Quote: (01-02-1970 11:50 AM)senioly9025' Wrote:
In my opinion, something is very wrong with soecity today if a majority of movies in 2014-2016 are all just one type of movies: fantasy superheroes movies.
I second what the captain posted. That, and Hollywood is running out of fresh material for the big screen. Although movies based on comic books are a double edged sword.
On one hand, there's a built in audience. Boys/men grew up with Batman, Iron Man, Justice League, X-Men, etc. Most of us have our favorites and will plunk down the money to see the live action movie. There's a nostalgic feeling of anticipation when the trailers give a glimpse of the character come to life. And if you're lucky enough to catch the movie on opening day, you're glowing in the camaraderie you share with all those strangers when the Mark I armor or the Batmobile shows up for the first time, and the audience erupts in cheers and applause.
The flip side is that comic book fans are fickle. While there are some areas that the studio can be creative, a big part of the movie's success or failure is based on how 'true' the movie is to the comics, while still drawing in new viewers. I remember when the 1989 Batman came out, and the discontent of comic book fans over a couple of inconsistencies.
Early in the movie, Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) beds Vicky Vale (Kim Basinger) on the first date. This wasn't Batman's style in the comics, he wasn't a player, so fans were outraged. On the same note, how do you convey in a two hour movie, to the audience, that this guy can get laid with ease, but would rather hop around town beating the shit out of criminals ?
The bigger outrage was that, in this movie, the Joker is responsible for Batman's creation (Joker shot Bruce's parents). Forget outrage, fans were downright pissed off !!!!
This was explained by director Tim Burton that they had to be able to show, in a two hour movie, that Batman was Batman because he chose to protect the people of Gotham, and not because he was looking for his parents killer. So the solution was that Joker shot Bruce's parents, Joker dies later in the movie, Batman still keeps being Batman.
Comic book movies have the benefit of having the familiarity of the character, which is good money for studios because there will always be people that will go see the film. The downside is if the studio changes too much of the character, they risk alienating an entire class of people that will not only not see the movie but boycott it via social media.