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Jul. 4th, 2006 08:58 am
Superhero Rut
Watching Superman Returns on Friday has gotten me into a superhero rut of sorts. Must watch more superhero movies. Watched Fantastic Four over the weekend. That one's just eye candy, really. Watched Batman Begins last night. Probably going to watch Spider-Man tomorrow (having a cookout at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
satyr_mi's sister's place tonight). The problem I'm having is that I really want to know what happens after Superman Returns. That movie left me wanting more. Now. The other one's I just mentioned didn't do that. Yeah, I want a sequel to Batman Begins, but the events and ending of it didn't make me want the next installment immediately. I watched Spider-Man for the first time the day before I went to see Spider-Man 2, so there wasn't ever a problem with that. I don't think anybody much cared what happens next after Fantastic Four, but I'm definitely going to see the sequel that they have started production on.
Superman Returns, though, left me wanting more. I want to know what's going to happen between the characters in the film. That's the part that interests me. The action and spectacle are important, but the thing that makes a good superhero movie, really, is the characters and how you can actually relate to and empathize with them. They hit the nail on the head with Superman Returns in that department. Sorta like how everyone wanted to know immediately after X2 how they were going to handle the Phoenix.
Hmm. Bad comparison... seeing as how THEY FUCKED IT UP IN THE NEXT MOVIE. Of course, it wasn't the same "they", since the director did what, again? Oh, yeah!
He did Superman Returns. Guess that explains that!
satyr_mi's sister's place tonight). The problem I'm having is that I really want to know what happens after Superman Returns. That movie left me wanting more. Now. The other one's I just mentioned didn't do that. Yeah, I want a sequel to Batman Begins, but the events and ending of it didn't make me want the next installment immediately. I watched Spider-Man for the first time the day before I went to see Spider-Man 2, so there wasn't ever a problem with that. I don't think anybody much cared what happens next after Fantastic Four, but I'm definitely going to see the sequel that they have started production on.Superman Returns, though, left me wanting more. I want to know what's going to happen between the characters in the film. That's the part that interests me. The action and spectacle are important, but the thing that makes a good superhero movie, really, is the characters and how you can actually relate to and empathize with them. They hit the nail on the head with Superman Returns in that department. Sorta like how everyone wanted to know immediately after X2 how they were going to handle the Phoenix.
Hmm. Bad comparison... seeing as how THEY FUCKED IT UP IN THE NEXT MOVIE. Of course, it wasn't the same "they", since the director did what, again? Oh, yeah!
He did Superman Returns. Guess that explains that!
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