10 Reasons The Comic Book Movie Fad Is Here To Stay
4. The Critics Are Taking Them Seriously
When 1978's Superman kicked off modern superhero films, critics applauded it as a well-constructed entertainment. The honeymoon between critics and comic book movies ended pretty quickly with a rocky, love-hate relationship ensuing. Every so often, a comic book movie would come along and earn critical recommendations, like Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films and Bryan Singers initial run of X-Men features, but critics rarely took them seriously as art. Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and Marvel's Phase One put comic book movies on the critical map. None of Nolan's features dipped below 85% on the review aggregator site Rottentomatoes.com. A few Marvel movies have scored in the 90-percentile range. Critical accolades dont always make or break a feature in terms of box office success; however, reviews are a good measuring stick for determining how well movies are being received by industry savvy cinephiles. At the moment, critically speaking, Marvel is cleaning house. Nolan and Marvel have set a template for future filmmakers to follow. The roadmap they created will show up-and-coming filmmakers how to create critically adored entertainments that can also produce amazing box office returns. This will only encourage serious-minded young directors to try their hands at creating mature, audience-pleasing entertainments.
