Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20170411234907/@comment-3048593-20171013215506

I feel one can only do a "commentary" on the current state of superhero and comic book films so many times before people start to get tired of it, more than the standard ones. While some of them are fondly remembered and stand on their own, as commentaries they don't really last. 'Deadpool' was praised for being a comedy and adapting the character well (unlike 'Origins Wolverine'), and 'Logan' was praised for being the emotional final act of a well known character.

Like 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)', while fondly remembered and revered (I love it and it deserved the awards it got), the supposed commentary on the state of superhero films (with Michael Keaton representing his time as Batman, and the first 'Avengers' movie being mentioned with both Iron Man and Spider-Man making cameos as costumed people) is mainly not what people nowadays remember it for. So much so that the movies have continued steadily 3 years later, to the point where Keaton himself played the villain in a Marvel movie with both Spider-Man and Iron Man.

And yeah, I don't agree with people complaining about how current movies are starting to repeat themselves. Yes, it's formulaic, but it's a formula that works. "If it's not broken, then don't fix it!" essentially. The people who usually make this complaint, are people who don't regularly consume superhero and comic book properties like we do, especially since these movies have transcended to the point where one doesn't need to be familiar with the comics at all to enjoy them for what they are (which is why they've also been so successful worldwide, and not just in North America).