While Deadpool’s been around for 25 years, only in the past decade has he experienced a wild and improbable ride that’s brought him to imminent cinematic fame. And when his best writers take on his adventures, those de-suspensions of disbelief aren’t just catty winks - they’re a way to offer a loving critique of a genre that has taken over popular culture. Only Deadpool - nicknamed “the Merc with a Mouth” - is there to act as a pressure-release valve, directly addressing the audience to point out how ridiculous the whole superhero endeavor can be. Even the lighter ones are pretty self-serious, blindly accepting the bizarre tropes of the genre. We’re approaching Peak Superhero, glutted with TV shows and movies about tortured Übermenschen who embark on heroic journeys and triumph against all odds. That last bit is what makes his Ryan Reynolds–starring film extremely timely. But most important - and this is a key element of his big-screen incarnation, too - he’s the only A-list superhero character who regularly breaks the fourth wall and acknowledges that he’s in a superhero story. His irreverence and oddity have made him the rare character that can be embraced by progressive critics and bro-ish frat boys alike. He’s as liable to burst into song or declare his love for Bea Arthur as he is to decapitate you. But anyone who’s read his adventures or played him in a video game knows his real superpower is his mouth: He never shuts up, tossing one-liners and references the way Batman flings Batarangs. Ostensibly, his superpower is that he heals very quickly and has learned how to be brutally effective with blades and bullets. The character is queer, mentally ill, a rape victim, a cancer patient, and a remorseless killer - yet somehow one of the most riotously funny figures ever to emerge from a comic book. In an entertainment landscape that’s become astoundingly dense with spandex-wearing crusaders and vigilantes, Deadpool stands alone for a number of reasons. Then, you know what? Your heart's in the wrong place, big guy.This article was originally published in February 2016, in advance of the release of Deadpool. But worst of all, you broke my heart, Wade. I know you can!ĭo you know what would happen to me if I helped you? I would be disgraced. You should never meet your heroes because, honestly, he's a bit of a dick! And like most dicks, he's hard as a rock and causes nothing but problems! Look, you can stop the Juggernaut. The Juggernaut! Who's, like, my favorite Marvel character ever-Īnd hi Yukio! That was really nice of you to say hi, so I'm gonna say hi back. Look, he's teamed up with the Juggernaut! And just like me, he's never had anyone sacrifice anything for him because the whole world wrote him off as a piece of shit a long time ago. You know the one.īut even you know I'm not a complete piece of shit! I was once an X-Man! and turned it into a glory hole in an airport bathroom. I made mistakes! I wanna take them back! You trusted me. It's like he's a Muppet from the waist down, but this time, you can see the Muppet's dick. They got the legs out and said "You know what? I'm done." It's like he was giving birth anally but they quit halfway through. I wouldn't ask him to do that if I were you. I mean, look at you, you're just straight shirt-cocking it? Toddler style?
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