I'll give the superhero genre this. It's at a good place right now. I still remember the dark period when us superhero fans would have to anticipate a superhero movie once every few years. Even when movies like X-Men and Spider-Man were over like gangbusters the superhero genre was still this underground thing that only caters to a special group of people. Then The Dark Knight Trilogy showed us that a superhero movie can be artistic. When The Avengers showed that superhero films can sell then that is when the genre hit mainstream status. And now we are having superhero films every year.
There is a downside to that however. Eventually it's going to reach a point that fatigue is going to set in. And the movies are just going to become formulaic with it's by the numbers plots that isn't making any effort in trying to be different. You can accurately guess how the movie is going to go down without even looking at the movie. It's that predictable. And it's not just from superhero movies but in tv shows too. Arrow is a former shell of what was once a good show and Flash is handicapped by standard CW cliche nonsense. Yet Flash is still better than Arrow but that isn't saying much.
Superhero movies is the equivalent of eating the same favorite food everyday. Eventually you'll get tired of it because you already know how it's going to taste. And eventually you'll just rather try a different kind of food to suit your needs. And that is where I am right now with live action superhero adaptations. Sure I'd be interested if there was a superhero product that tries to be a little different but as of now I'm taking a sabbatical from the superhero genre.
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