Hello my friends, in this editorial I'm going to give you my reasons why I feel it is crucial and necessary that the upcoming Superman film called the Man of Steel is a success. Obviously, you should want any comic book movie to be a success but I feel there is a lot more at stake here than just another Superman movie. Thank you for reading and please enjoy.
Warner Bros/DC needs to show they can have success with a franchise other than Batman.
First off, I have to say that a big reason why this is absolutely necessary is because in the last 20 years or so. Almost nothing non-Batman has had any success, I mean seriously think about every Warner Bros/DC movie that's come out since the late 80's/early 90's. The only real successes were Batman (89), Batman Returns, Batman Begins, Watchmen, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises. Watchmen is the only non-Batman film to actually have success. Many people (myself included) have begun to lose faith in Warner Bros. Many would claim that the reason Marvel is beating DC in movies is because Marvel's characters are "better". Which honestly they aren't, I'd rate them about the same. (Batman = Iron Man, Wonder Woman = Thor, Superman = Captain America, etc.) It's simply because Marvel is willing to take chances, Warner Bros will take chances but they won't get the right people and don't fund them properly. Resulting in a failure, WB only puts big money on characters that they know for sure will sell.
With all that said, Warner Bros needs to prove that they can make money with something other than Batman. Watchmen came very close to proving this, Man of Steel needs to do it even better than Watchmen. Many of us have almost lost faith in Warner Bros and it needs to be restored. Realistically speaking, Batman is the only franchise that DC has made big money with in the last 20 years or so. Watchmen almost changed this, I'm hoping and praying Man of Steel does as well.
Superman needs respect.
The next big reason that success is crucial is because Superman's popularity from what I've seen is at a low right now. Public backlash towards the character for being "overpowered" and "not relatable" has hurt his popularity, that along with the fact that his last two movies were garbage (Superman 3 and Superman Returns) is really killing the general audience's image of Superman. In my personal opinion, Superman is the greatest DC character of all time and if not number 1,then definitely top 3. (you could argue Batman and possibly the Joker) He's never given the respect he deserves as THE superhero, Superman is one of..if not the greatest superhero of all time. His previous films were embarrassing.
Whenever a cool movie comes out about a certain character, that character gets a boost in popularity. This is what I'm hoping will happen to Superman, his movie should get him the respect he deserves and bring him back to one of the best in the eyes of the public. It is crucial that it succeeds because if it doesn't, Superman's reputation will be gone completely.
DC needs to get back in the game.
Next, is the fact that many see DC as the underdog in the Marvel/DC competition. Like I stated before, DC needs to put out more films if it wants to stay successful. In order to compete with Marvel, and actually give them a run for their money. DC needs to start putting out a lot more quality films, DC has a few great films but not as many as Marvel. DC needs to get back in the game, and give great films to all of their great characters. So that they can properly compete with Marvel.
Quite frankly, I feel Man of Steel should be the first of these. DC is already planning a cinematic universe, which is meant to compete with Marvel. Make it good, and we've got a good competition.
It will set the stage for an upcoming DC cinematic universe and a Justice League film.
Lastly, is the fact that Man of Steel supposedly will be the kick off of the DC cinematic universe. Like the way Iron Man did to the Marvel cinematic universe, I'm hoping the DC cinematic universe is a big success. I would like to see good films for Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter and Flash. Aquaman perhaps in the future, a Green Lantern reboot or maybe even Lobo or a John Constantine reboot. DC has a slate of great characters with great stories that Warner Bros needs to be willing to use. All of it could lead up to a big Justice League of America movie (rumored to come out on 2015, although it doesn't seem likely to be out that early), Man of Steel will set the tone for the DC cinematic universe just the same way Iron Man did for Marvel. If Man of Steel is a flop, then we can expect the rest of the DCCU not to come, WB doesn't take chances unless they know they are going to succeed. If Man of Steel proves it can succeed. Then Warner Bros will be far more likely to utilize all of the other great DC characters that they own.
In closing, I hope this movie does well. It is crucial for the DC cinematic universe, and for Superman's popularity. If Man of Steel fails, then we can expect the Justice League film not to happen. Superman is my favorite DC character, and I'm hoping this movie will bring him back. From what I've heard, and the trailers I've seen. It looks pretty good so far, but I will only know for sure when it actually comes out, and my fingers are crossed.
That's all folks, I'd like to hear your opinion on the matter and I'd like to hear some feedback about my article.
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