles fighting each other (multiple times no less), and the end result is positively seamless especially compared to the aforementioned film.
* The mere fact that ''Logan'' was [[http://ew.com/movies/2017/09/15/logan-oscars-screener/ the first movie to be sent screeners]] to the Academy Awards, months before any of the OscarBait movies. Not only does it show how successful the movie was commercially and critically, but it goes to show how much faith Fox has in the film that were willing to send it at all. If successful, it could be the first comic book film nominated for Best Picture, something even ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' couldn't achieve.
* Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/DafneKeen have scored Critics Choice Awards nominations for their performances and the film has gotten a Critics Choice nomination for Best Action. For comic book fans, film fans and fans of the movie, this is fantastic news.

* The movie has scored another big nomination: this time for the USC Scripter Award. For perspective, winners of that tend to be nominated for or win Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars.

* It is now officially the first superhero film in history to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Truly a historic moment for comic book fans and shows how far the movies come.
* Also, lagging behind the Captain America trilogy by just one year, with Logan the Wolverine solo trilogy manages the achievement -- a trilogy which has the next installment performing critically and financially better than the previous one with audience support. Way to go out Logan!

* Also, lagging behind the Captain America trilogy by just one year, with Logan the Wolverine solo trilogy manages the achievement -- a trilogy which has the next instalment performing critically and financially better than the previous one with audience support. Way to go out Logan!

*** Then she proceeds to tear apart as many of the Reavers as only she can. That includes using [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgO2zZSWbog her foot claws]], and subjecting a few she lures back into Logan's shack to a brutal MookHorrorShow.

* Logan's opening fight with the gangbangers trying to strip his limo makes two things clear: This is no longer the nigh-invincible Wolverine… and even a vulnerable Wolverine is still a dangerous one.

* This is the one scene in the film where Logan defeats an opponent ''without resorting to killing''. All it took was one well placed blow to the nose, and the hicks retreat right away. ''[[WithMyHandsTied With the claws retracted.]]''