Why Superhero Movies Are Here To Stay FOREVER!

Why Superhero Movies Are Here To Stay FOREVER!

It is not a "fad".

Editorial Opinion
By WimpyKid4Life - Nov 18, 2014 02:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics
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    Every year, thousands of people go to the movies to watch their favorite superheroes fight crime in the big screen. As the months go by, each superhero films gets more successful and more successful. Superhero movies are a phenomenon and no one can deny that. Unfortunately, there are those who only view it as a 'fad' and predict the Superhero film industry to run out of business. Don't worry, that is far from the truth!   

  Babies are very cute and adorable. If you ever see a baby, chances are that he/she is wearing a Superman shirt with Spider-Man diapers or he/she has a Batman bib on. It is very common for babies to be grounded on the superhero genre since day one because the comic book world requires a lot of imagination and creative thinking, which is a great way for babies to grow and mature. Once the babies are kids, you could expect them to have a gigantic Justice League poster in their bedroom that consists of nothing but Superhero merchandise, from video games to underwear, all over the place. Being a kid is the most fun time a person can ever experience and men/women in tights protecting their city and doing good represents that child-like wonder the best.  The transition between late childhood and early adulthood  can be intimidating, but most of us stay grounded and focused by using what we learned from superheroes and continuing to be fans as our hobbies/fan interest become to be clearer and we accept it as a way of life. When we are officially grown men /women, the world becomes a whole lot scarier/darker/weirder/annoying/etc. That's why we develop fan interest/hobbies that stick to us as a characteristic. What better way to escape reality for a while than by reading about the frictional world of people who have extraordinary abilities and use them for the greater good in the battle of good and evil.  Taking a page out of the WWE,  Superheroes are the quintessence of  THEN.NOW.FOREVER.

  Movies can be tricky. People tend to get tired of Romantic Movies if the only thing going on is some gooey dooey bubbly lovey bull shrimp. Once a comedy has a few missed gags in a row that fell flat, the overall movie seems to struggle. The same can be said for action/drama/science/ and every other movie genre there it is. The only film industry that doesn't suffer from this fatigue is Superhero movies because they combine all the best elements of the genres and roll them into one movie about a caped crusader. The Dark Knight had moments that lead to chuckling such as Alfred and the models in the boat, but if you were not a fan of the jokes you could still enjoy the cool action scenes like the detective mode  fighting scene. Some people want a purpose for the action, there was drama involved with the city in a fight within itself and  a love triangle that turned deadly. All in all there was a story that made us think about the world around us and taught a theme of anarchy and chaos. The Dark Knight is the quintessence of how a  superhero movie  takes all these great elements of   a film and mixes them into one spectacular experience.

  The young man who met the girl of his dreams finally gets a chance to embrace her as his life. He doesn't take her to a rap concert with cringe worthy nonsense or a rollercoaster which would lead to headaches. The young man and young women started their  future by watching a movie about 4 people struggling with their superpowers becoming  a team and embracing it.  When kids are in need of some friendly help or have been dealing with bullies, they ask if they could meet Spider-Man. We always hear about sick children getting to have their own Batman days or  receiving  an Iron Man suit and those moments represent what is good in our world. Superheroes create a lasting experience that make the world a better place for all involved. When Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice calms out, we are going to have families pick sides and dress up as their favorite. Dads and their brothers reuniting  to settle a childhood discussion. Oh the fun that's going to be had! 

 Everybody connects to the superhero world because they bring the best of us. The superhero films industry brings the best of films and rolls it into a cinematic journey of epic proportions. Those films help us get through the day and brings forth memories that will serve a lifetime. How does  that translate into "perishing from the entertainment industry" , I have no idea. What i do know is that the Superhero World/ superhero film industry makes a huge impact on the society we live in and it is here to stay FOREVER! Thank you for reading- WimpyKid4Life
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RextheKing
RextheKing - 11/18/2014, 4:07 PM
Agreed, especially on the child part. What people don't realize is that a whole new generation of cbm loving kids were born during mcu phase one and are now around 5-6 years-old. I was thirteen when Iron Man came out and I'll be 24 by the time Infinity War part II comes out. By that time I may have a cbm loving child myself. Another thing, sort of like you said, cbms are diverse; cbms can and are based in scifi, horror, fantasy, etc. which keeps thing fresh in the genre.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 11/18/2014, 5:10 PM
I was 8 when Iron Man came out. Childhood awesome.
Kurban
Kurban - 11/18/2014, 5:20 PM
@RextheKing

Exactly. I always roll my eyes when I see comments where people claim that they're 'sick of comic book superhero movies and I wish they'd go away. Everyone's going to get tired of them...' blah, blah, blah. It's indicative of how self-centered they are as individuals when there's clearly millions of people who enjoy watching these films, yet because THEY PERSONALLY do not enjoy them, everyone else will follow suit.

'Comic book movie' is not a genre unto itself. It can be applied to basically anything. And while superhero movies do tend to follow a formula, the industry has been changing things up ever since they really got the ball rolling again in the early 2000's. First it was campy superhero films, then dark superhero films, then team-up films, now there's superheroes in every genre from political thriller to sci-fi fantasy.

Not to mention the fact that the newest popular CBM, Guardians of the Galaxy, isn't even a superhero film. It's more akin to Star Wars than The Avengers. It's this meshing of the familiar and the strange that keeps these movies fresh. Even upcoming movies like Ant-Man have some things that will really set them apart despite falling under the same 'Superhero Movie' umbrella.


TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 11/19/2014, 10:27 AM
Superhero movies are the new spaghetti-westerns, it's as simple as that. 'Fad' is a bit of a misnomer I think, but a phase? Definitely maybe. People will get tired of them eventually, but they'll never go completely away, they'll just appear with less frequency until they become cool again, just like Westerns have to a certain degree (at least in the USA, I don't know about internationally, the Wild West is always cool here haha)
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