Most of the time when I sit down to view a new movie trailer, my moods range from Overwhelmingly Excited to Extremely Disappointed. So it was a rarity to feel something completely different when watching the teaser trailer for "Logan" for the first time.
The moment the teaser ended I felt an incredible sadness rush over me. The Wolverine I've come to know and love was an old man, weaker and broken. His hair is grey, his body scared and finally showing its age. He was a far cry from the Hugh Jackman I've spent more than 16 years getting to know.
He's not only spent these long years embodying the iconic role of Wolverine, he's spent it growing and evolving into the memorable hero we all come to love. And just seeing him like that, felt really sad. These are Hugh Jackman's last days in shoes of an X-Man.
Another emotionally draining aspect of this teaser was the last legs that the legendary Charles Xavier seemed to be standing on, so to speak. He seemed so frail and brittle. It was very hard seeing Patrick Stewart that way. Professor X and Logan together in their final days, brilliance.
The setting, the rugged terrain, the characters and cast, the overall atmosphere of "Logan" is just extremely well done and will make for one hell of a final ride... final, I hate having to say that word so much here. It just feels sad really, knowing that this is the end of our journey with the Wolverine. It feels like we're letting go of apart of ourselves.
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