Spoiler warning for those who haven't seen Split, to those who haven't, what the fuck are you waiting for? Go see the fucking movie! It's worth it.
Now I'm sure most of you have already spoiled yourself on the twist of the film. And the twist is that it's taken place in the same universe as Unbreakable. So if one has to get technical, M.Night has jumped on the superhero universe bandwagon. But what sets this apart from the more mainstream ones like Marvel and DC it's that it's not adapted from a comic book. This is only adapted from the director's imagination.
The more I look at this the more I want to see original superhero movies reach a boom period. The closest mainstream one is The Incredibles but nothing much came after that. Yeah, we are having Incredibles 2 but it seems like Pixar is dragging their feet with that. Meanwhile, they're producing Cars 3. So Pixar can produce a franchise that nobody with a brain cell wanted yet refuse to capitalize on the superhero boom and make a franchise out of The Incredibles? *eye-roll*
Anyways I can think of a few good reasons as to why there should be more original superhero movies. For one the filmmakers don't have to worry about the pressures that fall under adapting a superhero comic. Second it gives filmmakers enough creative freedom to do whatever they want with their original superhero cinematic universe. And finally it gives the audience alternatives outside of DC and Marvel.
If there is anything I'd like to see come out of the buzz Split is getting is it will inspire other directors to come up with their own superhero universe, that isn't based off of a comic or a novel.
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