Look, I like gritty. I write gritty . There is a time and a place for gritty. I’ll take my Batman gritty, thank you, and I will acknowledge that such a portrayal means that my 11 year old has to wait before he sees The Dark Knight. But if Hollywood turns out a Superman movie that I can’t take him to? They’ve done something wrong. Superman is many, many things. Gritty he is not, something that Richard Donner certainly understood.
(Pet peeve time: for the contingent out there who sneer at heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman and Captain America, those icons who still, at their core, represent selfless sacrifice for the greater good, and who justify their contempt by saying, oh, it’s so unrealistic, no one would ever be so noble… grow up. Seriously. Cynicism is not maturity, do not mistake the one for the other. If you truly cannot accept a story where someone does the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, that says far more about who you are than these characters.)
Amen
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Greg Rucka wrote:
If you truly cannot accept a story where someone does the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, that says far more about who you are than these characters.
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Many more people saw the LOTR movies than read the books. They were a huge success, especially with boys. It was a tale of good vs. evil, of personal sacrifice for the greater good, of loyalty, failure, and perseverance. All told in a mythical setting. It was an epic adventure.
Many more people saw the LOTR movies than read the books. They were a huge success, especially with boys. It was a tale of good vs. evil, of personal sacrifice for the greater good, of loyalty, failure, and perseverance. All told in a mythical setting. It was an epic adventure.
This is what superhero movies should be.
I haven't seen them yet but plan on it very soon.
_________________ DISCLAIMER: Everything I say from here on in is my opinion, semantics be damned. Allen Berrebbi Owner KRB Media
Many more people saw the LOTR movies than read the books. They were a huge success, especially with boys. It was a tale of good vs. evil, of personal sacrifice for the greater good, of loyalty, failure, and perseverance. All told in a mythical setting. It was an epic adventure.
This is what superhero movies should be.
I haven't seen them yet but plan on it very soon.
If I thought you were serious, I would drive to Florida tonight just to slap you.
Many more people saw the LOTR movies than read the books. They were a huge success, especially with boys. It was a tale of good vs. evil, of personal sacrifice for the greater good, of loyalty, failure, and perseverance. All told in a mythical setting. It was an epic adventure.
This is what superhero movies should be.
I haven't seen them yet but plan on it very soon.
If I thought you were serious, I would drive to Florida tonight just to slap you.
I am serious. Never saw the movies or read any of the books
_________________ DISCLAIMER: Everything I say from here on in is my opinion, semantics be damned. Allen Berrebbi Owner KRB Media
Another caveat -- although I liked all three (and they are obviously all essential), I liked each installment more as it went along.
This is a nice way of saying I liked the first one least -- but I still liked it, and it has the added benefit of discovering the cast and world as a new thing.
I'm just saying, don't get discouraged early. It has moments of payoff greater than any trilogy I've ever seen.
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