By: Ashton Newton Staff Writer
Superheroes have been huge in movies lately. A little too huge, some might say, but they’ve been wildly successful nonetheless.
Marvel’s “Deadpool” brings a new kind of superhero to the big screen; One which comic lovers know as an “anti-hero.” For him, the lines between good and bad are very blurry. So, obviously, when I found out everyone’s favorite “Merc with a Mouth” was getting his own movie, I was skeptical and afraid we’d get a watered down version.
By far the best part of “Deadpool” was the R rating. If comic Deadpool is known for three things, it’s blood, language, and chimichangas. The R rating allowed all three of those to be expressed in full. There was no holding back in the language or the gore, so the comic Deadpool was really well portrayed on film.
Ryan Reynolds did an incredible job as Deadpool, he didn’t hold back at all in his portrayal of the character. Even under a thick red suit, Reynolds was able to bring so much emotion out of the character through his masterful use of dialogue.
“Deadpool” was also a chance that Fox took to poke fun at itself and the entire superhero genre. Deadpool makes fun of Ryan Reynolds’ “almost Deadpool” from “X-men Origins: Wolverine” and his Green Lantern. The movie also jokes about the low budget being the cause of the lack of X-Men characters and the very confusing X-Men Universe timeline.
The movie is a very easy to understand story of revenge. Set in the larger universe of the X-Men movies, the film seemed a little underwhelming in its small scale. I mean, there’s a guy named Apocalypse who’s about to try destroying the world in a few months. But at its core, “Deadpool” is a fun and entertaining debut of the beloved character on the big screen.
Comedy outweighed action in “Deadpool”. Whether it was breaking the fourth wall or one of his many one-liners, Deadpool had the audience laughing from start to finish. Comedy worked most of the time. As expected, a few one-liners fell flat, and some jokes were placed at awkward times, but “Deadpool” was still an extremely funny and entertaining movie.
A major weak point in the film was the side characters. Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead played the role of the voices of reason for Deadpool and Colossus trying to recruit him to the X-Men. The characters were undeveloped and provided nothing but some extra muscle for Deadpool and a few X-Men jokes.
The action was very fast paced and fun. I found myself wanting more of it in slower moments. The R rating allowed the action to be filled with blood and gore. The film didn’t hold back at all when it came to blood or dismemberment, and it was fantastic.
Overall, Deadpool was a fun but small film that managed to bring a fan favorite character to the big screen while parodying the entire superhero genre. The film didn’t disappoint and left me wanting more.
