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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Yeah, because there wasn't a darker component to the Batman characters. Bad comparison.
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Not really.
Nobody is saying an action film has to be "dark" or "edgy" to not be mindless. "The Incredibles", for example, is a wonderful superhero movie full of up-beat, lively characters and bright palettes. Ditto for the most recent Star Trek film. The difference between great films like The Dark Knight and The Incredibles and junk like Transformers 2 or Terminator 4 is that the former treats their audience with respect and knows they want to see a compelling, well-written story in addition to cool action sequences whereas the latter just want to beat the audience senseless with big explosions and loud noises.