6. Everyone Expected Man Of Steel To Be Good
Thanks to its trailer, the promised new approach and Nolan stamp of approval Man Of Steel came with unexpected levels of hype. It was really a situation where we needed a The Dark Knight level product to match what we all expected. Praise needs to go to the advertisers; Sucker Punch had audiences (and presumably Warner Bros. executives) worried about Zack Snyders suitability for the film, but when we all sat down to watch those ninety minutes of brooding awesomeness it that was no longer an issue. Begins arrived with much, much less hype. Of course, it looked like bandwagon jumping attempt by DC after Marvel's initial success with the burgeoning genre and had an indie director at the helm, but most importantly, at that point Batman wasn't cool. Now the mere mention of Bruce Wayne may have James Bond at his suavest shaking, but in the early naughties the most recent Bat film was Batman And Robin. And before that was Batman Forever. Who's excited for a follow up (even if it is a new direction) from them? Those exposed to Nolan through Memento may have been curious to see what hed do with a big budget, but for the most part people were surprised when Begins was the powerhouse it was.