They didn't "whine." Superman was focused on saving his mom as is perfectly appropriate for his character. Batman has always been all about angst over his parents' death. In the '60s TV show and Super Friends, maybe not, but in all the dark, critically-acclaimed comics that started in the '80s that was a major focus.
MCU seems to be stepping backwards more and more with each movie to the days of Super Friends and Adam West Batman. DCEU is instead spring-boarding off of the dark, serious, adult tone that 1980s comics introduced into the genre. WW was pretty evenly balanced in tone between the dark and the comic, but I would say leaning more to the dark side, other than that London segment where it turns into the Thor movie with Thor/WW making humorous cultural faux pas.
MCU has also had a big problem making interesting villains. WW was very successful on this front with three very strong villains, both in their acting performances and their display of evil actions in the story.
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Otter (24464)
7 years ago
I'm glad that the "depth" in the DC films is working for you, they put so much effort and money into these films and have gotten so much abuse in return, at least someone likes them the way they are. Tell me, can you even find something nice to say about "Suicide Squad", or is there a limit to your appreciation?
As for me, I just don't need "dark" in my superhero films. I work in the "helping profession" and see plenty of dark, adult drama in real life. So my preference is for movies that contain thrilling adventure and a few good laughs (and some hot men), so Marvel is just the thing for me. It's totally okay if you don't feel the same.
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JediJones (235)
7 years ago
I didn't like Suicide Squad on a sheer filmmaking level. I feel it was destroyed by studio interference and recut into a mess. I think the studio did exactly what I'm advising against, tried to turn a deliberately paced, dark story about a woman who enjoys being abused into an MCU-style upbeat film filled with rock music and one-liners. I don't know how any film could survive the studio asking to completely change its tone and major story beats AFTER it's been shot. It must have been horrifying for Ayer to have the studio come back with the trailer and say they prefer that version of the movie and want him to turn the entire thing into that.
The "helping" profession? Can you lend me a helping hand?
Speaking of hot men, my only disappointment in the movie is that with all those Amazons on Themyscira, the only nude scene was Chris Pine's.
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