Today we host an article by Camilla Castellani that creates a very interesting and fitting parallel between one of our favorite superheroes (Deadpool) and the Olympics.
And who are we not to grab our popcorn and read with curiosity?
If you also see the world as particularly beautiful these days, well a little bit is because it is but you also need to know that you are under the effect-Paris.
We are in the midst of the Olympic climate and Paris has not yet (or maybe never) stopped reminding you how beautiful it is.
But these days it is truly in splendid shape.
A uniform, the one worn by the Ville Lumière from last July 26 to next August 11, that constantly enhances and reminds you of the city’s beauty.
Amidst applause and a major dose of “hating” – a bit like what happens on the most well-known red carpets – the dress worn by Paris these days has a detail that does not go unnoticed.
And, it doesn’t have to.
It’s the five Olympic rings.
And so, their values.
The expressions of the athletes and female athletes we see on TV these days – in addition to lending themselves in a phantasmagorical way to a variety of memes (and, you know it will) – reminds you of the importance of having goals.
From the very young to the more “mature,” they represent their countries, in some ways becoming true symbols of them.
They take to the field, the track, wear the right shoes, get on a bike or hold a paddle.
And all this along with efforts, exertions, adrenaline but also the most personal frailties.
Imagine a weight thrower: how much does he remind you of Thor and his faithful hammer?
And doesn’t a judogi move, perhaps, faster than Deadpool’s katanas?
In short, room for creativity.
But one thing is certain, everyone and everyone has claws as sharp as Wolverine.
Athletes from around the world are the superheroes who, at every Olympics, watch over and protect our cities and even a little bit of our hearts.
You remember the past feat in anticipation, and hope, of seeing something even more epic.
You’ve surely thought, at least once, of revisitingTamberi ‘s jump or Jacobs ‘ 100-meter dash in Tokyo 2020.
Every Olympics is a date with a new chapter in your favorite saga.
And 2024, if you love sports but have a strong nerd spirit, gives you a very unique astral alignment.
Exactly two days before the opening of the Paris Olympics, Shawn Levy‘s “Deadpool & Wolverine“ was released. And for those of you who are fans of the MCU – Marvel Cinematic Universe (because if you have come and read this far it is because you have) this moment has cost you over two years of waiting.
Exhilarating and nostalgic in its constant parallels between the “old” (or empty), Marvel-Fox, and the “new,” Marvel-Disney, the film not only surprises with cameos and storytelling by Deadpool and Wolverine, but also with the complicity – intentionally veiled in irony and sarcasm – between the two characters.
At least in one scene of the film you either see them as Sandra Mondaini and Raimondo Vianello, or you lie.
Complicity that functions as a springboard for exploring themes and emotions throughout the film.
Deadpool Wolverine.
The two protagonists, thanks in part to the other characters they interact with, are a team.
Fortified and sometimes weakened by sporting values.
Deadpool and Wolverine, Wade and Logan, the talkative mercenary and the lonely one.
Exuberance and introspection: two natural and necessary attitudes for those who love and practice sports.
The joy of a victory, of one’s best time, the feeling after the movement on one side.
Defeat, getting back up even when one is broken inside and having a bad day on the other.
Wade and Logan weave their personal stories to the most creative of exasperations: being superheroes.
They are the people who start running, but they are also the athletes, the champions. And that involves being a winner but also being defeated.
Two hours and seven minutes of adventures, special effects and turpiloquy.
Lots of laughs and a definitely over the top but really cool team spirit.
This odd couple of athletes prove to be tolerant, understanding and inclusive, although they fully embody and respect the history and characteristics of their characters.
They play fair play soiled by traps, special effects, pop choreography from the golden years of the 90s.
They are determined and fully follow theMarvelian sports ethic.
They respect the rules but demand respect and fight for justice.
Wade and Logan are their own first than Deadpool and Wolverine.
They are upstanding and resilient, even when life brings them face to face with their own demons. The film is a journey in search of redemption and an incentive to seize opportunities and setbacks.
And in this Deadpool and Wolverine are true champions.