slide 1: The 5 Characteristics of Any Great
Superhero Movie
slide 2: Superhero movies are all the rage right now
have been box office gold for about the last
ten years. The same could not be said about
previous attempts and there are certainly
some superhero movies that are favorites for
being torched by upset fans expecting so
much more than they received.
slide 3: Its a matter of semantics in that the only way a
superhero movie can be seen as successful
is that it has to live up to the idea of what a
superhero is --- super. Extraordinary. This it
seems is the pitfall of so many movie
attempts.
For the casual fan seeking a little more out of
the superhero genre it is important for him or
her to know what to look for in a film of this
type. Here are five absolute must-haves for a
great superhero movie:
slide 4: 1. Be mindful of the source material --- This is
and always will be rule number one for a
caped crusader type film. These stories for
the most part began as comic books and
comic book fandom is fandom at it most
intense level. These folks know the story
inside and out know the origin stories of
everyone in the storyline and are quick to
jump on any error or creative touch a movie
studio may try to add.
slide 5: 2. There has to be some tragedy - We live in a
world where it seems that everything must
have a happy ending. The fact is that most
superhero plots involve death deception lost
love and occasional uprisings between the
heroes and the "normies" that consider them
to be unfit. It is from these difficult times that a
hero emerges triumphant.
slide 6: 3. There has to be some humor... some - This is
tricky but in the end if an audience is simply
watching a masked crime-fighter hold court at
the improv while bashing bad guys the shtick
gets a little old fast. Yes there is an element
of humor that provides moments of catharsis
but a script-writing team needs to know when
to interject a laugh.
slide 7: 4. Casting has to be done well - Going back
again to the idea that there is a hardcore
group of fans that knows the story well of the
hero in question they too also have an idea
of what they feel the characters all look like
as well. Sure a comic book may only give a
small cells worth of room to do this but the
person cast for a role needs to feel right.
slide 8: 5. There has to be a human element to the
characters - Even if were talking about
superhuman figures with superpowers a
movie audience needs to connect with the
plight of the hero as well as all of the other
characters. Be it bad guy or love interest the
audience wants to feel invested in a story that
has weight. Otherwise its just a lot of on-
screen action for no reason at all.
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