Curtis Silvey is a sophomore photojournalism major and writes "The Silvey Lining" for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Curtis at clsilvey@bsu.edu.
5/5 stars
Right now, superhero movies are the norm for any major film studio, and they usually tend to follow the same pattern. Whether it’s an origin story or a team movie involving multiple characters, there is always the protagonist(s) versus the antagonist(s) plot line, but what if said protagonist doesn’t follow the same alignment as everyone else? As a fourth wall-breaking, smart-mouth antihero would put it, “Cue the music.”
“Deadpool” unfolds as the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego of Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
To be honest, I’ve been looking forward to this movie for quite some time, say since 2009, when Fox first tried to put Deadpool on the silver screen in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” but sadly butchered it in the worst way. This adaptation of Deadpool left a bad taste in the audience’s mouth and crushed the dreams of actually seeing a good, live-action adaptation of Deadpool.
There have been many others with anticipations, including long-time Deadpool fan and current star, Ryan Reynolds, who wanted Fox to greenlight a Deadpool movie way before 2009. Until recently, Fox just never saw any potential in an R-rated superhero movie.
It was in mid 2014 that someone “accidentally” leaked test footage, which caught the Internet in a whirlwind of excitement. Although hesitant at first, Fox executives saw all the positive feedback from the test footage and finally decided to make a move on the film.
So Feb. 11, after waiting seven long years, I finally got the chance to see the movie I’ve been waiting for. Unfortunately, my initial reaction walking out of the theater wasn’t what I was expecting.
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Don’t get me wrong, “Deadpool” checked off everything on the list: crude language – check, dark humor – check, gore – check, fourth wall-breaking – check. I just felt like there was something else missing; it just wasn’t the initial reaction I was hoping for.
Despite my initial reaction, this movie was beautiful. Like I said, it checked off everything it needed to and was well-delivered by a group of actors, actresses and crew. The story itself isn’t what separates this movie from most other superhero movies, but the characters and how they were played (mostly Deadpool himself) are what make this movie its own thing. All the main characters are well-rounded, so anyone can relate to it.
This movie covers everything from action to romance to comedy, and everything in between. The special effects were satisfactory for the low budget it had, especially in the scene where it shows 12 numbered shell casings falling in slow motion. There were many scenes that didn’t need state-of-the-art special effects to be great, like the scene that shows Deadpool trying to fight the mutant Colossus but ends up breaking his own hands and feet in the process.
So if you want to see a movie where you’ll laugh from beginning to end, experience multiple fourth-wall breaks and view constant killing, “Deadpool” is the movie for you.
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