I hate this "argument". What "superhero movie" means today is like 2 or 3 canons owned by Marvel and DC. It's not modern mythology and the recent superhero madness is only around 10-15 years old.
Modern superhero stuff has its roots in 1940s comic books. There is a big difference between ancient mythology and modern superhero movies, which is that no one controlled ancient mythology. People were making shit up and circulating stories. A part of it was rooted in religion too. Superhero movies today are Marvel and DC. If you're trying to figure out why these movies are appealing, you could say it is because people like adventures where the good guys beat up the bad guys, but that describes every movie ever basically. But the superhero craze is a specific phenomenon that didn't exist 20 years ago and probably won't exist 20 years from now.
I hate this "argument". What "superhero movie" means today is like 2 or 3 canons owned by Marvel and DC. It's not modern mythology and the recent superhero madness is only around 10-15 years old.
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Modern superhero stuff has its roots in 1940s comic books. There is a big difference between ancient mythology and modern superhero movies, which is that no one controlled ancient mythology. People were making shit up and circulating stories. A part of it was rooted in religion too. Superhero movies today are Marvel and DC. If you're trying to figure out why these movies are appealing, you could say it is because people like adventures where the good guys beat up the bad guys, but that describes every movie ever basically. But the superhero craze is a specific phenomenon that didn't exist 20 years ago and probably won't exist 20 years from now.