- Director: David Leitch
- Year: 2018
Overview
Wade Wilson falls into deep depression after his partner is killed, leading him to join the X-Men as a trainee. During a mission, he meets Russell, a young mutant who is being abused by the headmaster of his orphanage. Wade kills a staff member to protect Russell, landing both of them in a mutant prison. Cable, a cyborg soldier from the future, attacks the prison to eliminate Russell before the boy becomes a mass murderer. Wade escapes and forms a team called X-Force to protect Russell. He sacrifices himself to save the boy, convincing Russell to change his future path.
Takeaways
Cable tries to fix the future by changing the present, hoping to stop a kid before he grows up to be a killer. The mutant prison attempts to lock down everyone's powers, but it fails because it isn't ready for a threat like Cable. Wade tries to throw together a team on the fly, but it's a total disaster because he doesn't plan anything. In the end, Wade's willingness to die for Russell shows the kid that somebody actually cares about him, which changes his whole path. It shows that people aren't locked into being bad, and a little love can change their future.