Lots of great examples of the alternative superhero movie genre in my twitter feed. I won't RT them all, but it's interesting how many.
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@HeerJeet "Dark and gritty" is pretty easy to parody, though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet DC's movies have forgotten something very important: You can be bright and funny — and still take yourself seriously.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet that's why I'm enjoying 'Gotham' so much -- it's gritty, but surreal, magic-realism intrudes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@theseantcollins Part of why Batman '89 is so good is that it embraces grit and dada. In retrospect, seems to have killed that funThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I think some people forget that the 'serious turn' in superhero stories is at least 20 years old already. -
@OneChrisEdwards@HeerJeet closing on 30 years at this point. Watchmen and Year One were in '86 - Show replies
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@HeerJeet That may explain the popularity of Batman '66 right now...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ...or the Marvel Family, who seem intentionally out of sync with the industry and its fan base...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ...thereby allowing the industry to comment on itself.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet good point. Always struck by how un-fun and charmless Nolan's batman movies are (and all his work for that matter)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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