GACKT 「I’d hate for Japan to seem like a boring country」 Passionate about 『Deadpool』’s charm

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Artiste GACKT appeared at the 『Deadpool』 movie premiere event on May 26, and introduced the charms of the movie.

『Deadpool』 is a movie about a hero who isn’t the conventional hero from American comics; he fights not for peace, but for his own vengeance and to reunite with his girlfriend. The protagonist with late-stage cancer, gets mutated by a dodgy organisation, and gains invulnerability powers while leaving him horribly disfigured, he then fights the dodgy organisation.

The movie premiered in the States on February 12 (local time), and gathered USD135 million at the weekend box office, surpassing 『Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith』 and 『Avatar』, and becoming the best opening performance for Twentieth Century Fox Films. In addition, it was a hot topic and became a global box office number one.

GACKT-san, who has been waiting for this movie, said 「Because there’s never been such a hero with such an approach, it made me feel 『Ah finally!』」, revealing his feelings about it. As he had already watched the English version, he commented about his impression on it, saying 「It’s crazy. I’ve always thought that this movie, when brought to Japan, should be able to pass as an R-15 film but, its black (humour)」.

「Our eyes tend to be drawn to flashy action but, here the main players are often in the small details, so it makes you wonder exactly how many people have been injured?」he said, and then added on with the unique perspective that only GACKT-san has, 「When watching with that perspective, I feel like you can even watch it 2 or 3 times」he said, suggesting one way to enjoy the movie.

At the end of the event, GACKT-san, who was holding onto the mike, mentioned that it’s a hit around the world, saying 「Around the world it’s setting a lot of box office records」. Following that, he said 「So if it isn’t able to set a record in Japan… I feel that I’d hate for Japan to seem like a boring country so… if everyone would spread the word around, it’ll make me happy」.

The rapper and DJ unit Creepy Nuts (R-Shitei & DJ Matsunaga) were also present at the event. A red carpet event was also held, with model and pro-boxer Takano Tomomi, and Yomiuri Giants’ Miles Mikolas and his wife Lauren making an appearance as well.

The movie 『Deadpool』 opens in theatres from June 1 (Wed).

Source: cinemacafe.net

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA