For anyone still invested in big-budget Hollywood studio films that foreground original voices and singular visions, the glut of superhero movies represent something of an existential threat. Since it doesn’t make fiscal sense for companies like Marvel and DC to allow artists to hijack their expensive tentpoles with off-brand ideas, these IP-sourced comic book films are akin to watching trains run on time. Actors hit their marks, the effects team delivers their work on schedule and within budget, the direction remains incoherent yet relatively passable, and occasionally, pure spectacle seeps through. It’s difficult for me not to be cynical about this blockbuster normal, and while I have little interest in pissing on the parade for those who view these bloated media franchises as nice escapist entertainment worth the $15 ticket price, it also bothers me that these movies never try to look or sound substantially different than their peers.
- 12/7/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
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