Liberals will hate this movie

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2010)

I have a theory why some critics have given this movie such a low rating and it has nothing to do with the age of the actors.
Liberals all over the world despise the gun culture in the US because it is against government control. Most liberals have a knee-jerk reaction to anything that promotes guns. I think one of the reasons some critics are trashing this movie is because it has a lot gun violence and it is completely unapologetic about it.
The directors of this movie were obviously not concerned about political correctness, which is why it is so good. "Big Daddy" and "Hit Girl" love their guns. Even worse, they show absolutely no remorse for brutally killing bad guys with those guns. Ebert said it was ridiculous how "Hit Girl" and "Big Daddy" showed no remorse after killing criminals. That's a valid point. But in a funny way that's exactly what makes their characters so compelling. They are not bleeding-heart liberals who cry every time a brutal criminal is killed. They know their victims are evil and they are determined to make them pay for their crimes. How refreshing.
"Kick-Ass" is also a very compelling character. One of the best parts of the movie is when a criminal asks him, "Kid, are you ready to die for this stranger?" Kick-Ass answers, "Yes, I am". Kick-Ass loves justice so much that he is ready to sacrifice his own life to achieve it. Unlike other celebrities who become famous because of their appearance and talent, "Kick-Ass" becomes famous because of his self-sacrifice.
I understand that Kick-Ass is a parody of superhero movies, just like Kill Bill was a parody of 70's Kung-Fu movies. But even though these movies are laughing at some of the more absurd aspects of the genres they are parodying, they are also celebrating their themes. Even though the characters in Kick-Ass are absurd, and maybe even a little crazy, they still have all those characteristics that makes us want to be superheroes ourselves: a determination to punish evil, an unhesitating commitment to justice, and a willingness to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.