Sentences with phrase «as a superhero story»

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Sure, there's still crime - fighting and high - tech gear, as in any superhero film these days, but focusing on Parker's vulnerability, and creating a relatable coming - of - age story, seems to be what makes this Spider - Man special.

First, Brad Bird and Pixar gave us a story as much about the mundane alter - egos of a superhero family in The Incredibles.

The storyline - which follows alcoholic superhero John Hancock (Smith) as he reluctantly allows a struggling public - relations expert (Jason Bateman's Ray) to mold him into a traditionally heroic figure - has essentially been crafted to act as an origin story for the central character, yet screenwriters Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan brilliantly ensure that Hancock rarely apes the conventions and tropes that one has come to expect with such a tale (ie one doesn't entirely realize that they're watching an origin story until everything's been said and done).

Based on the Marvel comic by Stan Lee (who makes a cameo as he does in all the films based on his work), it picks up the story of those cosmic - rayed superheroes dealing with the end of the world and a fifth attempt at a wedding.

Fantastic Four wasn't received as an interesting if unsuccessful attempt to do something different with a superhero origin story.

It has been a brilliant strategy to refrain from using any images of Batman in the trade ads for this film, focusing on Bruce Wayne throughout, ushering the story through further as a character piece, not a superhero extravaganza.

Given the origin stories of most of these characters — rooted as they are in the deaths of loved ones, often through the heroes» inaction, real or imagined, it's not a far reach to say that superhero comics are trapped in a process of repetition automatism (or «repetition compulsion»).

As the story goes, DC had originally approved a comic called The Black Bomber, which would have been about a white guy who transforms into a black superhero when stressed.

By the end of this superhero origin story, Deadpool doesn't evolve as a character nor does he have to.

In a post-film Q&A, Hart said that she really wanted to tell a story that celebrates the empowerment of women of color and also to have a chance to see mothers as superheroes.

After making a striking debut with 2013's based - on - fact, tragically devastating drama Fruitvale Station and following that up with the stunning, Oscar - nominated Rocky spin - off Creed in 2015, the young writer / director was seemingly given the keys to the kingdom by Marvel as it pertained to Black Panther, the studio apparently feeling comfortable to let him do whatever he wanted with this story of an African superhero from the secluded fictionalized nation of Wakanda.

Braff's voiceover narration tells a story (one we will hear twice more over the course of the film, as if repetition can substitute for actual connection) about Aidan and his brother pretending to be superheroes as children, and realizing that maybe they weren't heroes: maybe they were just regular guys.

Much like Guardians of the Galaxy the movie hints at stories that go beyond the typical superhero status quo, and while there are plenty of little hints as to how Strange's escapades fit into the bigger story, for the most part the filmmakers do a fine job of keeping things enjoyably self - contained.

That fact alone shouldn't necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and comedies regularly extend well past the two - hour mark, it's hard not to appreciate the restraint.

Instead of doing a rundown of the flaws of this superhero movie Simon would rather transcribe a story, to the best of his ability, as he is sure it all happened.

Official Premise: «Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton)-- famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

Writer / director Adam McKay has a reputation as one of the funniest behind - the - scenes talents in show business, but what he really wants to do is tell superhero stories.

Before Sam Raimi's brightly colored, sentimental Spider - Man, we were still telling the stories of superheroes as if they were classic action heroes, all» roided up and licking blood off their knives.

Like pretty much any superhero origin story, the setup was better than the payoff, which, like far too many movies about the origin of a superhero, pitted the newly formed hero against a generic villain with an even more generic plan, as if that's some kind of required challenge for these heroes to have to face each and every time — even if we're just getting to know them.

The first few episodes of Preacher cover superhero story beats that should be as tired as Captain America after fighting his way through 10 movies, always being righteously right.

I can't see how anyone could be dissatisfied with this movie I preferred it to the other two as I think it captured batman perfectly bane was perfect how anyone can disagree after batman and robin is beyond me??? Cat women was perfect there was no poor casting IMO character development was fine story was fine and beautifully shot soundtrack stunning all involved made an absolute masterpiece even tho I guessed most plotpoints in advance they still felt like a surprise to me I don't see the point in any other superhero franchise making any more movies as bb tdk and tdkr will never be surpassed

The story of Riggan Thomson's (Michael Keaton) effort to be taken seriously as an actor / director / playwright after having starred in three superhero movies twenty years ago — Birdman is directed as a continuous shot (which is difficult because the film takes place over a considerably longer period that its two - hour running time).

Solo is a superhero origin story, as such its ceiling is somewhat limited: it's designed around the pleasure of recognition, rather than discovery, the solving of mysteries which didn't need to be solved rather than exploration of a wider universe.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) tells the story of Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), a washed up actor who's biggest claim to fame was starring as the superhero Birdman in three cash cow Hollywood blockbusters.

«X-Men» (2000)- Hugh Jackman achieved international fame as Wolverine in the story of the famed Marvel superhero team

BIRDMAN: BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton)-- famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

With Wonder Woman back in the cultural zeitgeist (if the most famous female superhero ever really left it), writer / director Angela Robinson's film serves as a superhero origin story in a more literal and more literary - criticism meaning of the phrase.

Presented almost as a sombre superhero origin story, Darkest Hour then details how Churchill won round his enemies — and there were quite a few — by standing up to Adolf Hitler and refusing to appease him with the various emasculating peace deals that his rivals had been touting.

The big draws include no - splatter violence on an industrial scale, rendered through dizzying special effects but with the leavening agent of humor to keep the sullen aspects of the story from dimming the enjoyment; and the characterizations of those superhero Avengers as they test their powers against an implacable foe.

Bringing together a starry ensemble, including Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough and Amy Ryan, the black comedy tells the story of an actor (Keaton)-- famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

It's essentially a superhero origin story opening the same weekend as another (Dr. Strange)-- both films dealing with faith and the consequences of betraying said faith.

On one level this is the next - in - line Marvel Universe story of the ruler of the mythical African kingdom of Wakanda who moonlights as a superhero and has to contend with threats and problems both internal and external.

The official synopsis: BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton)-- famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

Director Joe Wright (Atonement) turns what could be a dry history lesson and a peek into the inner workings of the British government into an origin story for a historical figure who, in the minds of many, might as well be a superhero.

Despite some minor alterations to his origin and the emphasis on a love story — a surprisingly touching one, Deadpool stuck the superhero landing as one of the most accurate portrayals of a comic book character in film.

The story, described as a tale of black power and black pride in addition to its superhero themes, follows T'Challa as he is sworn in as king of Wakanda, a cloaked, technologically advanced nation in Africa that is home to the exotic metal vibranium, the source of Black Panther's powers.

The second - best Spidey flick (behind Spider - Man 2, natch), Spider - Man: Homecoming manages to do what Ant - Man did as a superhero flick, only better: tell more personal story on a smaller - scale with a focus on fun and depth.

As previously reported, Jenkins and Warner Bros. were reportedly working on a historic deal to have her return to direct the sequel to her record - smashing superhero origin story.

«Black Panther,» the story of how that son enters his legacy as both king and superhero, unfolds like every other big - deal comic - book movie — in the best of ways.

Visually, it feels like a modern day manga reimagined as a teenaged girl's superhero story and everything melds together beautifully.

In every superhero story, the hero is only as strong as the antagonist, and in Marvel's Black Panther, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) has found himself an unnervingly charming adversary in Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger.

Doctor Strange's first cinematic debut, however, gives viewers a quickly paced origin story that feels as familiar as most contemporary superhero stories, where the viewer tags along to see how a man adapts to become something extraordinary, but in every other aspect the film provides relentless spectacle and levity.

For as much sound and fury Deadpool makes about breaking the boundaries of superhero convention, Zootopia is a lot quieter about its story that manages to work as an allegory about — of all unlikely subjects — racial profiling.

Like Hart's 2016 directorial debut «Miss Stevens,» an indie charmer inspired by her tenure as a young high school teacher, the roots of «Fast Color» grew from personal experience — and a frustration with the ways the same characters and stories kept being told within the superhero genre.

In 1973, in what may be the first instance of a comic book superhero losing a battle to save a loved one (outside of an origin story), Peter Parker's girlfriend Gwen Stacy died as Spidey tried to save her during a battle with the Green Goblin.

BIRDMAN (aka The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a black comedy following the story of an actor (Michael Keaton)-- famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.

Another new origin story from Marvel, this time introducing us to Scott Lang as Ant - Man, a superhero who can shrink in size and communicate with ants.

The first trailer for Power Rangers looked pretty cool — as a straightforward superhero origin story — but it did lack humor.

While Black Panther makes no great leap forward from the tried and true (or tired and true, depending on your threshold for repetition) superhero movie story arc, what this category of films lack in plot originality, Black Panther makes up for in casting, art direction, costume design, and writing (the sharp yet casual one - liners calling out colonialism, white privilege, and the American superiority complex both zing and sting — as they should).

Even as yet another superhero origin story, there are some truly next - level visual effects and action sequences in director Scott Derrickson's film, and opening the Marvel cinematic universe up to all the possibilities that come from the realms of the mystical is an exciting prospect.