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Topic	Could an original shared superhero film universe work? No comic source material.
Donomark 08/19/23 1:25:16 PM #7:	LinkDaLunatic posted... it would take decent and creative writers. you'd have to create heroes with staying power, unique enough from what came before to stand out and popular enough to drive success. you'd also have to give them a villain or villains with personal conflicts with those characters that won't leave the audience wondering 'yeah but couldn't superman/spider-man have just showed up and taken care of this?'. the scale can't start too big. plus, i think you'd have to confidently tone shift away from the current superhero movie flowchart. not every scene needs to have a joke or an explosion, and we don't need 20 supporting characters explaining every little thing. let the moments hit without jerking the audience around. Yeah. Current superhero movies (with some exception) have gotten lazy, formulaic, and stale. Given their weaknesses, I think there's an opportunity. The advantage Marvel and DC have is audience investment, brand recognition, and nostalgia. But that can be taken for granted, which is what we're seeing now. --- "You can do it your way, or you can be effective." http://dbznextdimension.libsyn.com/ http://cbfrevue.libsyn.com/ <cite>Donomark posted [p:975541734] in Could an o... [t:80541028]...</cite> <quote>LinkDaLunatic posted... </cite><quote>it would take decent and creative writers. you'd have to create heroes with staying power, unique enough from what came before to stand out and popular enough to drive success. you'd also have to give them a villain or villains with personal conflicts with those characters that won't leave the audience wondering 'yeah but couldn't superman/spider-man have just showed up and taken care of this?'. the scale can't start too big.plus, i think you'd have to confidently tone shift away from the current superhero movie flowchart. not every scene needs to have a joke or an explosion, and we don't need 20 supporting characters explaining every little thing. let the moments hit without jerking the audience around.</quote>Yeah. Current superhero movies (with some exception) have gotten lazy, formulaic, and stale. Given their weaknesses, I think there's an opportunity. The advantage Marvel and DC have is audience investment, brand recognition, and nostalgia. But that can be taken for granted, which is what we're seeing now. --- "You can do it your way, or you can be effective."http://dbznextdimension.libsyn.com/ http://cbfrevue.libsyn.com/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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