Prediction: superhero movies/comics will become unpopular and go through something of a recession/winter due to covid. They won’t bomb, but they’ll underperform and be a somewhat marginal genre for a decade.
Why: straightforward extrapolation from WW2.
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After WW2 a mix of reactionary+realist genres rose to prominence. Wiki: “publishers diversified into other genres, such as war, Westerns, science fiction, romance, crime and horror. Many superhero titles were cancelled or converted to other genres.” So...?
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What do you think is gonna be the next craze? Zombie films? Utopias? Utopic zombie films?
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I think mix of nostalgia genres, plus gritty realism?
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That said I predict Wonder Woman 2 will be a hit since it happens to also be an 80s nostalgia movie. So might the stand-alone Nick Fury.
Interesting to try and predict which periods will be most popular nostalgia-wise. I think 80s because X’ers. Older = boomers = tainted.
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Genre Theory's Four Phases suggests we're in the Revisionist (3rd) phase already, so I suspect this will accelerate the existing trend towards decline.
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