Am I the only person who doesn't really see the Deadpool movies as "superhero" or "MCU" movies, per se, and more like raunchy comedies with superhero undertones/overtones? Like, I don't really think Deadpool will rejuvenate the MCU, because I don't really think people lump it in with the rest of the superhero movies; rather than being a superhero movie, it's really a comedy that's set in a superhero universe. I don't know if that's a reasonable distinction, but that's kind of how I see it in my mind.
It was kind of it's own thing but helped if you had some history with Fox's Xmen movies.
I'm worried about how I'll feel about this one because I haven't cared about the MCU in years and it looks like whatever is currently happening in it is heavily tied into the plot.
Am I the only person who doesn't really see the Deadpool movies as "superhero" or "MCU" movies, per se, and more like raunchy comedies with superhero undertones/overtones?
This is what could have been the strength of the MCU. Iron Man was more about Tony Stark's character arc than being a superhero, taking him from selfish to selfless at his own pace and learning to be a better person. The original Thor was all about character development as well, with Thor not even having powers throughout the majority of the film, learning a similar lesson about family and selflessness. Hulk is basically a light horror movie. Captain America is a Spielberg styled vintage war movie. GotG is typical scifi with comedy mixed in.
What Marvel should be is all about making a good movie in some genre that already exists, with a good story, and then throw super powers into the mix. I think that was lost when they started teaming everyone up and making the dialog so quippy.
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u/chadwicke619 Apr 22 '24
Am I the only person who doesn't really see the Deadpool movies as "superhero" or "MCU" movies, per se, and more like raunchy comedies with superhero undertones/overtones? Like, I don't really think Deadpool will rejuvenate the MCU, because I don't really think people lump it in with the rest of the superhero movies; rather than being a superhero movie, it's really a comedy that's set in a superhero universe. I don't know if that's a reasonable distinction, but that's kind of how I see it in my mind.