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No doubt Deadpool will go down is history as Marvel's comics most controversial character, with his trademark humour and regular fourth-wall breaking. This mixed with gruesome and very vulgar fight scenes builds something perfect for a new genre of superhero movies. No doubt was this a plausible reason towards the mass success of Deadpool. Never before has sarcasm and humour become a fighting and defence technique so effortlessly in a superhero movie.
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2016 was thought to be the year superhero movies would fall, from a mixture of the amount being made and the repetitive context behind them. Steven Spielberg even predicted "The Big Danger" stating ""We were around when the Western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn't mean there won't be another occasion where the Western comes back and the superhero movie someday returns". Though a plausible theory and no doubt will come to light in the next coming years due to the increasing pressure to make content and to feed demand of comic and superhero lovers alike; 2016 seems to not be the year. No doubt Deadpool being the "hero" the genre needed.
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Deadpool would
class himself as a ladies-man no doubt; but as a viewer (and a fan), i
feel it's safe to say that Deadpool is for any man or
woman. Compared to the failure of Deadpool's first appearance in Wolverine,
the character has become more edgy, witty and sarcastic that often picks fun
at other comics. This fourth-wall breaking builds a relatable aspect for
comic and film lovers alike; with jabs to movie failures and the little
amount of money spent on the film (a mere £50 million
in comparison to Avengers: Age of Ultron's budget
of £279.9 million). Not to mention the mixture of subtle and not so subtle
easter eggs scattered throughout the movie, with Deadpool asking
the audience whether or not they've seen 127 Hours (and then
continues to cut his arm off like the movie) or Wade Wilson asking
for his super-suit not to be "green or animated" (a reference to the
movie failure that was Green Lantern which also starred
Ryan Reynolds). The character therefore speaks the mind of the viewer,
not to mention no superhero movie has done it this effortlessly and directly.
Deadpool has
also been in the works for a while now. Ryan Reynolds was eager to "do
the character justice" after his previous portrayal as the
character (which he and many
fans didn't believe nor agree with). You can see the
amount of time and effort that has gone into research of the character,
cinematography and even the endless jokes that somehow do not manage to cross
a line into annoyance. These
(often categorised as basic) features build it towards a box office success.
And if we're comparing box office success in terms of money, Deadpool has become the 2nd most
grossed superhero origin movie (closely behind Spiderman) in both opening
week and lifetime categories; the movie has also become the number one
Revenge movie in the Lifetime Gross, Theatres and Opening categories.
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The method of which box office success is measured is debatable, but nonetheless Deadpool has been an overwhelming victory no doubt. Whether you read the comics constantly or only seen the movie once, you know who he is and will definitely be queuing up for the second instalment.
*Side-note Deadpool is now on DVD, so i'll be watching it 50 times*
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