PendejoJorge wrote:After all, I did write a bit about how comics handled such topics. I, at no point, disregarded these films for being about superheroes. I did the opposite, actually.
PendejoJorge wrote:In the case of Black Panther, I just find the political reaction to it to be asinine more than anything. It's one thing to enjoy a movie, it's another to pretend this is somehow some big groundbreaking achievement in race relations or means anything more than a movie with a black superhero being successful.
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PendejoJorge wrote:People are giving a far grander reaction to this film than other black films that are far more nuanced and actually focus on socio-political issues, which goes to show that nuance is meaningless when it comes to public reaction.
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kgbelliveau wrote:That is a fair point about the source material being fantasy based and to remember that when judging the content of a film based on said structure.
That being said I think that has translated into both Marvel and DC thinking Fantasy= Parody and they opt fot more humour than usually necessary in order to avoid being viewed as too dark to appeal to children. Look at Thor Ragnorok as an example of this. That is the definition of too much humour in a plot that calls for more a serious approach. I appreciate dark humour just as much as the next person but Marvel seldom does a good job placing their humour in a well timed and darkly comedic scene.
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