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I know it technically is a movie about superheroes, but I feel like Deadpool doesn't qualify as a standard "superhero movie"
Subverting the standard expectation is the way nearly all good superhero films get there, to the point that it is the expectation.
Good point, I did not expect the Guardians of the Galaxy series to be a funny sitcom at its core but here we are.
I think that's key to the success of future superhero movies. Deadpool is a R-Rated comedy, which gives Deadpool some novelty and keeps his character feeling fresh. Winter Soldier was a spy thriller, there was that X-men horror movie a few years ago (IDK if it's good, never saw it), the new joker movie is apparently a musical.
These are all different genres just with a superhero filter over them. The problem with the MCU as a whole is that they all feel the same and all the characters feel the same.
That's what I've been saying for years. "Superheroes" is a flavour, not a genre. Just like "cops" or "soldiers". You can do any sort of movie genre with those flavours. The problem is that too often movie studios go with the safe option of "action comedy".