I just got back from an experience what can only be called the criterion of not only X-Pictures and superhero movies, but rivals timeless classics the likes of Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman, The Godfather, One Flew over the Cukoo’s Nest, Citizen Kane and of course, Casablanca. It’s perplexing to imagine where Gavin Hood can go from this, the pinnacle of his career. America agrees with me; $87 million over the weekend at the box offices downloading and naysaying bitches!!
I don’t understand what everyone has against this movie when it was leaked, it was far superior to X3 and Spider-Man 3, by proxy monumentally better than the other X movies. Don’t listen to the other robo-weenies on this site that didn’t like it either, they just don’t like 20th Century Fox and are trying to push their communist propaganda. The story, down at its core, is a love story; a love that spans time, a love that knows no boundaries, that knows no limits… except for one, SAB-ER-TOOTH!! I know what you’re thinking but seriously, the way it’s executed is flawless. I don’t want to spoil this piece of… work, but let’s just say it has to do with a little ‘sibling rivalry’. I’m going to go into spoilers in a moment, but you have to understand, any spoilers you read about it don’t mean anything because it’s the way in which it’s done that is amazing.
Ryan Reynolds was incredible as Deadpool, not only that but they added whole new dimensions to the character I would have never thought possible. Deadpool is a regular chatty-cathy in the comics that has brought out some of the best comedic lines during fighting ever produced in the literary form, but in this movie they TAKE AWAY HIS ABILITY TO TALK!! WOAH!! Bet you didn’t see that one coming!!!
Whoever wrote this script clearly has no fear in tackling such a character who is so dialogue rich and subverting his main line of appeal. The creators do this by adding a whole lot more; teleportation, Baraka swords coming out of his wrists and, my favorite, the ability to shoot laser beams from his eyes!!! WHAT!?!?! Yeah, dude, that’s how good it gets. Why he is fighting with Wolverine one would think there is no dramatic purpose… or so it may seem, however, if you pay attention, you can tell that the writer and director added layers of subtext where Deadpool and Wolverine were actually secret lovers. Yes, that’s right. Watch it again with that in mind and feel the revelation come over you. It’s true what people are saying, Dosdoyevsky this movie is not, I would liken it more to a Shakespearean drama.
See everybody thinks this is some mindless action movie, just to rape people out of money by using a highly profitable franchise and character without caring about story or characters therein; these people are wrong. They fail to see all these hidden layers; Victor and Logan being molested by their ‘father’ before running away and starting a new life together (when really it wasn’t their father after all), the sisterly love and “bond” between SilverFox and Emma Frost, the Blob can still get his feelings hurt no matter how many layers of fat between the outside world and his inner heart. My only guess is that people don’t like the non-Hollywood ending; because of the surprising twist, lazy viewers get upset when Logan and SilverFox don’t walk off into the sunset just when you think they are. The moment she says “I’m so cold.”, I tried to hold back those flood gates, but I could not.
Pencilbot can’t wait until they make the sequel where Logan is a low-priced geisha, I hear they’re starting to talk about it. It will be hard to top this one, but if the same creative team is on the prowl, they’re sure to do some berserker damage.