The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the most culturally dominant force in entertainment today. It's the most profitable film franchise of all time. It also includes the second (Spider-Man), sixth (Avengers), and tenth (X-Men) highest-grossing franchises. With 33 entries, it's also one of the most prolific film series, outdoing James Bond and falling just behind Godzilla. A cultural empire like that needs a jester to ridicule it. Deadpool seems poised to become that jester, but it's hard to point and laugh while doing the same thing he's making fun of.