Film Rant
Death of the Superhero...Film? With the opening of The Green Hornet upon us , the time has come to address the future of the veritable superhero film. By definition, a superhero film carries the ilk consistent in an action, fantasy, or science fiction based movie, while predominantly focusing on a superheroes superhuman abilities—in a heroic effort to thwart a grave danger and protect the greater good. The superhero genre has long been dominated by Saturday serials and comic books; a trademark of DC and Marvel Comics. But the birth of superheroes in the feature film arena began with Richard Donner's seminal hit, Superman from 1978. A smattering of other successful entries into the comic book genre soon followed, including sequels to Superman. Ultimately, the classical take on comic book-based superhero flicks peaked with Tim Burton's Batman in 1989. ...