Sentences with phrase «in superhero origin stories»

Flashbacks in superhero origin stories hold less impact now than they did in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins or Sam Raimi's Spider - Man.

Dracula Untold temporarily flirts with the child - like glee you find in all superhero origin stories when the protagonist first discovers their powers, but the novelty of developing sharply heightened senses and the ability to miraculously heal has long worn off.

Not exact matches

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I don't envy the difficult decisions the Russos had to make about the heroes and storylines to spotlight, but I'm also not convinced that giving us a Thanos origin story and relying on that Marvel superhero shorthand to fill in the gaps was the most efficient way.

Without fail, the dullest installment in any superhero movie franchise is the origin story, during which audiences anxiously awaiting The Big Bad Guy have to suffer through, yaaaawn, scenes of childhood trauma, romantic tragedy, and other expository effluvia, by which point the closing credits are fast approaching.

Also, to the movie's benefit, it introduces us to the titular character without feeling bogged down in the trappings of a superhero origin story.

Every superhero rates an origin story and Po's emerges now that he has finally got around to asking what every five - year - old piped up in the first adventure: why is the panda's dad a goose?

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»).

Wonder Woman could have been a gauzy superhero origin story, but instead, it's steeped in war and loss, and the impact of Steve Trevor's death at the end is both well - earned and heartbreaking.

IndieWire's David Ehrlich gave the film a D +, writing in his review, «By turning Tarzan into just another superhero, David Yates» blockbuster origin story wastes one of literature's great wild men.»

Set in deep space, and in half a dozen lands (New York, Wakanda, Titan, Knowhere), the film presents a galactic battle for the fate of the universe that throws together the six original Avengers; the follow - up wave of Marvel superheroes who've only recently been given their own origin stories (Black Panther, Dr. Strange, the rebooted Spider - Man); the Guardians of the Galaxy; and a sprinkling of other figures who've been there on the fringes.

It's another origin story we're familiar with in the world of comic book heroes, but given the emphasis on magic and alternate dimensions, there are many other toys in the toy box to play with to keep it all feeling like something new to the universe of big - screen superheroes.

Even «Iron Man» (which stuck Robert Downey, Jr. in a cave for 45 minutes) was a superhero origin story with WAY more action.

But it isn't all good because Wonder Woman is also let down by the trappings of having to tell an origin story, and there are moments when the film feels like a box - ticking exercise in how to create a superhero origin, especially during the final act when — shock!

After the record - breaking success of this summer's DCEU film adaption of «Wonder Woman,» which explores the origins story of the title character, the creation of the superhero is now being explored in the new biopic, «Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.»

The Marvel Cinematic Universe was once accused of dishing up the same rinse - and - repeat origin story over and over again — and while Feige will protest (and has) that each Marvel movie has had its own individual flavor (Thor was a stab at Shakespeare; The Winter Soldier riffs on 70s paranoia thrillers), the franchise has been finding more solid footing in its endeavor to remix all of popular film history through the lens of superheroes.

In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, this is the true story of 1940s Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston, the inventor of the lie detector and creator of the iconic Wonder Woman, who defends his feminist superhero against charges of «sexual perversity» while at the same time maintaining a secret that could have destroyed him.

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women: Based on the bold and illuminating true superhero origin story depicting the creation of the beloved comic book character Wonder Woman in 1941 by Dr. William Moulton Marston.

The story in a nutshell is like most superhero origins — an exposure to radiation mutates five people so they end up with superpowers.

We are now about waist deep in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we've sat through at least five stand - alone (cough cough, male) superhero origin stories already.

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.

Where other superhero movies pore over their characters» origin stories, in Suicide Squad only Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn — who gets all of the best lines — and Will Smith's Deadshot, an assassin with heart — are fleshed out in 3D.

Because origin stories aren't just for superheroes, J.D. Salinger is set to receive his own film detailing his life prior to becoming the guy who wrote Catcher In The Rye and fucking hated having his picture taken.

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.

If Marvel had any guts, they would've called this movie Thanos and made it like a straightforward superhero origin story in the mold of Iron Man or Thor or Ant - Man or any of the others.

Where Doctor Strange falls short is in the recently troublesome superhero «big bad» and despite the presence of esteemed actor Mads Mikkelsen (who sadly has become a bit of a villain typecast in recent years), the purple eyed Kaecilius, who wants nothing more than to meet a world destroying entity is anything but the adversary the unique Stephen Strange deserved, while the previously mentioned nature of this following the playbook origin story isn't breaking much ground in the way it tells the story of a man at his lowest finally realising his true potential.

Instead, most of the time Black Panther delivers a masterful new take on the superhero origin story, fresh in its perspective and energetic in its plotting.

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.

In his review for the Los Angeles Times, Justin Chang wrote, «Director Patty Jenkins and her collaborators have taken the well - worn superhero origin story and invested it with a rich, sometimes revelatory depth of feeling.»

With some stand out fight sequences — especially in the third act — and the promise of a future team up between Ant - Man and the Wasp, Ant - Man works so well because it brings the superhero story to the micro scale (heh), all the while playing with a familiar origin story format.

From Ant - Man to Shazam, we've uncovered the origin stories and starting points for the characters featured in eight upcoming superhero films.

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 GobliIn 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 Gobliin 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.

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.

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.

In the guise of a superhero origin story, it tells a smart, inventive tale about young science geeks who grapple with issues around the responsible use of technology.

It could have easily started at a different point in Black Panther «s story, using flashbacks as a means to introduce the audience to his origin — but the conscious choice to dive right into the superhero's origin story is a big W in our books.

Though there are few solid jump moments and a few genuine scares in Dracula Untold, it is, essentially, just another superhero origin story — albeit for a slightly darker character than usual.

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick's screenplay nails the dark, twisted and juvenile tone of the wisecracking antihero, and the decision to dole out his backstory in bits and pieces via flashback is a clever way of getting around the tediousness of the typical superhero origin story.

The sequel feels like another in the long line of origin stories for any given superhero.

Origin stories aren't just for Marvel or DC superhero movies anymore — DreamWorks Animation Studio's Puss in Boots is taking a page from its hero brethren.

If you're paying attention, you'll notice that, beyond the fourth wall breaking awareness that this is a movie he's inhabiting, Deadpool's story is basically the same as every other superhero origin story that's been seen in this sixteen year superhero renaissance.

Freed from the origin story box, this second installment of the Wade Wilson franchise has its cake and eats it took, taking any number of shots at the superhero sub-genre (and modern blockbuster filmmaking in general) while still crafting a story that makes sense on its own terms and works as a character piece.

Ultimately the film provides an opportunity to teach or remind students that origin stories from places «far, far away» are to be celebrated, multiculturalism and multilingualism are to be celebrated, and superheroes — and communities — don't need to look alike in order to get along.

For instance, when I first began building my Superhero unit, a unit based on developing everything from origin stories to advocacy speeches presented to a mythical United Nations, I didn't think at all about the Common Core Standards until my checklists and lessons were designed and in front of my face.

In a loving spoof of classic superhero origin stories, Hank is exposed to toxic radiation, visits a mystic, and is bitten by an animal used for science experiments before simply working hard at becoming a good fighter.

As a bonus, we have Rebecca Senese's ten - story science fiction collection Tales of Possibilities; Thomas K. Carpenter's Revolutionary Magic, a historical fantasy and the first in the Dashkova Memoirs; Annie Reed's A Death in Cumberland, a moody police procedural; Nebula Award finalist Cat Rambo's Neither Here Nor There, a double collection of alt - world and real world fantasy stories; and last but not least, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith's The Slots of Saturn, the origin story for his fan - favorite superhero Poker Boy.

Save The World has received a new quest in the form of Blockbuster Event — Part 1: Origin Story in which you will investigate the newly crashed comet and gear up to recruit a team of superheroes.