When I think of a superhero, I think of Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman and The X-Men (Women too).
I do not think of hipsters. Which is why I must say, I am concerned for the future of superhero movies given the raging success of the latest Batman franchise. Things are looking more dark for heroes these days. Which could be really good. Gritty good. Gut good.
Or. It could be a world of Hipster Heroes. Which I cannot abide by.
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So I’ve been mulling over the new trailer for the upcoming Superman franchise, done by none other Nolan. Some of you who know me on a face to face basis will say, “Hey Britt, isn’t this what you always wanted? You’ve been talking about this for years! This will be like that time they made Game of Thrones into a TV show like you said they should!”
And I will say, ” Yes, yes, this is all well and good and as we all know . . . that when I’m faced with that thing I want (roller blades in 1993, a skateboard in 1998, a car in college, various pairs of shoes over the last decade, a functional relationship at present) I suddenly get weird (he’s ok with that).”
So I watched the new trailer for “Man of Steel.” (See below.)
And now I’m happy. And now I’m weird. And now I don’t know whether to be excited or afraid of how dark this could be.
Please enter the url to a YouTube video.If Superman is too dark, too broody, too soul searching . . . will I be afraid that he has now started listening to Dubstep? Most likely from orbit, you know, because it is soooooo much clearer out there. No distractions. You’ve probably never tried it before.
Heroes, men and women both, are supposed to shine against their background and triumph over the bad guy. Even Batman, in that dark, growly way, is shining. In reverse.
Take the new Spiderman franchise. I didn’t see it. I didn’t want to see it. Because, yes because, it did not fit the image what Spiderman is. At least to me at least. Spiderman (to me) is nerdy, geeky, relate-able Peter Parker. Not some brooding, suave English fellow with confidence who happens to be wearing a Spidey suit and talk like his nose is stuffy for two hours. But that’s just me.
I’m worried that all the heroes will get too dark then not have the hero panash. That they will somehow be less hero-y and then more brooding. Am I being reasonable? Or paranoid?
Please weigh in.
– Brittzkrieg
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Actually, the new Spider-Man isn’t at all confident or suave. Andrew Garfield does pretty great American accents (see “Daleks in Manhattan”) and I thought he was pretty good as Peter. Not great, not the best, but pretty good. But other than that, I do agree: not all hero movies/comics need to be given this dark, brooding atmosphere. That’s for Batman.
I agree with Stormraven. The Amazing Spiderman was really not too shabby, to say the least. Garfield’s legit acting talent shines through in nearly every scene. The only part I feel has been unjustly left out so far, is the omission of Emma Stone who full on KILLED IT as Gwen. I cant say enough good things about her. Aside from that, I cant argue. Batman works with brooding, this surprises no one. I can even understand that 1 part of every movie when it seems all hope is lost and our hero appears to be at his lowest. But, then comes the rising from the ashes, the “If I don’t save the day who will?” moment. In which the hero overcomes his (or hers) woes and as befits the hero, saves the day. One scene, I think that will suffice. You all remember emo Spiderman from Spiderman 3 right? I feel confident in saying.. we dont need anymore of that..
I think you did the right thing. If your Spider-Man was not represented in the movie trailer, then vote with your pocketbook, and see a different film.
I’m going to reserve judgement on The Man Of Steel until I see it. From what I’ve seen so far, it looks good. I have absolutely no expectations of this film being any better than all the genre films of this type that I’ve seen before. It seems to be yet another retelling of his origin and how he came to be. We all know this story: Rocketed to Earth when the distant planet Krypton exploded, etc. It’s going to come downto whether or not they tell Superman’s first story differently enough from all the other ‘first’ stories that came before….
Some people say Nolan didn’t get Batman right. I heard complaints about the cape in The Dark Knight Rises being wrong, that The Bat wasn’t shaped like a bat, and the like. If people are going to pick at nits like this, then they’re not paying attention to the epic story that was being told.
In conclusion, to answer your questions/observations, being happy and weird at the same time, may be a good thing.