10 Things We Loved About Pre-MCU Comic Book Movies
3. Experimental Filmmaking That Advanced The Genre
Comic books and graphic novels present a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers to create visually stunning movies.
This had been done in the past by the likes of Tim Burton who brought an Expressionistic aesthetic to his Batman films.
In the early 2000s, many directors used this opportunity to experiment with the form in order to create fresh cinematic experiences.
Ang Lee was arguably the first filmmaker to take bold chances with his much-maligned take on The Hulk. While the results elicited a somewhat mixed response, hardly anyone can deny that the way the film was edited, and its use of split screens, was an admirable attempt at replicating the dynamic visuals and panel layout of the comic book.
Similarly, Robert Rodriguez used green screen so effectively in his adaptation of Sin City that it became the most faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novels.
These seminal movies became the forebears to films like 300 and The Spirit.