The Wolverine

[Warning: Spoilers for this movie and X-Men movies]
The Wolverine follows Logan after the loss of Jean Grey, the woman he loved. His struggle to cope continues to push him to the edge, but he fights on (sometimes quite literally by fighting people).
The Wolverine is summoned to Japan by another mutant, Yukio, and meets with her adoptive grandfather/boss, anold acquaintance of his who is dying and wishes to help Logan before his time is up. The now elderly man, whom he saved in the Second World War, offers to take away Logan's immortality so that he does not have to suffer and remember his losses for eternity.
However, Logan's gift of mortality suddenly becomes a curse when he gets caught in the middle of the man's family drama. His son wants to take over the business, but he has already designated it for his granddaughter, Mariko. Mariko's father is willing to kill to get her out of the way, and while protecting her, Logan begins to fall for her.
Yukio aids Logan in getting Mariko back when she is kidnapped, but his mortality becomes an obstacle. To make matters worse, the old man fakes his death and has conspires with his doctor to take advantage of the situation.
The amount of modern technology and science in this movie, coupled with the setting, separate this film from the previous X-Men films. I was intrigued by the vulnerability and suffering Logan went through due to losing the woman he loved.
I wish that the writers hadn't decided to put Logan into a relationship with Mariko. I was happy with him finding a way to love on from Jean, and I was fond of their relationship, but I felt that it was too soon, especially because he was still holding on to Jean. Besides, not every protagonist has to fall for someone, even when they have to rescue said person from certain doom. His relationship to the family was interesting to me as it was. Plus I admired the relationship she (claimed) to have with her childhood friend. I'm not totally sure why, but I felt that it was just unnecessary for the movie.
Other than that, The Wolverine provides a chance to see Wolverine struggling with vulnerability both physically and emotionally. I did, however, find it somehow not quite what I would want in an X-Men movie, although looking back I can't put my finger on why. 
Nonetheless, The Wolverine is a helpful addition to Wolverine's overall story in the X-Men universe.

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