I think we all knew what was going to happen to the family once Dr Xavier agreed to stay the night. It seemed a bit sad that the Dr would be so selfish and Logan so weak as to agree. Still, nice to see Eric La Salle again.
shareI felt the exact same way... I didn't like the innocents who were killed in this movie, specifically the family... As well as the Gas Clerk.
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shareI don't like how Logan pretty much had no emotional reaction to the family's death.
shareAre you sure you're not thinking about the clone (dark shirt Wolverine)? Logan seemed pretty emotional to me, even if it was mostly over Charles' death at his clone's hands. If I remember correctly, Logan warned Charles that it wasn't a good idea to stay, that they would be tracked to that house and people could die.
shareNah I'm talking about real Logan. Feel like he didn't have much sympathy for the death of Eriq LaSalle. Compare it to how he reacted to the family's death in X-Men Origins. One can argue that Logan has already "seen a lot of sh**" and emotionally numb already at this point but still, it was still really weird to see Logan so unsympathetic.
shareMaybe he was just annoyed, since he knew they could have avoided it? And that one guy did try to shoot him. Becoming desensitized could have something to do with it, too. I dunno. I don't actually remember him seeming unsympathetic, but I could have just missed it. *shrug*
shareHe didn't show any obvious sympathies towards the family, he was more focused on Charles. He was probably desensitized by then though.
shareOf course he was more focused on Charles. If you lose a father-like figure, surely they'll be more on your mind than a bunch of strangers who offered you shelter.
shareYet he stood there looking the father straight in the eye and waiting to be shot - so perhaps a sense of guilt and responsibility?
shareMaybe. But as Laura said, Logan wanted to die. He was ready to die, and probably didn't care if he got shot. He knew he brought the soldiers to the house by staying the night, so he could certainly feel guilty.
shareI thought it made sense, he's numb to everything that's happened on top of just losing Xavier.
If you walked into a room to find your Father amongst strangers slaughtered, I don't think you're particularly going to be giving those strangers your share of undivided attention and emotion. Especially considering that thing that slaughtered them is there and about to make the same of you.
Good point. I was kinda thinking that, too, but I suppose I didn't quite word it right. XD
Charles's death definitely put him off-kilter, but his grief turned to rage at the ones who did it.
Since Origins' nice family dinner scene that ended up tragically, I knew this was going to happen to the ranch family!
sharei agree, nice to to eric since his ER days on screen
shareIt was sweet for them to have that brief moment of peace and family, though, even if it did end in tragedy. Charles' death hit me the worst, but the family was an unnecessary loss. I think I whispered, "No," under my breath.
shareIt really irks me that this is basically a rehash of the family scene in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and to some extent, Magneto's family plot point in X-Men Apocalypse. The whole family getting killed X-Men trope is already tired and that's just one of the many tired X-Men tropes they rehashed in Logan.
shareJust like most of Logan's love interests die in his arms! Surprisingly Mariko was spared of this in the movies though she died in the comics!
shareDidn't care about them at all.
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