Deadpool Character Analysis

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Super hero movies are extremely popular now a days, so I decided to analyze Marvel’s movie Deadpool. I had seen this film when it first came out into theaters, but I did not pay much attention to the gender and sexuality issues within it. So I re-watched Deadpool Thursday, June 12, 2016 in my own home. Throughout the movie, I noticed there were many male gender stereotypes as well as female, and I got the impression that males are superior to females. Those are the three issues I paid attention to throughout the film. We all know the typical male stereotypes, and this film went right along with those assumptions. One of the main stereotypes that was seen all through the movie was that men are to be very strong and violent. The main character, Wade Wilson also known as Deadpool, has a job as a type of hit man and scares people through violence. His …show more content…

A very typical thought is that women are not strong, and that they should be gentle. The character, Angel Dust, is a female who has extreme strength. Wade Wilson says to her, “Aren’t you a little strong for a lady?” That quote supports the idea that women are not meant to be strong especially stronger than their male counterparts. A big cliché in society is that teenage girls are moody and do not want anything to do with anything. The character, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, who is very introverted, demonstrates that. Wade even makes a point to mock her about that in one of the opening scenes. Lastly, an assumption is that women cannot defend themselves, and constantly need men to save them. Deadpool’s girlfriend, Vanessa, is kidnapped towards the end of the film, and of course, he must come to her rescue and defend her. In society, it is thought that women cannot handle themselves. They need a man to take care of them and be there when something goes wrong. Believe it or not, most women are pretty

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