[ SECRET POST #3508 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3508 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Pokémon Adventures]


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[The West Wing]


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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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[Ian McKellen/Cate Blanchett]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The TV shows are a completely different thing.

But in the movies the DCU ones are super grim and depressing (in the case of Suicide Squad they are also dark in lighting).

And even the darkest MCU movie (Civil War) had great moments of appropriate comedy. One of the biggest complaints about DCU films is that even when they try to joke it comes off as forced and out of place.

[(Anonymous)]

But the TV shows aren't a different thing - they're trying REALLY hard to make it all part of the same universe (which is probably poor Agents of Shield's ongoing problems, but that's a different argument).

[(Anonymous)]

I'd say that the netflix shows make the darker tone work in a way the DC movies really don't. Because they have more space to work with, they can let the story breathe more, and even if the moments of humor are a lot more infrequent per screentime than a marvel movie, the darkness isn't as constantly oppressive either.

I think the real problem with the DCU so far is that it's been helmed by Snyder, a guy who by his own admission doesn't actually believe in heroes. You can get something thoughtful and beautiful from that point of view, but not something uplifting and compelling in the way the good marvel stuff manages.