Kick-Ass
2010-04-21 18:55:04.834412+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Saw Kick-Ass last night. It did, indeed. The script took it in places that weren't always obvious, the direction never made me squirm uncomfortably the way that over the top violence sometimes can (I'm remembering the bank scene in The Matrix where I very much felt "I'm uncomfortable that I'm enjoying this").
A few days ago, in response to some of the reviews of Kick-Ass, I observed that
Asking "but what is it satire of?" suggests the answer is close to home.
and after seeing the movie I think that the subtleties of the answer to that might make it a "see it again" movie. On the one hand it's a comic book teen romp, on the other hand there are aspects of one of the heroes being an 11 year old killing machine who swears like a sailor, who also happens to be female, and how that squicks many reviewers, that can lead to some good introspection.