No drugs, just humor. A slogan that no one would normally associate with Deadpool. However, on July 26 Deadpool & Wolverine was released in theaters and immediately caught my attention. Deadpool has a series of movies that did great due to the consistency of his charisma. Thankfully, I was not disappointed to still receive the vulgar comical jokes. 

The best Deadpool movie ever has officially arrived and it’s going to be hard to follow up with something even as equally good. However, I still think the storyline isn’t and shouldn’t be over.

Obviously with Marvel Studios now in control of the X-Men franchise, the new movie stands as a fresh chapter in the characters’ cinematic histories. Despite the excitement in the change of the movie, there was a lot of concern hidden within all of its fans. 

This change is huge and doesn’t go unnoticed. This is partially because the new writers clearly didn’t want it to. Not just in the film’s narrative and aesthetic choices, but also in its commentary and background characters. The scriptwriters kept the essential part of Deadpool, the controversial jokes.

Freshman Laila Williams noticed one seemingly going unnoticed and said “It was a good storyline but it’s a lot of blasphemy due to the joke about Jesus’ death. It upset me”. Unfortunately, the scene taken from the comic book accurate Wolverine being tormented on an x was just funny enough to change her perspective on just how good the movie was. 

The last Deadpool movie was released in May 2018. This movie did good numbers within the first few days but compared to the current release, I think it’s safe to say despite the uptick in perceptual jokes it’s a good movie through and through.

Unphased by the torment scene, Deadpool calling himself “Marvel Jesus” accompanied by his mockery of everything serious seemed to be the worrisome part of the movie for senior Jason Jefferson. “The movie was everything it should be. I didn’t mind the torment scene however going as far as to call himself ‘Marvel Jesus’ was a turn off. It’s definitely still a tone down from the other movies though”. 

And to that defense I can agree, so building drama adding Wolverine into the mix furthering the story line and deepening the relatability was possibly the boldest and most modern thing they’ve done in the MCU. 

Deadpool is well  known for breaking the fourth-wall, and at the forefront of these sly references is his eye contact with the audience every time. In a scene where Deadpool and Wolverine are discussing their past adventures, Deadpool makes a passing comment about “those old studio limitations”.

This remark sums up the movie’s theme of reinvention. The most playful yet biggest adjustment comes in the film’s post-credits scene, where a montage shows a shot of a Fox-era Wolverine costume being thrown out and replaced by a more modern looking one. 

As the movie begins a new chapter under Marvel Studios, they have taken every opportunity to poke fun at the missteps and limitations of the previous projects under Fox’s direction. There was a series of clear, funny and insulting jabs aimed at Fox.  In addition to making up some of the best moments in the movie, these jabs offer a playful nod to the past while eagerly looking forward to the very bright future of the best duo ever.