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But Deadpool and Wolverine does something more radical and worthwhile than show off old action figures.

Warning: Spoilers for Deadpool and Wolverine ahead.

Best X-Men movies: Deadpool and Wolverine tied together during the 2024 movie Deadpool and Wolverine.

It is deep in The Void that Deadpool and Wolverine stages a moment engineered for virality.

All of these characters originate from various Marvel film franchises that were swiftly abandoned amid Marvel’s meteoric rise.

Again: This is not the first time Marvel has played this card.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool and Wolverine

But Deadpool and Wolverine is a different tale.

Many of these Marvel movies were hits, while others were misses.

Critics were bored by them, but kids couldn’t get enough.

Deadpool and Wolverine

Some things never change.

It’s a feature unique to the genre even if film scholars argue they ought to be bugs.

No one and nothing deserves a good ending.

Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox in Deadpool & Wolverine

In ways that aren’t even obvious, Marvel wouldn’t be where it was without these first movies.

They exist now, for the moment, so long as fans want them to live.

Deadpool and Wolverine is now playing in theaters.

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If you’re yet to see it, you might be interested in our ranking of thebest Marvel movies.

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