Monday, July 28, 2008

Batman Shaping Creative Patterns?

So says this article. It's sort of brief and vague as to what it means, but it points out that the sheer force of the movie, as it gobbles up dollars at lightning speed, has everyone paying attention. Maybe Zac Snyder will be making a Frank Miller The Dark Knight Returns. Sort of a throwup to V is for Vendetta. The article notes that Spiderman and before it, X-men, together breathed some serious life back into this genre, and for years, we've seen that the blockbuster of today is the superhero film. With this one being without doubt the best entry in the franchise so far, and with Spiderman 2 also being the best in that particular franchise and also the most profitable, can we hope that studios will see the dollars and make the connection that quality storytelling matters first in making profitable fantasy-based movies?

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