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Monday, November 22, 2021

No dramas: superhero movies and their opening weekend cash cows crowd out realistic films | Greg Jericho

Fewer artistic risks means fewer films that say something about your life, unless it involves flying people

It was not a shock to hear Jane Campion become the latest in a growing line of high-profile directors to announce her dislike of superhero films. But the issue is not just about taste – it is about money and how the movie industry now provides less opportunity to show dramas and real-life comedies on the big screen.

I’ll be upfront: I don’t mind superhero movies. I have watched plenty and enjoyed a few of them more than once. For the most part though I find them forgettable: redolent with deus ex machina saved plot holes and over-praise for not being completely terrible.

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