Re: Iron Man 3 - New Trailer
"Abs of steel"? Ugh. Matter of taste, I suppose. I'm partial to the softer look -- say, Jennifer Lawrence a few films back, or Jennifer Connelly circa Career Opportunities, or Kate Winslet in Titanic.
As for the darkness issue, the lighter touch of films like the Donner Superman flicks was warranted when 6-year-olds were the primary audience for superhero movies. Given that these days these movies serve a young-adult demographic, and include twenty-, thirty- and even forty-somethings, the move to darker storylines is sound and necessary.
Many superhero movies that take a lighter, more kid-oriented touch (Singer's Superman, the Schumacher Batman flicks) or go half-dark, half-lighter in tone (Green Lantern) underperform, while those that go all-out serious do well (the Dark Knight movies). It's what the target audience wants to see -- understandably so. There's a place for some deadpan humor in these films, perhaps, but not for kiddie campiness.
Originally posted by joe9alt
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As for the darkness issue, the lighter touch of films like the Donner Superman flicks was warranted when 6-year-olds were the primary audience for superhero movies. Given that these days these movies serve a young-adult demographic, and include twenty-, thirty- and even forty-somethings, the move to darker storylines is sound and necessary.
Many superhero movies that take a lighter, more kid-oriented touch (Singer's Superman, the Schumacher Batman flicks) or go half-dark, half-lighter in tone (Green Lantern) underperform, while those that go all-out serious do well (the Dark Knight movies). It's what the target audience wants to see -- understandably so. There's a place for some deadpan humor in these films, perhaps, but not for kiddie campiness.
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