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Screen RANT
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"Similar to other postmodern explorations of superhero-dom such as Watchmen and The Boys, Peacemaker as a character echoes how the inherent ties between power and abuse apply to beloved caped crusaders. Watchmen's The Comedian was based on Peacemaker, writer Alan Moore contending that centralized powers like the Justice League are fascistic regardless of rhetoric and fanfare. Where older superhero portrayals in media labeled the greater American purpose as triumphant, heroic, and even wholesome — such as Christopher Reeve's Superman or Adam West's Batman — newer shows like Peacemaker have reinterpreted American "heroes" as grittier, nonsensically self-righteous, and hereditarily genocidal. As Cena describes it, it's 'f**ked.'"
MOVIEWEB
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"Is liking PTA pretentious? Is even the acronym pretentious? Yes and absolutely. Don't cower from it; just have fun. Boogie Nights is what happens when you give anabolic steroids to a little league batter: it's such a chaotic delight to watch things go all the right versions of wrong that you forget to worry about what's happening under the skin of the little fella. The movie sneaks up on you. It's both about porn in setting, not at all about porn in themes, and one hundred percent about porn in every frame. If you want to upset a wannabe cinephile, say this is your favorite PTA. If you want to earn the respect of real film academia, say this is your favorite PTA and defend yourself by swinging the broken bottle of 'I like when movies are likable.'"
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