[ SECRET POST #5549 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5549 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's definitely true. And I guess part of that is just that the various attempts to do the DC Universe as a concrete, connected Thing in the movies have been rocky for various reasons.

But it also points to a deeper issue which is that the basic concept of comic-book movies is a really weird fit when you think about it. The thing is that comic books (at least mainstream American cape comic books) are a deeply serialized medium, and movies generally aren't a very serialized medium at all. So trying to squash Batman or Superman into a film franchise is always an incredibly awkward fit. Frankly the fact that the MCU and a few other film franchises have managed to pull off long-term serialized movie sequences not directly adapted from a specific existing work is an insane accomplishment (off the top of my head the only other real success story here is the Fast & Furious movies).

Nearly any character from American comic books would be far better served by a television adaptation. They would actually have the room to breath, and tell a long-term serialized and episodic story, and develop side characters and show their journey over time. Of course, television comes with its own problems these days.

[(Anonymous)]

True. Gotham was one of the most enjoyable Batman-related media ventures I've seen in years (despite the interesting things it did with some characters), just because Gotham had time to develop storylines and characters and all the weirdness that makes Batman and Gotham who they are.