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"Deadpool & Wolverine" has made more money in its' opening weekend than the entire box office runs of "The Marvels" and "Madame Web" - combined. (lemmy.ml)
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Deadpool & Wolverine: $438,300,000

The Marvels: $206,136,825

Madame Web: $100,298,817

(Yes, I know Madame Web isn't an MCU movie.)

Here's looking at you, bub.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The rock or the Trump insert that had more likeable characteristics than the real Trump?

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think calling him Trump is underselling him. He's a personification of what capitalists think capitalism is. He's the American dream. He's infinite growth. He's a good deal. And even being a mythologised portrayal of capitalism, he's still bad. If you give capitalists exactly what they want and how they want it, they'll still destroy the world. That's the point of the movie.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I had to be told he was a Trump insert. I honestly thought he was just a Gordon Gekko type. His only redeeming quality was he did love his son, which is why I didn't make the Trump connection at first.

Broadly speaking, I get it, but too many aspects of the movie were either undercooked or someone needed to be willing to tell Patty Jenkins that her ideas aren't very good. I agree with RLM said that the movie was a bunch of empty platitudes. That ending monologue was nonsense.

Also, just bring the boyfriend back with a body made of clay. It side steps so many issues and plays into Wonder Woman's original origin.