Why The Deadpool Film is Kinda Important

I want you to think back on all the comic book films released within the last...say 5 years or so, how many of them had an R rating? Kingsman and that's about it right? Don't you think it's time for the comic book genre to grow past the "family friendly" audience and give us more adult material? Deadpool looks to give us just that has it has been confirmed to have an R rating, making it the first Fox comic book film to receive such a rating. It is common knowledge around here that I like Fox as much as Nick Fury loves being transparent but I have to give them credit for having the guts to put out an R rated comic book film, especially one based on a Marvel character since Marvel's Cinematic Universe is a PG-13 zone strictly ( not saying that Marvel is producing Deadpool or anything). Normally I'd think nothing about this other than a "I'll probably watch it", but if this film does well it could have huge ramifications in which rating future films will get. Deadpool is a character that does not shy away from violence and foul language and in order to capture him truly there is no other rating they could possibly have than R; now imagine having a Wolverine film where Logan can completely eviscerate his enemies is a glorious fit of berserker rage, or better yet an X-Force film where we have an elite mutant hit squad doing the wet-work to save their kind. Do you see what kind of doors this opens up? And it's not only for Fox either, DC and Marvel could also take a page from them and give their characters much needed justice like a Daredevil R Reboot, a Deathstroke film, and maybe...idk...A REBOOT TO THE BLADE SERIES THAT I'VE WANTED SINCE BLADE 3!

The test footage that started the buzz

Fox has been relying on the X-Men franchise to stay relevant in the comic book movie world and they really need to keep it fresh and I believe this is one way to go about it. Having Deadpool in their universe and having his film being rated R opens up different avenues to be more true to the more violent mutants (The Wolverine films would have been way better if Logan was allowed to slice people up on camera, just saying). Not only that, but if it does well and Marvel and DC copy them, we could be looking at a much needed breath of fresh air in the overly saturated PG-13 fest that is comic book films. Kingsman needs some company and I am totally for more films like that because did you see that church scene? Every comic book film needs a scene like that and guess which films would do it best? That's right...R rated comic films.

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I cannot believe I am saying this, but I am excited for a Fox produced superhero film, excuse me while I go check for airborne pigs.