The 10 Best Superhero Films Of The Decade

2. Logan

Logan burst onto the scene like a violent wolverine fresh on his prey’s scent. The previous X-Men and Wolverine films became increasingly more bloody as each one came out, but they truly can’t compare to Logan. Each action sequence in the film is methodically constructed and shot in a way that shows each hit instead of cutting away at the last second. Not only are they tightly developed, but they’re truly brutal and beautifully chaotic in a way that few action films can match. The thing that makes each action sequence even better is the fact that the audience can feel Logan’s emotional and physical pain as the movie progresses, making us realize that the character doesn’t want to fight anymore but is constantly dragged into terrifying skirmishes to defend the people he loves.

The saddest thing about this emotionally raw film is that it didn’t bring the entire Fox X-franchise to a close. Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman both turn in wonderful performances for their final outings with characters they had embodied for more than a decade. Despite how emotional and earned the ending felt, the franchise was immediately undercut by the abysmal Dark Phoenix, making it much harder to be a proud X-Men fan in public.

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Nick Kazden

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