it feels weird to be excited about a blockbuster after years of slop. even if they end up not being that good i’m glad big studios are (seemingly) trying to make an actual movies made by actual people again, even if it is capeshit.
as a comic fan though grant morrison’s batman run being inspiration (my favorite comics ever) for their batman, hopeful and optimistic superman, tom king’s supergirl, creature commando cartoon, swamp thing, buddy cop green lantern show, and booster gold all have me very excited
again apologies for the capeshit posting
Black Atom was already a step in the right direction, even though it was still far from perfect it felt good watching him smoke all of those blackwater stand ins occupying his country and oppressing the people
That's one of the reasons I was already getting this vibe from DC before reading this, they seem to actually be interested in asking the question "What is a hero, what is a villain and how is that a reflection of society and existing power structures?:society:
By definition a hero upholds the status quo and a villain challenges that same status quo regardless of morality
Good people who challenge the existing power structures are by definition villains, until the moment the revolution is successful that is, at which point they become heroes of the revolution
Marvel may pretend to ask these questions occasionally but their answers are always wrapped up in neoliberal, end of history, anti-communism bullshit beneath a rainbow mask because that's what Disney wants them to say
I've been catching up on the MCU for the last couple of days and it's just awful (except for Shang Chi, that was a pleasant surprise)
Anyone who actually felt anything, let alone cried at WandaVision deserves several years in a re-education camp because that shit sucked ass. Who was it even for? Who actually liked Vision? I barely knew who he was before Thanos killed him and I didn't care about that so why would I care about any of this? Oh and his face in the black and white scenes looked like blackface, that was fucked up
Disagree on wandavision, despite its overhyped nature, but lol at Black Adam- I had an alright time at the movies, but damn I'm glad Rock has to endure hubris for once in his goddamn life. Especially after doing 'rise and grind' shit for that long.
So bizarre that Black Adam and Suicide Squad (the good one) both did wonderful commentary on US hegemonic foreign policy- after Falcon and the Neoliberal soldier series Marvel have wisely decided their realm is goofy space