| − | |Unlike the mainstream ''X-Men'' films, which focus on the struggle of mutants to gain acceptance in the world (similar to gay rights), Hugh Jackman's final appearance as Logan/Wolverine takes on a much more personal and realistic tone. With mutants on the brink of extinction, Logan's healing factor beginning to fail him, and the metal coating his skeleton now poisoning him, Logan has been reduced to working as a chauffeur to care for an ailing Charles Xavier. He is also binging on alcohol far more than ever before. He reluctantly agrees, at the behest of a nurse named Gabriela, to escort Laura, a young girl and clone-daughter of Logan, to "Eden," a safe haven (and reference to the location of the birth of mankind) for mutant children who were born within the walls of Transigen, a biomedical company that had illegally used the DNA of mutants, including Logan, to create cloned children whom they turned into soldiers. The nature of Transigen's horrific experiments gives the movie an anti-cloning and anti-God playing message. But most importantly, despite his losing faith with the world, his fellow mutants all but gone, Logan is reminded of the value of family, he, Charles, and Laura accepting a family's invitation to have dinner and spend the night. Finally, in the movie's climax, Logan finds the redemption that he has long sought, by facing off against a clone, and symbol of the violent demons within himself, giving his own life, so that the children could escape across the border into Canada. | + | |Unlike the mainstream ''X-Men'' films, which focus on the struggle of mutants to gain acceptance in the world (similar to gay rights), Hugh Jackman's final appearance as Logan/Wolverine takes on a much more personal and realistic tone. With mutants on the brink of extinction, Logan's healing factor beginning to fail him, and the metal coating his skeleton now poisoning him, Logan has been reduced to working as a limo chauffeur to care for an ailing Charles Xavier. He is also binging on alcohol far more than ever before, much to the chagrin of fellow mutant Caliban. He reluctantly agrees, at the behest of a nurse named Gabriela, to escort Laura, a young girl and clone-daughter of Logan, to "Eden," a safe haven (and reference to the location of the birth of mankind) for mutant children who were born within the walls of Transigen, a biomedical company that had illegally used the DNA of mutants, including Logan, to create cloned children whom they turned into soldiers. The movie emphasizes faith at least twice, most notably when Logan and Charles view Gabriela's phone video about Transigen, in which she says that the children have never seen any of God's creations, as well as Charles saying that Eden is "real for Laura," despite Logan's skepticism. The nature of Transigen's horrific experiments also gives the movie anti-cloning and anti-God playing messages. But even more importantly, despite his losing faith with the world, his fellow mutants all but gone, Logan is reminded of the value of family, he, Charles, and Laura accepting a family's invitation to have dinner and spend the night. Charles remarks to Logan, "This is what life looks like. A house. A safe place. People who love each other. You should take a moment.” Finally, in the movie's climax, Logan finds the redemption he has long sought, facing off against a clone, as well as a symbol of the violent demons within himself, giving his own life, so that the children can escape across the border into Canada. |