Logan is a 2017 Marvel comic-adaptation that strips away the conventional superhero film characteristics, the twists and turns of the X-Men franchise, to revolve around one of Marvel’s most famous superhero, Wolverine. Flawlessly merging both Marvel and Western mythology, director James Mangold has created an emotionally and symbolically significant element, one that focuses on Hugh Jackman’s adaptation of a declining and shriveled hero. The dystopian film, set in 2029, is incredibly desolate, and even more-so violent; yet, the protagonist rises to the spotlight when his child, Laura, becomes his unwillingly responsibility, a scene that finds itself a fair level of significance towards the developing plot. The film has seamlessly immersed the
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Logan could be seen as a debilitating shadow of his former self, the individual who was able to slash through countless enemies and seem invincible, yet, now he is deteriorating, with his fading healing powers, and his poisonous Adamantium skeleton slowly killing him. The film uses this significant display of Wolverine’s former self to deliver a powerful referential meaning, which “refers to things or places already invested with significance in the real world” (Bordwell 58). Logan is a war veteran suffering from PTSD, as he has participated in every major conflict from World War I to the Cold War, and so, this backdrop plays a huge role that identifies the film’s form as well as enabling the audience to recognize the symbolic significance of Wolverine’s bleak …show more content…
Lighting has a plethora of functions that contribute to the film’s form and plot, and so, the director “wants more than legibility. The image should have pictorial impact, and for that it’s vital to control the lighting” (Bordwell 125). This is most noticeable when Logan fights X-24, a clone of himself that was created in a genetic lab, at Munson’s farm. The lighting is obviously apparent, which uses highlights and shadows to accentuate the dark background while also displaying the protagonist’s face during the fight. This serves to achieve a pictorial impact upon its audience that shows the overall ambience of each scene as well as to display Logan’s emotional facial expressions as he maintains his fight for
Logan could be seen as a debilitating shadow of his former self, the individual who was able to slash through countless enemies and seem invincible, yet, now he is deteriorating, with his fading healing powers, and his poisonous Adamantium skeleton slowly killing him. The film uses this significant display of Wolverine’s former self to deliver a powerful referential meaning, which “refers to things or places already invested with significance in the real world” (Bordwell 58). Logan is a war veteran suffering from PTSD, as he has participated in every major conflict from World War I to the Cold War, and so, this backdrop plays a huge role that identifies the film’s form as well as enabling the audience to recognize the symbolic significance of Wolverine’s bleak …show more content…
Lighting has a plethora of functions that contribute to the film’s form and plot, and so, the director “wants more than legibility. The image should have pictorial impact, and for that it’s vital to control the lighting” (Bordwell 125). This is most noticeable when Logan fights X-24, a clone of himself that was created in a genetic lab, at Munson’s farm. The lighting is obviously apparent, which uses highlights and shadows to accentuate the dark background while also displaying the protagonist’s face during the fight. This serves to achieve a pictorial impact upon its audience that shows the overall ambience of each scene as well as to display Logan’s emotional facial expressions as he maintains his fight for