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Well honestly, from what we know so far, I think this movie will be one of the better representations of male pregnancy, on par with "Kangaroo Man", and specifically why it should be a real, serious practice. That doesn't seem to be the case if you are just looking at the fact that the film is being promoted as a comedy, however if you really look closer the film actually has a serious take on male pregnancy and far superior than "Junior". Junior played on the idea of seeing a pregnant human male funny, this film however seems to be playing on situational humor of the issues of being pregnant (regardless of sex) and being a male and having to hide it and not the actual idea of a pregnant human male, similar to how Kangaroo Man handle the subject.

The protagonist of Mamaboy is a guy who is being EXTREMELY selfless and risking his life to protect his girlfriend from social outcast and disownment from her father, and is being VERY responsible for his child, this is similar to how the protagonist of Kangaroo Man behaved in a VERY selfless manner, also risking his life, to carry the burden of pregnancy when his wife biologically could not and there was no other choice as their chosen surrogate ran off at the last moment, which could have led to them losing a child to a stranger, if they had gone through the process, these two are in stark contrast to the similarly labeled comedy Junior, where the protagonist acted in VERY selfish ways for his own selfish goals and including stealing a woman's egg just to make a point, and who at first did not even want a baby and was not carrying the baby for a loved one, or for any real reason or purpose other than to further his own career.

My point is, Mamaboy, like Kangaroo Man, seems to follow more of the Omni magazine article than Junior ever did. This film has more substance than Junior did.

Also, you know how there are those movies you ONLY watch cause they have your favorite actor in it? That's what they're doing, and it's a smart move because in the film industry having popularity is what gets the audience, not so much the actual plot or story. This is why Junior is far more known than Kangaroo Man, even though most people hated the actual film. It's all about popularity and Sean has over a million fans and growing. If a fan likes the movie they will most likely suggest it to people they know who aren't Sean fans.

You guys must remember, separate these male pregnancy films from your own personal interest in mpreg, because it's not about liking it for your personal reasons but liking it for "mainstream" reasons. That's what they are going on and that's how ALL films work, by attaching big name talent (ie. Gary Busey) to bring in viewers.