Review: Deadpool

Posted by , 14 April 2016

Deadpool manages to subvert the standard superhero genre.

I didn’t really know anything about Deadpool when number one son brought it over to watch. I’ll confess that I’m not really a fan of the superhero genre (just how many Batman and Superman movies do we need) so my expectations weren’t particularly high.

The opening scene really does establish the film’s style from early on. Slow motion, hyper violent, almost comic in the unbelievable action and totally self-aware – what other action movie has the main character providing a voice over directed to the audience while the action unfolds?

The movie takes a non-linear approach. We start with the hero(?) in full action mode before backtracking to figure out how he got to that point and then continuing on with his quest for revenge against the evil genius who destroyed his face in the process of turning him into a super-hero, which meant he lost his girl. How many superheroes are on quest to change themselves back?

As a plot, it’s different from your standard action or superhero movie – frankly, most of the time the plot is simply the foundation on which to build action and special effects. Similarly, the dialogue is very different with the audience being directly addressed – not just as voice overs, but the character staring down the camera at us.

If you can get past the hyper-realistic gore and violence, Deadpool is a hugely enjoyable take on the superhero genre. It turns the standard plot and dialogue on its head and knows it, and wants us to know it too.


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