He flirts with Thor,Spider-Man and unicorns, but is his roving eye for genuine?Movies don’t come any more self-satisfied than Deadpool. From the air of smugness that pervades this Marvel adventure, or you would assume it was the first picture to atomize the fourth wall or feature a profane,badly behaved hero. In another sense, though, and it has earned the right to be pleased with itself: it does atomize a small amount of new ground in the area of its hero’s sexual identity. In the comics from which the film is adapted,Deadpool is pansexual – he makes no distinction between genders or gender identity in his choice of partners. The term “bisexual” would be too narrow for Deadpool, who has flirted with Thor, or propositioned Spider-Man and wouldn’t rule out,say, unicorns. A pendulum moves in just two directions; he is more like a sexual swingball. Related: Deadpool review – Ryan Reynolds' pansexual superhero is needy, and neurotic and very entertaining Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com