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Lalaland running out of ideas

posted 5 years ago by Burgershmurger (1461)
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The umpteenth reboot. We got three Spiderman reboots in a few years. And now THE Batman? Why THE? Because it's so special? What next? The Superman?

[–] dmac8 (5050) 5 years ago

They didn't run out.

It's always about one idea: avoid risk

[–] Moonglum9 (11340) 5 years ago

There hasn't been an original idea since The Epic of Gilgamesh.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

I wouldn't mind The Superman movie...

[–] LockardTheGOAT (342) 5 years ago

It'll be nine years since the last Batman film came out by the time this is released. That's a long enough time for a reboot. There was less time than that between Batman and Robbin and Batman Begins (only five years)

[–] HorrorMetal (874) 5 years ago

Eight years.

[–] LockardTheGOAT (342) 5 years ago

eight years and 11 months. It's pretty fair to just estimate that to nine years.

[–] HorrorMetal (874) 5 years ago

But you said five years. It’s no big deal.

[–] LockardTheGOAT (342) 5 years ago

I said nine years. Five years was in reference to the gap between Batman & Robin, and Batman Begins.

[–] HorrorMetal (874) 5 years ago

Right. But the gap between Batman & Robin and Batman Begins was eight years, which is what I meant in my original post.

[–] Ace_Spade (9658) 5 years ago

I think it's "THE Batman" because they needed a new title and the definite article differentiates it from Batman, the film from 1989 - title-wise, anyway.

Retelling stories is part of storytelling. Ask the Brothers Grimm. We're still coming up with new takes on the Odyssey (O Brother Where Art Thou?). Rebooting, re-imagining, or remaking is not intrinsically a problem. Doing so aimlessly (as with The Amazing Spiderman (done to maintain "dibs" for "grown-ups")) is a problem.

Now, I'm not sure which one this is...