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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
See I think of it as taking the fun out, versus putting it in. The Dark Knight movies were good, but that's it. All the other dark superhero movies are dumb. I think the Dark Knight movies worked because they focused on a guy without powers and minimized the supernatural elements overall. However, no matter what the goth kids said, the Crow was stupid and I just didn't get Watchmen. They went on and on about how naked blueman got his powers, but never explained how other guys had superhuman speed or a magically changing mask. Also, was I really suppose to feel for the murdering rapists? I just can't take guys in costumes seriously.
You can go too far the other way (see Batman's 2 thru 4). Those ones forced the silliness. The good superhero movies have a balance.
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To each his own. I'm beginning to find this latest round of Marvel movies unwatchable and repetitive. Guardians was both great and fun, but that's what the source material lent itself too.
I think the issue I'm having is with hollywood's portrayal of the "comic book" movie. There's no such thing as a genre of "comic book". Comic books can come in ever genre. Just because a film was adapted from a comic book, that does not mean it has to always fit in the "fun" genre. I'd also being "fun" and lighthearted are not the same thing. For example, the fist Sin City was a lot of fun, but not anything remotely lighthearted. You can still have a fun movie without resorted to loads of quips.