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A couple of minor notes. The origin of Two-Face and the Statue Of Freedom came out of the comics, New York being an influence on the design of Gotham City pre-Burton. The art changes in Batman’s show as I heard it was because it was being aired on Kids WB now with Superman: The Animated Series as The New Batman/Superman Adventures, and they wanted to reflect the show they were already airing rather than the one they were taking from another network. The Schumacher connection is not one I’ve heard but considering the lack of thought by executives I wouldn’t be surprised. This is also why the fancy title cards were dropped from Batman: The Animated Series and The Adventures Of Batman & Robin and why Bruce no longer used a different voice as Batman in The New Batman Adventures. (Something else I’ve heard but never confirmed is that Kids WB didn’t want to pay for the extra voice as the actors’ agent demanded even though it was technically the same character, which is also why Tim Daly didn’t use a “Clark Kent” voice like other Superman actors before him like Bud Coyer and Beau Weaver.)
Also, anyone else want to see that Bane DCAU movie get made? And for the record, I like of like the second Robin suit Schumacher had designed, just not on Robin/Nightwing. I used to have the Halloween costume until it fell apart.
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The “Superhero Fatigue” Fallacy
Genre’s come and go out of fashion but despite the wishes of the media snobs they never go away. (Sadly, neither do the media snobs.) And the media snobs really hate superhero stories. No matter what else gets said here, let’s understand who is out there ready to dance on the grave of the superhero genre. Auteurs and would-be auteurs who want to turn a spacefaring sci-fi franchise into a gangster picture or turn a comic book supervillain into a nutjob in makeup. Showrunners who just want to snap at fans for not liking a certain movie despite liking another movie that did a better job with the thing they’re upset you didn’t like in their movie. Directors who were already balking at action science fiction because every story ever is only worthy to them when it has a message with depth and meaning. They want you coming out of that theater less happy than when you walked in or they don’t feel successful because introspective and sorrow are the only “feelings” they believe a movie should convey.
Basically, self-important super-biased mega-snobs. You know, morons.
These people already hate superhero stories so when they see a superhero movie fail, pushback against the next movie, and TV shows not making the studio money they’re thrilled…despite being the parties responsible. They want you, or rather the studios, to believe that the general public is done with superheroes and now it’s time to go back to the feeling-inducing, self-reflective, over-hyped, self-indulgent passion projects that the “well done” from their peers.
Now please, don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying those movies are bad. I even liked some of them in the past and others look worthwhile as well. A Man Called Otto is on the Finally Watch list and it just came out. I just needed to get that out of my system not because of the movie but because of the Hollywood mindset that looks down on anything that they don’t consider award worthy or punches
sidewaysup. So they look at superhero movies not doing well and think that’s a good thing because it’s more money spent on the “approved” story genres. Except it’s not that we’re burned out on superhero movies. It’s that they’re currently producing crap by people who don’t want to make superhero movies and will go out of their way in interviews and on social media to let you know it. Although you can tell from the movies themselves.Continue reading →
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on February 8, 2023 in DC Spotlight, Marvel Spotlight, Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, superhero movies.
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