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What Studios Should and Shouldn't Learn from "Deadpool"


Considering 20th Century Fox's latest hit, Deadpool, is now the highest grossing R-rated movie in the history of film, it's only natural for it to cause some speculation towards big-time producers. "What if," they're probably thinking, "we make more movies like Deadpool?"

Please don't.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed every minute of Deadpool and I'm not even a fan of R-rated comedies, but making more movies like Deadpool isn't the same as having another Deadpool. I can predict we're going to see some trailers in the coming months with foul-mouthed characters breaking the fourth wall or causing an obscene amount of violence. The problem is, though, is that what those creators are doing are just ripping off of Deadpool.

And this is only one of the list of outcomes that might happen in the near-future because of Deadpool's fame. If studios get the wrong idea, they may think that they should make more R-rated superhero movies. Which, in turn, may not be a bad thing. Wolverine at least deserves a R-rated cut and other superheroes such as Batman, Daredevil (whose show has a TV-MA rating), and the like, whose comic book stories tend to get blended with horror, could benefit from an R-rated installment. However, we really don't need an R-rated version of Spider-Man, Green Lantern, or Captain America. Not that I think this is likely to happen, but just wanting to put that out there.

One thing that studios could  learn is that if they want an R-rated comedy with adult jokes, make it actually funny. I said above that I'm not a fan of R-rated comedies and that's because, most of the time, the jokes are more disgusting than funny and leaves me with a bad taste in the mouth. Deadpool was chock-full of adult humor, but 95% of the jokes were absolutely hilarious. Comedy is a hard genre because what one person finds funny, another person might not. But please: Let's make our comedies generally funny.

Have you seen Deadpool? If so, what are your thoughts? What do you think is in Hollywood's future now because of this movie's success?

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