The Wolverine story

movie: The Wolverine (2013) · 2013-07-26

Set after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, the film features Wolverine heading to Japan for a reunion with a soldier named Ichirō Yashida whose life he saved years before. Wolverine must defend the man's granddaughter Mariko Yashida from all manner of ninja and Yakuza assassins. It is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series, the second installment in the trilogy of Wolverine films after X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and a direct sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

18 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 12 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
the quest for immortality choice Yashida's obsession with trying to live forever brought strive to his family, and nearly bankrupted the eponymous corporation he'd founded.
coping with memories of a lost love major Logan had recurrent hallucinations of his former love interest Jean.
infatuation major Logan and Mariko fell in love.
precognition major The mutant Yukio had an innate ability to perceive future events.
self-healing ability major In this installment, a heart parasite made Logan lose his ability to regenerate his body after physical injury.
speculative personal resilience major The mutant Dr. Green was immune to all toxins.
animal cruelty minor Logan was outraged when a hunter shot a grizzly bear with a poison arrow and left it to die a slow death, not bothering to take the time to put it out of its misery.
coping with a terminal illness minor Yashida was dying from cancer.
father and daughter minor Shingen plotted to kill his own daughter so that he might become chairman of the Yashida corporation instead of her.
father and son minor Yashida, on his deathbed, told his son that he would not succeed him as the chairman of of the Yashida corporation.