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Question Logan (warning - this thread is likely to have spoilers in it)
7 years 10 months ago #1
by Kristin Darken
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Fate guard you and grant you a Light to brighten your Way.
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I don't get to the cinema for many films these days, only doing so when there's a 3D version I want to catch or its something like Star Wars that just can't be visually appreciated on a 23" screen at home. Considering what it costs to rent/stream via Amazon ... and that even buying a digital version is cheaper than going to the cinema out here... I don't have much problem justifying waiting for the rental release. Especially as so many movies are 'lacking' these days.
As readers of comic books, I'm sure a lot of you saw Logan in the theatre. I know I've long since heard good things and then stopped hearing anything at all as it passed through them. But now that it is out for streaming, I went ahead and bought it for $15 instead of waiting to pay $5-6 for rental, knowing that it would have cost me at least $12 at the cinema and more if I got a snack. And I'm glad I did. What a fantastic treatment of the Marvel Universe and the future of mutants. This was a truly artistic movie... far beyond anything I think the genre has taken to the stage except maybe the original Crow with Brandon Lee... and that was hardly a mainstream character.
It was an inspiration, really... and I think many of the authors will agree with me that, this perspective on Logan and Xavier, we WANT to tell stories like this. This IS what the Whateley Universe is about. Sure, there are kids with paranormal powers. There are transgender (and other) sorts of transformations. But a big part of our goal is to tell insightful, HUMAN stories... and the powers and the transformations and all the rest are just there to make it entertaining and put a unique means of revealing some aspects of our human nature that we otherwise resist admitting. We all have powers - our natural talents, we all have inherent flaws and weaknesses... we have skills, some that we come by quickly and others that take difficult effort to build. We have hidden and visible deformities and emotional quirks. And we fight daily battles to find our way in life and make a place for ourselves in society. Maybe we can't earn it by standing in front of a criminal with a gun and keeping people safe... but sometimes what we have to do is just as frightening and dangerous.
If you haven't taken the time to watch Logan yet, I highly recommend it. And don't be afraid to remind us that THIS sort of story is the bar. It's not always enough to tell the easy story by playing the gimmick. It doesn't all have to be there... but that's no excuse not to try.
As readers of comic books, I'm sure a lot of you saw Logan in the theatre. I know I've long since heard good things and then stopped hearing anything at all as it passed through them. But now that it is out for streaming, I went ahead and bought it for $15 instead of waiting to pay $5-6 for rental, knowing that it would have cost me at least $12 at the cinema and more if I got a snack. And I'm glad I did. What a fantastic treatment of the Marvel Universe and the future of mutants. This was a truly artistic movie... far beyond anything I think the genre has taken to the stage except maybe the original Crow with Brandon Lee... and that was hardly a mainstream character.
It was an inspiration, really... and I think many of the authors will agree with me that, this perspective on Logan and Xavier, we WANT to tell stories like this. This IS what the Whateley Universe is about. Sure, there are kids with paranormal powers. There are transgender (and other) sorts of transformations. But a big part of our goal is to tell insightful, HUMAN stories... and the powers and the transformations and all the rest are just there to make it entertaining and put a unique means of revealing some aspects of our human nature that we otherwise resist admitting. We all have powers - our natural talents, we all have inherent flaws and weaknesses... we have skills, some that we come by quickly and others that take difficult effort to build. We have hidden and visible deformities and emotional quirks. And we fight daily battles to find our way in life and make a place for ourselves in society. Maybe we can't earn it by standing in front of a criminal with a gun and keeping people safe... but sometimes what we have to do is just as frightening and dangerous.
If you haven't taken the time to watch Logan yet, I highly recommend it. And don't be afraid to remind us that THIS sort of story is the bar. It's not always enough to tell the easy story by playing the gimmick. It doesn't all have to be there... but that's no excuse not to try.
Fate guard you and grant you a Light to brighten your Way.
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