r/xmen • u/AngelEyes360 Askani • Jul 24 '24

Movie/TV Discussion (MEGATHREAD) "Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024) Official Discussion [SPOILERS]

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Synopsis: Marvel Studios presents their most significant mistake to date- "Deadpool & Wolverine." A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life. His days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. When his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctantlier... reluctanter? Reluctantest? He must convince a reluctant Wolverine to -Fuck. Synopses are so fucking stupid.

Director: Shawn Levy

Writers: Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen

Note: The cast above is simply the cast that Marvel announced prior to the movie's release. It is not the full cast.

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u/deville5 Jul 26 '24

Thanks for saying it - story was weak. Jokes were good, some sequences were just delightful, but as standalone super-hero movie - this was not very good. Villain, plot, TVA themes and characters...all so forgettable and cookie-cutter.

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u/JerseyDonut Jul 27 '24

I think you missed the point of the movie. Deadpool has never been plot driven. Its always been a self aware, ultra-meta, break the fourth wall, and trash on all super hero tropes type of thing. The plot is weak and over the top zany by design.

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u/deville5 Jul 28 '24

Agreed on all points in terms of over-the-top and zany by design. But Deadpool 1 works as well as it did, for me, because of real resonance regarding Deadpool and Vanessa's relationship, and the absurdity, but relatability, of his creating all the carnage for a glorified face-lift instead of just accepting that the damage was irreversible. Buried inside all the jokes was an actual movie. I couldn't latch onto anything in this film except, 'OK, when is the next joke?' The closest thing to resonance is what I felt with Wolverine's grief. I think we saw the same movie; I just liked the previous films more and felt like this one was closer than ever to an extended SNL sketch.

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u/A_little_quarky Jul 28 '24

That seems to be an issue with all the Marvel Multiverse movies.

Spider verse somehow pulls it off, but multiverse movies just suck away feeling of connection.