Knight” trilogy, this movie, led by Gal Gadot, is a
solid origin story of a hero that shows compassion
and toughness. It also has room for laughs as it
plays like a fi sh out of water story.
Box offi ce numbers impressed even after the
fi rst weekend. It will reach $400 million. With a
sequel on the way, DC fi nally found its winner.
And superhero season is by no means over. 2017
still has “Thor Ragnorok” and “Justice League.”
Although the latter has experienced a variety of
production issues, both are expected to make big
money.
The point is, people still have an appetite for
these fi lms, like it or not. A day will likely come
when these movies lose steam. But, not yet. Stop
trying to give these relatively solid and fun movies
a premature death. They’re not the issue.
Stop saying the
superhero genre is
dead or the problem
A lot of people claim that the market is fl ooded
with superhero fi lms. They aren’t wrong when
they ask, who needs another Batman, Superman
or Spider-Man? And there may be a day when true
superhero fatigue kicks in. But it’s premature to
say so right now.
So far, in 2017, four superhero fl icks have
been released and all of them have experienced
success.
“Logan,” a supposed fi nale for Hugh Jackman’s
Wolverine character, was unique in that it was the
rare R-rated comic fi lm that made a lot of money
and had the feel of a smaller fi lm. Both audiences
and critics loved it.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” opened up the
offi cial summer movie season with a bang, earning
nearly $150 million in its fi rst weekend alone. It’s a
property that audiences were unaware of until the
fi rst iteration in 2014, but its success has proven
that they are willing to see obscure characters as
long as the story is new and fun, which it was.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” was the trickiest
to predict, given that it was the second reboot
and sixth Spidey movie in 15 years. But it had
the good will that came from collaborating
with Marvel Studios creatively, allowing
the web head to be a part of its
expanded and beloved universe.
Viewers also thought
they had fi nally nailed the
personality and youthful
excitement that Spidey
brought to the comics. Although smaller in scale
than its predecessors, it’s by far the funniest, plus
Tom Holland nailed the role of Peter Parker/Spider-
Man.
This fi lm may not reach the box offi ce heights
of the original trilogy, but it has seen a signifi cant
bump from Andrew Garfi eld’s “Amazing Spider-
Man” fi lms. Seeing numbers go up always makes
studios happy. Reviews were great as well.
However, in superheroes and summer box
offi ce, “Wonder Woman” takes the cake. Sure,
there have been a few superhero fl icks featuring a
female lead. Most of them didn’t fare particularly
well. But if anyone could pull it off and stand above
a typical male led genre, it’s Wonder Woman.
Although DC and Warner Bros. have struggled
creatively with superhero fi lms since “The Dark
Photo courtesy of Sony
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Courtesy of Marvel Studios
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Photo courtesy of Sony
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