10 Reasons Logan Is The Best X-Men Movie

3. The Grittier, More Grounded Tone

Though the X-Men movies definitely deal with some heavy themes, they also mostly handle emotion in more general, easily-digestible terms.

Logan, however, feels far more complex, rough around the edges and, yes, unpleasant when it comes to the darker side of humanity.

There is of course the deeply disturbing child experiment angle, and then there are simple, honest flashes of humanity that a PG-13 superhero movie probably wouldn't feel comfortable exploring.

For example, after X-24 attacks the Munson's farm, a mortally wounded Will attacks him, and then turns his attention (and his shotgun) to Logan, only not blasting him in the face because he runs out of shells.

A more sanitised, PG-13 version of the movie would no doubt have Will tell Logan, "I forgive you" because succumbing to his wounds, but here the emotion just felt more ugly and true to life, because that's probably what someone in Will's situation would actually do in reality.