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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Artificiality vs Authenticity
On the commodification of cinema
There is nothing inherently wrong with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. In fact, a hot take one could make is that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is a new type of aesthetical and sensorial cinema which values the experiential nature of joy and pleasure beyond anything else.
If we squint hard enough and we ignore context, we could make the argument that ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is a new type of fun cinema. A cinema which has the sole objective of being an engaging experience for the audience. And one could even find the context to back this up.
One could point out various interviews with the director Shawn Levy and how he talks about making populist cinema. Or one could analyze the whole career of Ryan Reynolds and use his approach to art to make an argument. His approach being one of valuing the experience of the audience above everything else, i.e. making sure that the film is as exciting and experiential as possible for the audience. One could try and make that argument. There is a lot there to make that argument, and one could make it quite convincingly. I mean, at the end of the day what is the difference between ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and stand-up comedy?
