I don’t really read comic books. They don’t appeal to me
that much and most of the few that I have read are of the French “Asterix et
Obelix” issues. But I have seen quite a few movies based on comic books and even
though I don’t feel like I know the universes just because I have seen a few
films, I definitely recognize how rich and artful the stories can be. The DC
cinematic universe Is quite Versatile; most of the films might be superhero
films but there are many films that are more dramatic in nature and show the
true potential of comic book storytelling. Films like “V for Vendetta” “Constantine”
“Road to Perdition” “A History of Violence” in my opinion show a great
potential for expansion in their universe.
There is little debate that superhero movies are here to
stay. Even more-so is the fact that Marvel is most likely to be the biggest
reason. Just look at the box office receipts. The Avengers made $1.5 billion internationally and this year’s
Iron Man 3 was no chump either with
$1.2 billion. The studio is a behemoth in terms of capital gain. There
is no end in sight and if last weekend’s Comic Con proves anything, it is that
everyone wants a piece of the pie. This is a cultural milestone that has never
been seen before. Why is that? Risks.
Our Star Wars contest might have been slow but I did manage
to win more votes so that makes me the winner of the very first contest here on
Films with Friends. So now that that is over, we have for you round 2 of the
interactive articles.
Comic Con has made some very interesting announcements. Not
only has “The Avengers 2” officially been given a title “The Age of Ultron” but
the next Superman movie has confirmed that Batman will be in it. Although to
casual viewers all this means nothing, to people who follow movie news these
are both very important stories. It does seem silly that people go crazy over a
title but I liken it to the stock market, the smallest decision a business can
make can affect the stock. Here at Films With Friends it has us thinking; If
The Avengers 2 and the Superman, Batman crossover are announced around the same
time what will this mean for the two rival enterprises? And also, overall who
makes the better movies? Does Marvel beat out DC because of how well the movies
can co exist? Does DC beat out Marvel Just because of Christopher Nolan?
Well there really is
no right answer because that would be comparing two very different tings
believe it or not. First of all how would we compare them? Would we take the
best movie from each side and whoever wins takes the trophy? Should we measure
total box office and give the win to the highest moneymaker? It’s almost like
asking which one of the characters would win in a fight, something that always
stirs up the nerd community.
Well we are going to let you the readers decide again. Both
of us wrote an article about the two sides of the coin. I made the case that DC
was better and Tom made the case that Marvel is better. So read up and vote. Here
is the case for DC and here is the case for Marvel
