cookie-cutter movies made by people who aren’t fans of the source material
I’d add to this: people who aren’t otherwise into the source material will also think that most superhero movies are just cookie-cutter movies. It can take a lot to elevate a superhero movie to a space where people not interested will care. The most recent Joker film comes to mind, but films of that quality are very few and far between.
And indeed, the whole point of superhero IP in the eyes of the c-suite is that story work is done. So it’s like a push-pull situation where either the push or pull is winning out right now.
Edit: and another way to say mostly the same thing: all superhero movies are a rehash of previous IP, just in a different medium. I think a lot of folks just want new stories.
My friend is a huge comic fan with thousands in his collection and even he says Marvel has mostly sucked since End Game so I’m not so sure familiarity with the source material is a dividing line.
I agree with you, just wanted to throw it out there that even some super fans hate what they’ve been doing
I’d add to this: people who aren’t otherwise into the source material will also think that most superhero movies are just cookie-cutter movies. It can take a lot to elevate a superhero movie to a space where people not interested will care. The most recent Joker film comes to mind, but films of that quality are very few and far between.
And indeed, the whole point of superhero IP in the eyes of the c-suite is that story work is done. So it’s like a push-pull situation where either the push or pull is winning out right now.
Edit: and another way to say mostly the same thing: all superhero movies are a rehash of previous IP, just in a different medium. I think a lot of folks just want new stories.
My friend is a huge comic fan with thousands in his collection and even he says Marvel has mostly sucked since End Game so I’m not so sure familiarity with the source material is a dividing line.
I agree with you, just wanted to throw it out there that even some super fans hate what they’ve been doing