Greygor
Posts: 17
Joined: 28/3/2007
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ORIGINAL: rishi851 I am sick...sick of these superhero movies. They are redundant and stupid. What is worse is that they are usually categorized in the science fiction genre. This is not sci-fi. Sci-fi is thought provoking. 2001, Blade Runner and Solyaris are science fiction. Monkeys in suits are not. and I've always wondered.... correct me if I am wrong but haven't these comics existed for a long time? As in since the 1930s and 40s? So why is it that it is only now that we get bombarded with a Superhero film every other month? I know Superman was made in 1978 but the next one took some time to come. Nowadays you have a sequel/reboot/mash up coming out every year. This is the reason people have no attention span lately and artistic integrity and passion has given way to obsession with money and ineptitude. SF is sometimes thought provoking, but not always. 2001, Bladerunner and Solaris are science fiction, but so is Planet of the Apes, Transformers, Battle Beyond the Stars and so on. Science Fiction is a house with many rooms and superheroes are in one of those rooms. As to the "glut" of films I think it just feels like that because there is more than one player in the field now as opposed to when WB first did Superman and Batman back in the 80's. Taken individually, say Marvel Productions, they've released 5 films in 4 years leading up to this one next year. Warner Bros have done 3 in 6 years But then you add Sony and Fox into the picture and the number of films seem much more even before you add other independents into the picture. They all want a piece of the pie. And yes some of the entries have been less than wonderful but that's the fault of the filmmakers not the genre itself.
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