Sentences with phrase «as the superhero film»

There is real wisdom and honesty in every moment of the film, and that's refreshing in a genre that is built largely on fantasy every bit as disconnected from our reality as any superhero film.

It's not nearly as family friendly a tale as the superhero film, but this might be the more interesting take.

As a superhero film first and foremost, the execution of the special effects was of utmost importance.

Not only does Black Panther work as a superhero film, but also a narrative about what it means to be the most powerful nation on Earth.

Not exact matches

So, the studio's biggest question mark of the year will be November's Justice League, which will bring together several superheroes from that universe of films, including Wonder Woman as well as Batman and Superman.

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

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.

While he had a great time as the superhero, he says it took over three hours each day to do the makeup for the film.

While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

In fact, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins was the first woman to direct a superhero movie and the film ended up as the highest - grossing movie ever helmed by a woman (along with being last year's third - highest grossing film domestically).

Following Thor: Ragnarok in 2017, we'll get a slate of brand new heroes, including Black Panther (starring Get On Up «s Chadwick Boseman as Marvel's first black superhero), along with Captain Marvel (which will be Marvel's first female - starring film) and an Inhumans movie in 2018.

A superhero film is only as good as its villain, and Erik Killmonger?

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

The «Batman» television show (1966 - 1968) cast a long, pop art - infused, camp shadow over the property and, after the big budget failures of a series of superhero films in the 1980s (some more campy than others) such as Howard the Duck (1986), WB apparently had cold feet.

While it's hard to deny the ineffectiveness of both Peter Berg's directorial choices and the film's final half hour, Hancock primarily comes off as an engaging and thoroughly innovative spin on the superhero genre - with Will Smith's admittedly impressive performance certainly ranking high on the movie's list of positive attributes.

As a result, Thor has become one of Marvel's most popular and enduring superheroes, featured in countless comics, animated series, video games, and live - action films.

As with Wonder Woman last year, Black Panther is not only is a kick - ass superhero film, it uses the platform to address deeper issues, in this case racism, still - lingering colonial attitudes towards Africa, the role of science and technology in improving the lives of the disadvantaged, and what it means to be a leader.

A Bond film that feels caught between its roots as a mindlessly enjoyable action - franchise and its new mandate to deliver the operatic emotions and sudsy plot lines of today's superhero properties.

As the superhero movie world shudders in the immediate wake of Avengers: Infinity War (a film I was pretty bored by), this week on store shelves lands Ryan Coogler's (Creed) Black Panther, one of the most successful films of the decade and a surprise hit across the globe.

He must be a big fan of the James Bond franchise, as he brings forth the best Bond film since Skyfall, hidden inside a Marvel superhero flick.

The future of blockbuster films such as these lie with directors like Coogler (and Patty Jenkins, and Taika Waititi), ones who are bringing much - needed new life and ideas to the superhero genre.

It's increasingly hard to remember a time when every superhero film made wasn't made as part of a wider universe, as instalments in an ever - growing web designed to bring the head - scrambling continuity of comics to the big screen.

And yet, amid all that overdue and well - deserved scorn, the lone aspect of Deadpool 2 that is treated with gravid, wet - eyed sincerity — the thing the film wants us to care most deeply about, that acts as the plot's triggering action — is itself the biggest, oldest, dumbest and most useless superhero - genre cliche of them all.

Black Panther is not only one of the most entertaining recent superhero films but has an intelligence and a political dimension that such inchoate offerings as Suicide Squad and Justice League completely lacked.

We are supposed to look upon this silliness as having a profound import for the simple reason that Black Panther is the first Marvel film, as was the comic series in its time, starring a superhero of African descent.

OK, obviously none of that happens, except for Wade blowing himself up — and if you've ever read a comic book in your life, or seen a movie, or drawn breath, you know that a superhero film doesn't start with the hero offing himself unless it plans to undo the damage as soon as possible.

«The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas» stuck in my head as I watched Marvel's Black Panther, the superhero super-studio's latest film, which premiered to monster box office and wild critical acclaim.

It is also The Void that creates Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger, the antagonist of Black Panther, cousin to Chadwick Boseman's protagonist King T'Challa and a comic - book villain so transcendent that he is almost out of place in a film about a superhero who dresses as a cat.

Black Panther may not be the first superhero film to place a black lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audience.

As the better Marvel films have shown, you need a lot more than zippy repartee to make a superhero film feel heartfelt and thematically resonant.

Then, as told partly in flashback as Arthur (Harrelson) is being interviewed by a court - appointed psychiatrist (the underrated Sandra Oh), the safe distance that gives the audience derails the pace and the film becomes more serious than it ought to, no matter the subject matter and this results in it becoming every «realistic» work that looks down on the idea of either a superhero or the genre.

This is not, as the marketing department of Universal Pictures would have one believe, a kick - ass superhero film.

I think the main reason that many people were really skeptical about the film was probably due to how a superhero film probably wouldn't do as well as it could or wouldn't be as serious as it could be since it takes place in the 40s during WWII and sine Captain america, was more of a piece for its time when it was made, so people felt that the Nazi shtick would probably get old after a while, especially since it had been done in so many films and video games prior.

And while the films plot may not be as good as some other superhero films, it still is an enjoyable movie with that set aside and is pretty faithful to the comics as is.

That doesn't mean the movie escapes the intersectional nature of this universe of movies: There's a cameo from one superhero (kind of a favor, since Thor appeared after the end credits of that hero's solo film), and the Hulk, as well as his scientist counterpart Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), has a supporting role.

The first film, touted as «the first hard - R superhero film,» made a killing at the box office.

The film which opens on October 17th stars Michael Keaton as Riggan Thompson an actor trying to distance himself from an iconic superhero film franchise by starring and directing his own broadway production.

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.

«Chadwick Boseman was only recently confirmed to be entering the Marvel universe as the emphatic superhero the Black Panther, and while such news left many a film fan scratching their heads as to who this young actor is, it should be a question that's easier to answer when James Brown biopic Get On Up has been released; such is the sheer brilliance of the electric performance by this talented star»... Read More»

Now, Christopher Marc of Omega Underground has revealed on Twitter that Jackson wasn't lying, as it looks like he will be co-starring alongside Brie Larson's titular superhero in the 2019 film.

R - rated superhero movie scored thanks to a gutsy call by Fox», the actor's unfailing resolve and a film that worked as a superhero saga and spoof

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.

Paul Rudd has been cast in the superhero film as the title character who possesses the ability to shrink down to insect size.

As Stark now looks to take on the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), a celeb - terrorist who has bio-engineered a group of Americans into unknowing time bombs, Black begins to take apart the accepted boundaries and structures of the superhero film, and if he still employs a variety of familiar genre tropes, he certainly dismantles as many as he indulgeAs Stark now looks to take on the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), a celeb - terrorist who has bio-engineered a group of Americans into unknowing time bombs, Black begins to take apart the accepted boundaries and structures of the superhero film, and if he still employs a variety of familiar genre tropes, he certainly dismantles as many as he indulgeas many as he indulgeas he indulges.

Finally, a superhero film tends to only be as good as its conflict.

For a film often described as kickstarting the modern superhero trend, it's amazing how it bears little resemblance to today's output.

Elsewhere, the Gotham Independent Film Awards named Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman best film ahead of Boyhood, with Michael Keaton winning best actor for his turn as a faded former star of superhero movies vying to make a comeback.

Based on the best - selling book series, the film stars Kevin Hart and Ed Helms as two pranksters who hypnotize their principal into stripping down to his tighty whities, leaving him thinking he's a superhero.

News broke last week that James Franco was set to star in his first superhero movie (since Sam Raimi's Spider - Man) as Jamie Madrox, aka Multiple Man, in a film of the same name.

After all, Marvel might have trademarked the title back in 2014, but there's been no other indication that a film ever be in development.That didn't diminish Kendrick's enthusiasm for the part — few things would — and neither did her lack of knowledge about the superhero, who's not quite as well known as some of her Marvel contemporaries.