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This time, we can finally say without any worries: an era is about to end; in other words, we have witnessed the end of an era.
For veteran blockbusters like "Star Wars" and "Star Trek", we are all later fans. Although we can also have deep feelings for them, we can't always speak up like those old fans who grew up with them.
But for Wolverine, or the Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman, we can say: We watched him grow from a little wolf to a Wolverine, then become an old wolf, and finally die.
From "X-Men" in 2000, until "X-Men: Apocalypse" in 2016, and this year's last "X-Men 3: Desperate Battle", Uncle Wolf has insisted on this role. 17 years. In 17 years of uninterrupted protein powder and high-intensity fitness, Professor X and Magneto have changed back and forth several times. Other mutants such as Laser Eye and Storm Girl have changed for several generations, but Wolverine is still Wolverine.
In history, the superheroes we know well include 9 Batman, 10 Superman, 3 Spiderman, and 6 Superheroes in 007, but Wolverine is the only one. Before that, Hugh Jackman played Wolverine; after this, all Wolverines will play Hugh Jackman.
Unlike Batman, James Bond, and other actors who have passed down roles, it’s impossible for a classic character like Wolverine to re-select roles, at least in the eyes of our generation of audiences. of. Similar characters include Heath Ledger's Joker and Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man. They should all be unique.
The role of Wolverine is a very unique existence for the X-Men series. In the comics, Wolverine is just a 160cm dwarf, and his popularity is only on par with the card king and Deadpool, but the movie portrays this character as flesh and blood and very three-dimensional.
In the movie, Wolverine is not a traditional superhero in the true sense, but the most classic anti-hero type in works of art. For example, after hundreds of years of war and wandering, when Professor X and Magneto found him for the first time and hoped that he would join the X-Men, what the older brother said was: Go Fxxk Yourself.
Wolverine does not want to be a hero. Unlike the honorable and moral altruism of Captain America, Wolverine is an absolute realist. He can do whatever it takes for his purpose. He lacks chivalry in battle and has a vague sense of morality. In order to save the world, he has no mercy to kill Ant-Man and Scarlet Witch; in order to protect himself and survive, he dares to fight everything.
This typical anti-heroism is derived from the traditional dualism of good and evil that people are no longer satisfied with. Heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and anti-villains, each type has its typical role, and this kind of role is between good and evil, non-black and non-white, and it is more three-dimensional, and it is more entangled in love and hatred in the human world. .
This kind of worldly helplessness and entanglement is even more obvious in the third book. In the movie, the superheroes are no longer beautiful. Instead, they stepped down from the altar and began to be ordinary people, or even ordinary people tortured by illness. Professor X, the most dangerous brain in the world, had Alzheimer's disease and couldn't control his brain; Wolverine, the most vital mutant in the world, was covered with wounds, relying on alcohol to numb himself.
The most heartbreaking thing is that when the movie started, Wolverine used his body to block bullets in order to protect the rented car, even though he knew that his self-healing ability was no longer as strong as before.
How did Wolverine care about a car in the past? May I ask any superhero who has never bombed a building or destroyed a base? It has always been easy to blow up an airplane and throw a car, but at this time this car has become the basis for Wolverine to settle down and support his family.
Not to mention the yacht that Wolverine and Professor X have been looking forward to. If you want it but you don't get it, how can you live. This is the normal state of life, but how can one accept that this unreachable person is a heroic Wolverine? I don’t know if Wolverine drove the car on the feasting streets, and the ignorant humans were drinking and making noise in the car. Will he suddenly remember his youthful appearance, dangling a cigar, wearing sunglasses, and a Harley, walking from south to north. .
The so-called Huluopingyang being bullied by dogs, even Wolverine would have to endure the helplessness of others sitting on the ground and raising prices. The greatest sorrow is this.
As for combat, I never worry about it. Although in the movie, the elderly Wolverine was beaten on the ground by passers-by countless times, but we all know that he is Wolverine. Even if he is old, he will stand ten thousand times when he is beaten down ten thousand times. stand up.
For Wolverine, the only one who can defeat him is himself. Therefore, this is also the most satisfying aspect of the movie: the ultimate opponent arranged for the old Wolverine is himself, the young Wolverine.
Yes, how can Wolverine lose to others? With the three words Wolverine and the steel and iron bones of his body, he cannot be defeated by others. Whether it is for the film’s creators or for all fans, this is probably the last perseverance and the last trace of pride that we have in common.
Of course, losing to life and losing to time, we have nothing to say. Everyone struggling in this world should know it clearly. Just like the family shown in the movie, the husband is tall and responsible, the wife is virtuous and gentle, the children are lively and friendly, and it looks like a happy family, but there are still unknown misfortunes.
Life and time are the eternal rivals, and the rivals that superheroes cannot fight against.
Finally, I still want to talk about the problem of translation. The original English name of this film is Logan. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, this movie should be viewed separately from the "Wolverine" series or the "X-Men" series. At least in the genre and theme of the movie, they are not the same.
Therefore, the domestic translation of "Wolverine 3: Desperate Battle" is basically a crude name for marketing and eyeballs. After all, we are still a viewing environment where "Xtreme Agent" can defeat "City of Philharmonic" at the box office. middle. But out of my personal love for this movie, I still can’t accept this kind of translation with the word "death", just like those bad street "Ultimate", "General Mobilization", "Adventures", and "Special Agents". , "Romania" and the like, full of routines.
After all, this is obviously a very sincere film, even if not from the perspective of the feelings of 17 years.
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