tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post7081885359830599808..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: VLOG: 8-5-13 - Belated Man of Steel VlogLewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-5465091727364272182015-01-07T13:57:23.751-06:002015-01-07T13:57:23.751-06:00You want a movie that gets Superman? Watch Superma...You want a movie that gets Superman? Watch Superman VS The Elite. <br /><br />You see, I was introduced the comic book world via the Ultimates and the Authority. I started collecting comics during the Dark Reign of Marvel. I thought that 'dark and gritty' was the staple of modern superheroes. But the first comic I picked up, Dan Slott's Mighty Avengers, was different. It was fun. It was enjoyable. Every time I finished an issue I had a smile on my face. <br /><br />But I also believed that DC, especially Superman, was inferior and overrated. I had the same bullshit complants about Superman being too powerful and unrelatable. But as I was browsing through Netflix one day, I saw the movie 'Superman VS The Elite.' It seemed like an interesting movie about the OG hero Superman teaming up with 'modern heroes.' As I watched the movie, I became horrified by what the Elite did. They tortured people, publically excuted a supervillian who had surrended, and killed the leaders of two nations. And felt no remorse. But I also saw Superman, the real Superman. I didn't see an alien trying to fit in or as an outcast. I saw a man who struggled to maintain the same values that he grew up, that turned him into the man he is today. As the world turned against him, he stayed true. He outsmarted the Elite, and did so without getting anyone killed. <br /><br />Superman Vs The Elite is now my 2nd favorite animated movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. It made me belief in the Man of Tommorrow. That there is always a better way. That people can be good. It also made me think back to Man of Steel. When I first saw it, I didn't give it a second thought. But after watching Superman vs the Elite, actually reading the Superman comics, and watching the Legion of Super-heroes cartoon, I now understand now this movie spits in the face of everything Superman stands for. Everything Clark Kent is. <br /><br />I feel your pain, Lewis. For so many years, I blindly based my discontent with one of the Greatest Heroes of all time on expies like the Sentry and Hyperion (Supreme Power version). Superman is now one of favorite heroes, even above Iron Man, who I idolized for years. <br /><br />If anyone from DC or Warner read this by chance, do not start a cinematic universe around this failure of a movie. This is not Superman, a man who is the heart of the DC Universe. This is a shameless parody of the man. Stop trying to make all your heroes like Batman!!! Don't put Nolan, Goyer and Synder on anymore of your movies! Hire someone like James Gunn or someone who actually cares about and gets Superman!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677856654699180080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-62283636193725809012014-03-02T03:57:32.124-06:002014-03-02T03:57:32.124-06:00I am not kidding when I say the following: I did n...I am not kidding when I say the following: I did not realize that Kevin Costner was Jonathan Kent because of that "maybe" line in the trailers until I saw the movie.Felix Brunschedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155416439869033629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39346964511889618032014-03-01T16:07:13.436-06:002014-03-01T16:07:13.436-06:00"But I thought you went WAY overboard with th..."But I thought you went WAY overboard with the underwear track."<br /><br />He didn't. The New52 does the same stupid thing by giving him a Kryptonian "ceremonial battle armor" that looks like a shiny blue pyjama with black lines all over it.Felix Brunschedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155416439869033629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-3090483631857373602014-01-26T00:53:12.098-06:002014-01-26T00:53:12.098-06:00Ok, I tried to sit on this for as long as I could ...Ok, I tried to sit on this for as long as I could but I feel it needs to be addressed. I am not going to defend the movie. Even though I don't completely agree with your arguments, I understand and empathize with them. <br /><br />But I thought you went WAY overboard with the underwear track. I mean, is it that hard to imagine that Superman's briefs look like tightey-whiteys and thus look stupid to some? Now I don't particularly have a problem with the briefs myself but I can see where other people are coming from. Again, you can hate this movie for any number of reasons but I thought this was a weird and inconsequential thing for you to get hung up on. 13th Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-32259314091872510042014-01-24T23:14:25.231-06:002014-01-24T23:14:25.231-06:00This is in answer to the anonymous poster on the A...This is in answer to the anonymous poster on the ASBAR 7 comments section:<br />http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/all-star-batman-and-robin-7.html?showComment=1390582955537#c5403723251018105313<br />First, <i>Man of Steel</i> gets a lot of hate, true; but it also has a lot of defenders. Yourself, for example. A lot of them use the <i>The Avengers</i> example, just as you did.<br /><br />However, while both contain the destruction of a city, that wasn't my problem with <i>Man of Steel</i>.<br /><br />But, to explain the difference, <i>Superman</i>, in <i>Man of Steel</i>, showed no concern at all. Look at <i>Superman II</i>; when Zod insists on fighting in Metropolis, our Hero actually shouts out 'Think of the people!'.<br />The Avengers show care and concern and try to save people; Superman never does in <i>Man of Steel</i>.<br /><br />That's one difference. Another is, the Metropolis bouncy castle scene (which isn't nearly as fun as it sounds) went on waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy too long, and was unrelieved smash smash smash smash!!!<br />At the end of it, I felt more brutalised than entertained. At the end of the Avengers' fight, I felt more entertained.<br />(The usual answer is: 'But that's what <i>would</i> happen in such a fight!' Mine is: 'So? I didn't come for a documentary. I came to be entertained by escapism.)<br /><br />However, more than anything, my real problem with the movie is everything that led up to that fight: a drab, colourless movie (This isn't George Reeves, guys, we can film in colour now!) with callous, uncaring characters (Pa Kent, I'm looking at you), and nothing to hook onto.<br /><br />They claimed to be making Superman 'relatable', which this movie's defenders parrot ad nauseum. You want me to relate to you? Smile, man, smile! We saw his life from infancy to adulthood over 2.5 hrs, and he smiled, what, twice? I don't relate to mopey emo-boys.<br /><br />And the Krypton scenes!<br />Okay, loved them. Except during that calm, ordinary scene of people talking, when the camera shook suddenly for no reason.<br /><br />I could go on...<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-70926489630565513932014-01-19T15:32:00.577-06:002014-01-19T15:32:00.577-06:00Oh my.... I must admit, during watching this film,...Oh my.... I must admit, during watching this film, my brain went into "lockdown". Complete apathy went in my mind watching this right until the very end. <br /><br />The only emotion I could relate involves Jor-El and baby Clark being separated, but that was the scene, not the actors carrying the emotion. The rest of the movie involved shallow, forgettable characters that soon left my mind when I left.<br /><br />"Maybe" should be considered the single greatest word that kills people and intelligence, as this movie has shown. It wasted my time seeing Clark wandering around false moral conundrums. I'm sure most parents teach their children that human life is precious, that it can't be bought, sold, or taken back if lost. Apparently I found the exception in Jonathan Kent. What's idiotic is that, rather than change for the better after failing to save his father (especially when he said he's not "his" father earlier on), Clark just wanders around lost....<br /><br />Action scenes were average to me. Its well in the SFX/CGI department, but it felt soulless. Like some element of emotion and conflict was missing.<br /><br />Zod's death to me was wasted oppourtunity. Given that Clark has almost no character, this was his chance to have a defining moment. What to do when you already have taken a life, and placed in a situation like that in future? Trouble is, its not addressed further in the film. Couldn't they do it in the 2nd act to another Kryptonian? Some character would be nice. BTW, it was here that my mind woke up since it started smelling the waft of Batman Begins written all over it. <br /><br />Ultimately, Linkara, I need to ask, were you convinced that Superman was born at the end of this movie? Because I'm sure that if Superman was replaced by another hero, nothing was lost in this movie. It stank of Batman Begins because it felt like it tried to reflect the ending; that the legend is born. But whereas Batman's legend was on two-feet running around, this one barely left the crib.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283042453807017227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-78413672624479864862014-01-01T03:51:56.669-06:002014-01-01T03:51:56.669-06:00"Heedless of the human lives lost and at stak..."Heedless of the human lives lost and at stake... He'd launch himself at his enemy, smashing him back... ignorant of the damage this might cause the innocent hostage. Superman is a creature of muscle, you see, very little thought goes into his actions. ... Private property would be of no concern to these raging juggernauts... He cares not at all that there is a human being inside the (enemy) uniform. Cares not at all for the soft, fragile human forms that dot the street around him."<br /><br />It goes on like that.<br /><br />I read this recently for the first time - it's from <i>The Adventures of Superman</i> #437, and to me it perfectly describes the Superman we get in <i>Man Of Steel</i>.<br />Heedless, uncaring of the destruction he causes. Brutal.<br /><br />You know who's narrating that? Lex Luthor is. He's trying to turn one of the Global Guardians (yes, Snowflames nemeses!) against Superman.<br /><br />That means that with <i>Man Of Steel</i>, we get Superman as seen by his worst enemy.<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-83707004795550224632013-11-28T10:36:43.975-06:002013-11-28T10:36:43.975-06:00"Hey man who said Superman can't have a r..."Hey man who said Superman can't have a reason for never killing again? Him killing Zod could be his reason to never kill again."<br /><br />In that case, let me ask a very basic question: what is Superman's plan if he ever ends up in the same situation again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-51443768696050792382013-11-26T01:27:16.839-06:002013-11-26T01:27:16.839-06:00Hey man who said Superman can't have a reason ...Hey man who said Superman can't have a reason for never killing again? Him killing Zod could be his reason to never kill again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863126368953209203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-57850322220595748442013-11-25T22:45:16.812-06:002013-11-25T22:45:16.812-06:00after seeing your vlog, I googled Faora. Apparentl...after seeing your vlog, I googled Faora. Apparently, Faora is an actual character associated with Zod and, depending on continuity, is portrayed as Zod's wife. According to wikipedia, Ursa is based on her. It seems using Faora's name makes more sense than Ursa, comic book wise at least.ran76https://www.blogger.com/profile/00372100857907671163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-87258884747090765572013-11-13T09:35:02.835-06:002013-11-13T09:35:02.835-06:00This isn't meant to be an insult, but these re...This isn't meant to be an insult, but these review is somehow more joyless than the film itself. Linkara is not at his best in the mode of "humourless scold." tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-21033405450002329142013-11-08T19:22:50.689-06:002013-11-08T19:22:50.689-06:00This movie really needed some campiness.This movie really needed some campiness.Tobias van Pennamehttp://attemptsatcomicart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-50039954254440315922013-10-06T07:52:37.152-05:002013-10-06T07:52:37.152-05:00That's some nerdrage there, kinda like listeni...That's some nerdrage there, kinda like listening to Josh Hadley. There were several moments where it seemed like your were fighting back tears. That's how I felt about Queen of the Damned & Aeon Flux.Allaiyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264645953666446863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-89378888687612812852013-09-05T03:14:21.317-05:002013-09-05T03:14:21.317-05:00Linkara,
While I enjoyed the movie I do see a lot...Linkara,<br /><br />While I enjoyed the movie I do see a lot of your points; chief point being Pa Kent. I liked "Superman: the Movie" version of Pa Kent. With that it was simple and to the point, *spoilers* a heart attack killed him. I felt it was more realistic in that way as opposed to a tornado. Main Street Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695369476877164777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-69055893830648513352013-09-04T14:09:12.073-05:002013-09-04T14:09:12.073-05:00The moral compass comes with his heartland upbring...The moral compass comes with his heartland upbringing, which you seem to be missing in the subtle moments of the Smallville story. The way he goes to check on his mother after she was attacked by Zod, the obvious distress on his face upon seeing the destruction of Smallville and even the fact that he so believed in his father that he lived with his final wishes. You could argue that the tornado moment sparked him living a quiet life of saving people without recognition, giving up whatever piece of life he has managed to carve out to save people like on the oil rig. I know one or two of you will ask, “why didn’t he really say he was upset about Smallville” and my answer to that is that he COULDN’T LET THE WORLD KNOW WHO HE WAS/WHERE HE GREW UP. One of my favorite moments in his time in Smallville is the conversation with Martha about how things can be replaced, but she can’t be replaced. In Superman, Martha and Lois have very often stood for his love of humanity and his connection to the bigger world – because, let’s face it, it’s our connections to each other that make us human.<br /> <br />On the issue of the deaths of thousands, let’s remember that Superman was on the other side of the planet saving people worldwide by destroying the World Engine. While he was on the other side of the globe, deaths happened but there was also evacuation of the city going on that was in evidence on screen and off (we can make the jump with the empty offices that the fight hits). Again, this is Superman Year Zero and he has not had 10(+) years of Jor-El training in the Fortress like the Donner Superman had AND he is facing a threat that is being carried out by a military force of Super-Soldiers who want to build a new world on the bones of an old world. It’s not a “let’s talk it out situation.”<br /> <br />The destruction was excessive, but the aerial views show that the majority of the city is intact outside of Ground Zero where the Black Zero hit. Buildings that are plowed into are shown to be empty, when they end up in actual offices, or they are shown to be under construction or parking garages. Superman tries to take the battle into the air, but Zod wants to keep collateral damage to a maximum – because, he wants Clark to feel each and every bit of pain he can inflict.<br /> <br />I also have to say that I’m just about ready to explode over the issue of the big “act” against Zod, and everyone who says that there was another option or “Superman never ever does that.” There was no other option, aside from allowing Zod to kill him and allow him to become the dictator of a scorched Earth. There was no Phantom Zone to send him to; no Cadmus; No Star Labs; No Green Lantern Corps; No couples counseling and no possible way to get him to stop! What about the “he would never do that” argument? He did in Superman #22. The big thing coming out of it all was that it forced him to become a better hero – it gave him the spark to be the better man. He also did the same thing in Superman #75, giving up his life while ensuring that the planet would survive. He even did the same thing in both the Donner and the Lester cuts of Superman II, but he did it in a comical way and most people just seem to forget that he killed Zod/Ursa/Non when they all lacked powers.<br /> <br />All of that being said, I LOVE where this has positioned us for a sequel that creates Superman as the moral core of the DC Universe. My only request for everyone out there is that we remember that the Donner/Reeve versions are not the same Superman, this is a post-Crisis Byrne Man of Steel who has been mixed with some stories like Birthright and All Star Superman.<br /> <br />Last thing – No matter who took this reboot on, I think this would have been a controversial film. Any version would have required that we finally jump beyond the Donner films, giving the world a Superman that has been in the comics for years. I think Snyder/Goyer/Nolan handled it admirably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-51263743823900739922013-09-04T14:08:17.081-05:002013-09-04T14:08:17.081-05:00ahere a comment from the Deadline article "Is...ahere a comment from the Deadline article "Is ‘Man Of Steel’s Big Spoiler Turning Off Audiences As Sequel Ramps Up?"<br /><br />Comment by Michelle G<br /><br />I grant everyone the right to feel how they like to about the movie, but I fall on the Superman fan and Man of Steel fan side of things. That being said, I really feel the need to jump in and correct a couple of weird raging assumptions and generalizations.<br /> <br />I’m not too cool with you stating that this Superman is without a moral compass, because you are missing the fact that this is an origin story that’s telling year “zero” of the hero. That means it’s an origin story, a bit like Iron Man when he was learning to be a better person; Batman when he was learning how to be a symbol; Cap when he was realizing that he couldn’t save everyone; Thor when he learned he couldn’t be an ass (in the span of 3 days) and a whole slew of other heroes. People choose not to give Superman a pass because they want him to be the Silver Age ridiculous character from the late 1970s. Superman/Clark have both changed a ton in the comics since the Silver Age officially ended in the early 1970s, and Superman changed even more in the mid-1980s in stories that made Clark the dominant personality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-35323364845765965552013-09-04T13:07:20.838-05:002013-09-04T13:07:20.838-05:00When Superman was first created America viewed its...When Superman was first created America viewed itself proudly as a country of immigrants. Their tag line was:<br /><br />Give me your tired, your poor,<br />Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free;<br />The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,<br />Send these, the homeless,<br />Tempest-tossed to me<br />I lift my lamp beside the golden door!<br /><br />Now you’re more likely to hear politicians say that Mexicans are after your jobs while North Koreans and Middle Easterners want you dead. <br /><br />Maybe the origin just doesn’t work anymore because people get too hung up on the idea of an alien, or an orphan. Perhaps the success of Spider-man or Batman has led us to superimpose the relatable social outcast onto every character. That is not Superman. <br /><br />What I’m about to say is pretty drastic but hear me out. DC should have changed his origin in the reboot. If Superman were 100% human then people could finally stop fixating on the alien aspect, and the character could actually be closer to what he was intended to be. He could still be an orphan who was adopted by a farm couple, just say that he was a human who got powers in some accident, or better yet, an event involving Kryptonian Technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-79688688018040395772013-09-02T17:14:52.796-05:002013-09-02T17:14:52.796-05:00For those still looking for that tumblr image, her...For those still looking for that tumblr image, here it is:<br />http://thegambitnotes.tumblr.com/post/53450166904/this-sums-up-all-my-feelings-about-marvel-vs-dc<br /><br />Yes, a belated response to a belated review. I've been out of AT4W for a while and trying to catch up. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045679900625333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-69055773104776933692013-08-30T18:15:27.208-05:002013-08-30T18:15:27.208-05:00I completely agree with all the points you made. E...I completely agree with all the points you made. Especially about the destruction during the fight with Zod, and his killing of Zod.<br />I remember one of the earlier comments saying about how people get annoyed about superman killing but don't bat an eyelid when Captain America does. That mainly because Cap was a SOLDIER fighting in a WAR. He also doesn't have near invulnerability ike supes meaning one perfectly placed shot could kill Cap. So really it's justified for Cap to kill because he is basically just an athlete trained to fight in a war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-41697309174367956512013-08-29T05:09:14.869-05:002013-08-29T05:09:14.869-05:00MoS is still a better interpretation of the charac...MoS is still a better interpretation of the character than the New 52 WW comic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-155431711707429452013-08-27T09:23:31.470-05:002013-08-27T09:23:31.470-05:00@Canvas Wolf Doll:
I'd say it has less to do ...@Canvas Wolf Doll:<br /><br />I'd say it has less to do with 'heh heh, they can't talk properly!' and more with "Let's give this villain DC is pushing as a badass mastermind a voice not suited for an evil mastermind"<br /><br />As for those of you who compare Harvest with Aizen: I'd say Harvest is worse. At least Aizen started out rather competently, had a much, MUCH saner recruitment strategy ("Turn the enemies of my future enemy into super soldiers") and actually explained his plan (essentially "I'm bigger than god and want to kick him off his throne") at the moment of his heel face turn.<br />But Harvest? He already STARTED as the "I don't even have to try anymore to beat you"-Aizen from one of the worst manga arcs of all time.Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-86091632595967528992013-08-23T17:12:27.300-05:002013-08-23T17:12:27.300-05:00I feel I should thank you for this VLOG, Linkara. ...I feel I should thank you for this VLOG, Linkara. I really enjoyed it, and I found myself further validated as I watched, in the views that I myself hold about Man of Steel. You hold many of the same views I do, but you explained your reasoning better (and more passionately.)<br /><br />In fact, in retrospect, I have -more- reason to dislike Man of Steel than you do, because near the end; all those little changes to the Superman mythos that you said you didn't care about... All of those bugged me.Tantum Ergo 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05066362306890352470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-35273922932725804072013-08-23T14:51:15.439-05:002013-08-23T14:51:15.439-05:00Unknown:
"Second, is it just me or is there a...Unknown:<br />"Second, is it just me or is there a color problem with movies like Superman, where there is no real color other then grey and brown and black; its some of the most mind numbingly depressing set of colors that I've seen in movies."<br /><br />It's not just you.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br />"all we got was him feeling bad that he snapped Zod's neck to save three people"<br /><br />Worse, as I've described, he did it to *kill* three people. He turns Zod's neck in exactly the wrong direction to save them.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br />"... you know, I think I know the problem. People don't like superheroes."<br /><br />I think the problem is movie producers <i>think</i> people don't like superheroes. And then they tell us what we want, instead of listening to what we want.<br />And then they make a <i>Superman</i> movie aimed at people who hate Superman.<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-89611646629115012382013-08-22T10:21:13.263-05:002013-08-22T10:21:13.263-05:00'... you know, I think I know the problem. Peo...'... you know, I think I know the problem. People don't like superheroes. People seem to think it's corny for people with great gifts to use them for the benefit of others.'<br /><br />I'd almost agree with this except for the fact that The Avengers was very much old-school, back to basics superheroing, and it was a colossal success. I feel like there -is- still a market for superheroes, especially given a particularly vocal complaint about MoS is that Clark isn't much of a superhero in it at all. He ends up demolishing a good chunk of Metropolis in the final fight, rather than attempting to remove Zod and the other Kryptonians from areas where collateral damage is likely to injure or kill people. <br /><br />I don't know. The Avengers did this so well. There, the heroes explicitly attempted to contain the Chitauri, we clearly see Cap saving civilians, and Iron Man almost sacrifices himself protecting the city from the nuke. So I don't understand where MoS went so wrong. I suppose it could be a deliberate touch to contrast DC with Marvel, but if so, personally I'm just alienated if this is what we can expect from DC. Sure, there's a market for spectacle which I suppose MoS succeeded with, but you can do spectacle without divorcing Superman from the key concept, that he's a man with great gifts who uses them for the benefit of others. <br /><br />Reflecting on it I'm really not fond of Superman vs. Batman either. The whole thing just feels like a cash-in to me. It could be cool, but I'm not sure if I'll find what I'm looking for in a superhero movie there *shrug*. I'm much more excited for The Dark World and The Winter Soldier, to be honest. Ben Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-53592260112067073152013-08-19T21:38:28.198-05:002013-08-19T21:38:28.198-05:00I actually liked Man of Steel at first. I went int...I actually liked Man of Steel at first. I went into it on the advice of Angry Joe, who suggested that you watch it as if it were an Elseworlds story, like "Red Son." And in that light, I was able to enjoy the movie. I was even psyched at the end: there was a lot about the movie that had problems, but I was absolutely certain that the next movie would iron them out, like Dark Knight did for Batman Begins. It wasn't perfect, but I enjoyed it for what it was.<br /><br />Then two things happened.<br /><br />1. I saw Pacific Rim, and experienced two hours of absolute joy, as people with great power used that power to beat up monsters and save people in a brightly colored environment. <br /><br />2. I found out that Man of Steel 2 would not be "Man of Tomorrow," the movie where Superman could come into his own and we would challenge that status quo using his most famous villain, but ANOTHER FUCKING BATMAN MOVIE. Because, you know we certainly NEED a new FUCKING BATMAN MOVIE AFTER WE'D JUST GOTTEN THREE OF THEM.<br /><br />Oh, and NICE MOVE promoting it using a quote from a Frank Miller comic that portrays Superman as a stupid government stooge.<br /><br />... you know, I think I know the problem. People don't like superheroes. People seem to think it's corny for people with great gifts to use them for the benefit of others. They'd much rather see angry vigilantes take matters into their own hands and make themselves judge, jury, and executioner. It happened to Spider-Man. It's happening to Superman.<br /><br />I mean, think about it. This summer's superhero movies consisted of:<br /><br />1. Mark Millar's screed on why costumed heroes are dumb and why in the real world, costumed vigilantes would act like dicks.<br /><br />2. Iron Man quitting and blowing up all his suits.<br /><br />3. Superman being emo, mopey, and killing people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com