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It's wonderful! You should be very proud.
It's wonderful! You should be very proud.
That description fits the DCEU Superman too.In Smallville the Kents were just as terrified of Clark being found out and taken away from them, but they also made it clear to him that if he could help someone he had a responsibility to do so, not just because of his powers but because it was the right thing to do. Clark existed as a a fully formed fleshed out character instead of just being a concept that everybody else talked about.
Hate to break up this super man argument again but here's an interesting article from film school rejects that's relevant to this flick and other comic book movies. Since it's a topic we discuss I figured I'd share it
I disagree with their notion that TDK "ruined" the villains. What has been the issue that most of these comic book movies don't give a damn about the villain and toss them in as an afterthought or a counterbalance to the hero instead of making the villains into compelling characters on their own.
That is why The Joker worked so well in TDK, he was a fully formed character that Nolan/Goyer/Ledger put a lot of thought and care into crafting.
Its the same reason why Loki has been the only Marvel villain that isn't mediocre.
Its why both versions of Magneto (Fassbender and McKellan) have been so well received.
Its why (despite how much as people bytch and moan about his casting) I felt that Jesse Eisenberg was a successful Lex Luthor. There was time and care put into the creation of that character on the part of everyone involved in BvS. Same goes for Michael Shannon's Zod in Man of Steel.
I can honestly say I have never compared any comic book movie villain to Ledger's Joker since TDK came out aside from Jared Leto's Joker in Suicide Squad.Thats his point though. He's using "ruined" as hyperbole but also in the sense we will now (for the most part) judge every villain against that one and they'll pale in comparison because they don't do everything that Heath did with the role.
I can honestly say I have never compared any comic book movie villain to Ledger's Joker since TDK came out aside from Jared Leto's Joker in Suicide Squad.
At this point the best versions of Superman we get on the big screen are Wonder Woman and Captain America.
I wish WB would realize you can do Superman and not have him be an emo alien used for Jesus metaphors. The way Diana and Steve are in the films is pretty much how Clark is supposed to be, so the idea that a traditional superman doesn't work is bullshyt.
100% agreed.I disagree with their notion that TDK "ruined" the villains. What has been the issue that most of these comic book movies don't give a damn about the villain and toss them in as an afterthought or a counterbalance to the hero instead of making the villains into compelling characters on their own.
That is why The Joker worked so well in TDK, he was a fully formed character that Nolan/Goyer/Ledger put a lot of thought and care into crafting.
Its the same reason why Loki has been the only Marvel villain that isn't mediocre.
Its why both versions of Magneto (Fassbender and McKellan) have been so well received.
Its why (despite how much as people bytch and moan about his casting) I felt that Jesse Eisenberg was a successful Lex Luthor. There was time and care put into the creation of that character on the part of everyone involved in BvS. Same goes for Michael Shannon's Zod in Man of Steel.