Let’s Talk About SEX!
S is for substantial – no porn
E is for experimental, explorative and hopefully entertaining
X is for [insert sexual fantasy or taboo]
There probably isn’t another now-ish release at the moment that screams SEX as much as Deadpool does. Seriously, every other word in that movie is ‘cum’. Probably, the makers didn’t see the point in trying to outnumber The Wolf of Wall Street in ‘fuck’ so they had to get a bit creative. If you know me, you know that I like discussing gender issues and Deadpool certainly provides quite a bit of food for thought here.
It shows a lot of male skin. And yes, Ryan Reynolds has a nice butt. I mean bod. Which is very well highlighted in that suit. (Dat ass!). And then there’s the British villain for those who are into that particular mixture of Neo-Nazism and white ghetto. No, just kidding, he’s objectively hot. (Biceps!).
There’s an equal amount of attractiveness for the men (and lesbians (and bisexuals)) out there as well. Morena Baccarin as Deadpool’s girlfriend wears tiny dresses and Christmas sweaters most of the time. She’s also funny and has a personality. The second female sex bomb is British Nazi’s assistant (?), who kicks a lot of ass whilst wearing an amazingly supportive bra. Seriously, how does her cleavage look so amazing in all those fight scenes?
So I haven’t talked about the plot or cinematography or the cool editing in Deadpool and I’m not going to. Instead, I’m trying to give an example of objectification by objectifying the characters in Deadpool. Which is something the movie itself does too – and excels at! In fact, it is one of the few movies that get it right. Especially for a superhero movie. Think about it.
Example: The Avengers. I get to indulge in the abs of Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner.. even Mark Ruffalo is cute. And what do my male peers get? Apart from Scarlet Johansson in a tight suit, there’s only emo Scarlet Witch (what’s with all the Scarlets?). Of course, my only concern is that there’s just not enough books in superhero movies. I don’t care about the lack of female characters at all. It’s totally unrealistic for a lot of female superheroes to exist; women aren’t statistically very talented at fighting or thinking strategically. So yeah I’m just concerned about an equal distribution of eye candy among genders. Actually, there should be a movie that centers around a female superhero! It’s totally unfair that we get to state at Thor’s biceps for 2 hours every year, while all guys get is a few minutes of a casually clad Natalie Portman!
Anyway, I’m losing my focus here. The point is that Deadpool is doing quite a few things right, such as putting the right amount of boobs into a movie. I think that this is the direction we should be heading in the future. It’s only fair. Maybe I should get in touch with some Men’s Rights Activists and figure out a plan.
