Is this the best cbm/superhero movie ever
What say you?
shareI'm in agreement. For me, it's because it's as much a family drama as an action movie, with this dysfunctional quasi-family unit (Dad, Gramps, and the Youngster) on a road trip trying to learn to exist together. It's also about aging and true heroism in the face of darkness, and it centres character over "plot" (if that makes sense). It puts the stakes in place and the action scenes always serve the story. It's well-shot, well-performed, and well-worth watching.
Similar reasons for you?
I'm also a big fan of Dick Tracy (super underrated), Burton's Batman films, Watchmen (with some reservations), The Crow, and Joker. My exact top 10 Superhero Films would shift, though, from day to day.
Well I agree its very much unlike anything else and The Crow is most in line with it in terms of story and presentation. Its rated R and there is not much else to compare it to. James Mangold is and continues to be a very strong and capable director. The other thing I very much like about this one is that it has heart. A lot of heart and I very much like that about it. I do like to watch all cbm/superhero films and most are entertaining but this one is different, in a good way. It really stands out as Wolverine is given something to really care about on a personal level.
shareI find I'm drawn to superhero movies that have something to say on their own terms. So many of them these days are just building blocks in franchise walls, and it's dull watching something like Doctor Strange, knowing that they're only introducing him so they can add another Avenger to the next movie. Or like Andrew Garfield's Spider-man movies that were just so Sony wouldn't lose its copyright claims on the character.
I don't need them to be R. Dick Tracy's pretty tame (although there are some parts that would be intense for kids), but it's right up there. I like that they let this, Deadpool, and Joker be R because that's what the material calls for, but if the material is more something like Batman or Superman, they can just be what they are. (Not that Batman couldn't go R...)