Dirty Schwein
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Are DC movies much different than Marvel movies in ways that matter?
Sure, the colour palette is darker, is that that meaningful? Also, the DCU has a lot less humour. I can't see how these make the films better... Especially if you consider the young audiences films like these attract.
If DC really wanted to properly go dark and be different to Marvel, then take a page out of something like The Crow. Instead, this falls in an awkward place between between a dark movie that is not quite dark enough. I don't know if they had an age for their target market.
Marvel is far lighter as a franchise and clearly aiming for a quadrant market, yet they went dark in a way it mattered, and that's with the narrative, not simply dark visuals. Look at Infinity War and how that plays out. Look at the start of End Game. Thanos' motivation, Killmongers motivation. These villains had actual depth as opposed to DC villains.
Where it matters, DC are trying to do what Marvel did, and that's to set up a universe. It feels forced and rushed. It's not different at all, it's just shit.
I would prefer DC films to truly be different. Maybe just make each hero have a series of films NOT aiming to create a universe. Let Batman do Batman (like Dark Knight), I liked that Aquaman didn't try to force itself into a universe, it's probably the DC film I enjoyed the most. The first Wonder Woman was decent (until the final act) and again, it wasn't trying to tie into the DCU. I would LOVE a proper solo Flash movie that is its own thing.
With Flashpoint, DC can always merge the universe later and in a more organic way.
Instead they have gone down a route where they feel like a second rate MCU that somehow has fans saying it's different simply because of the "darker" visuals.
Sure, the colour palette is darker, is that that meaningful? Also, the DCU has a lot less humour. I can't see how these make the films better... Especially if you consider the young audiences films like these attract.
If DC really wanted to properly go dark and be different to Marvel, then take a page out of something like The Crow. Instead, this falls in an awkward place between between a dark movie that is not quite dark enough. I don't know if they had an age for their target market.
Marvel is far lighter as a franchise and clearly aiming for a quadrant market, yet they went dark in a way it mattered, and that's with the narrative, not simply dark visuals. Look at Infinity War and how that plays out. Look at the start of End Game. Thanos' motivation, Killmongers motivation. These villains had actual depth as opposed to DC villains.
Where it matters, DC are trying to do what Marvel did, and that's to set up a universe. It feels forced and rushed. It's not different at all, it's just shit.
I would prefer DC films to truly be different. Maybe just make each hero have a series of films NOT aiming to create a universe. Let Batman do Batman (like Dark Knight), I liked that Aquaman didn't try to force itself into a universe, it's probably the DC film I enjoyed the most. The first Wonder Woman was decent (until the final act) and again, it wasn't trying to tie into the DCU. I would LOVE a proper solo Flash movie that is its own thing.
With Flashpoint, DC can always merge the universe later and in a more organic way.
Instead they have gone down a route where they feel like a second rate MCU that somehow has fans saying it's different simply because of the "darker" visuals.