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08 April 2016 @ 05:31 pm
ATTF: R-Rated Movies in MCU?  
This is a little off-topic but I thought that this would be a really interesting topic to discuss. So, members of this great bar, do you think that Marvel should also follow in Deadpool's footsteps and start to make R movies?

I personally loved Deadpool and had a great time watching the movie but some people who brought their young children to the movies were angry that it had a lot of bad words and stuff.  Obviously, because it was R, that was to be expected but should superhero movies even be R when a good majority of the fanbase is younger than 17?

Also, feel free to talk about other MCU movies and think of this as a general movie discussion!

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franztastisch: starshaped[personal profile] franztastisch on April 9th, 2016 11:26 am (UTC)
I think the reshoots for Suicide Squad are in response to Batman vs Superman being too grimdark. And also because people loved the second trailer so much. I mean, I loved that second trailer and I have no interest in seeing the actual film. It was just really well done.

ETA: I genuinely think they don't need a higher rating if they ever get round to making a film about Natasha. Mainly because clever storytelling can cover a lot of ground and a 12A/PG13 spy thriller is very doable. Also, I don't think it would be doing Natasha a disservice because that implies that the most important things about her are those horrible things that we're not even sure happened to her in the MCU. She doesn't need a 15/R rating to be the best version of herself and you can easily imply bad things without explicitly stating them. Like Mad Max: Fury Road.

But also - from a non-storytelling POV - I think it would be a bad move simply because it would cut out a huge amount of the fanbase who, lets be honest, definitely deserve to see the Black Widow on screen.

Edited 2016-04-09 11:34 am (UTC)
[identity profile] alphaflyer.livejournal.com on April 9th, 2016 10:21 pm (UTC)
Agreed. I'm always in favour of implying rather than showing -- allowing room for the reader's imagination is much more effective storytelling in my book. Plus, we want all those little girls out there to have a badass Marvel heroine to balance against all the princesses. So, yeah. No R for the Black Widow, please!
inkvoices: avengers:natasha all things[personal profile] inkvoices on April 10th, 2016 08:19 pm (UTC)
Thirded - if we had more female led films it might not be so much of a problem, but with there being so few I think the wider an audience they can reach the better. Also implying rather than showing can be just as effective if not more so. After all, isn't that how the Clintasha ship sailed from Avengers? ;)