Yeah, my wistful thought was that I remembered when Supes and Wonder Woman wore red and blue.
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It honestly feels like DC is going "Our only movies that do well are the Batman movies. So we need to make everyone more like Batman."
Ugh.
Or...."How do we distinguish ourselves from Marvel? Well, their movies are super fun, so let's not do that, OK?"
Superheroes are serious bizness.
I think the movie is going to be a trainwreck and I'm kind of pissed off about it.
Yeah, it was goofy enough when it was Batman vs. Superman. Now it's pretty much most of the Justice League, but still, in theory, about Batman beating up Superman, because for whatever reason they can't do a Batman and Superman story without re-hashing The Dark Knight Returns.
I am past being passed about DC movies. I simply don't care anymore.
And yet Arrow is doing gangbusters. (And the Flash show looks promising.) How are their movies so sadmaking (the Nolan Batmovies notwithstanding [although fun they are not]) and Arrow so good?
I think it's the salmon ladder.
Marvel movies are awesome; Marvel TV shows are OK; Marvel animation sucks.
DC Animation is awesome; DC TV shows are good; DC movies suck.
Thus, the balance of the universe is maintained.
Or...."How do we distinguish ourselves from Marvel? Well, their movies are super fun, so let's not do that, OK?"
Sadly, I think this is more reality than snark.