5 Reasons Why The Wolverine Suffers From Goldilocks Syndrome

4. There Is A Plot, But It€™s Pretty Flimsy

The Wolverine When you want to put Wolverine in an arena to fight, you need a pretty strong catalyst to get him there. After all, the whole point of Logan is that he is a bit of a maverick and a recluse. He will help people, but he doesn€™t want to. €˜The Wolverine€™ hints at a very popular storyline from the comics, when Logan travels to Japan and encounters, among others, The Silver Samurai. However, the further into the film we get, the more we realise this setting was just an excuse to €˜reboot€™ the character from the awful €˜X-Men Origins€™ rather than to tell a unique story. One of the film€™s most distinctive traits is its toying with Wolverine€™s mutation, and his reliance on it. But once again, this becomes a frustrating gimmick rather than anything substantial. Rule 2; A Goldilocks plot always starts off strong, withers and dies, then ends with a wink and a promise of something more.
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