So probably my favorite cultural event I attended was the Deadpool movie. I saw it three times, and each viewing got better. It was one of those films that was highly interactive with the audience, in that the character breaks the Fourth Wall and talks to the audience.
I was already planning on seeing the film, but the first time was earlier than intended; sort of an impromptu invite by some friends. The second time was as planned, although we also saw Hail Caesar! which was not very good; the pacing was off, and added in too many elements that were either not related or were too short in the film. I think the Cohen brothers have made much better films. After that however, we saw Deadpool, and it exceeded even my expectations, because the second viewing was better. The third time I saw it, I took a couple friends to see it, one of whom was a little skeptical, but came out quite pleased.
The thing about the Deadpool movie, is that it was a passion project by Ryan Reynolds, and although it has a simple story, it's done in a unique way (flashbacks from the main character as he's explaining everything, all the while breaking the Fourth Wall). It also was a hard R, something which was not expected to do well, but ended up being the highest grossing R rated film of all time. What this means is that the R rated film is making a comeback after the reign of PG-13 which has taken hold of Hollywood the last 10 years. Unfortunately what this means, is that studios will think that people just want hard R films, rather than films that are original and well done.
Probably one of the best films I've seen in a theater, and I highly recommend its viewing.
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