Superhero movies have taken over much of the year in the cinema in recent years with the two major being DC Comics and Marvel. It has become a showdown of one-liner, fight scenes, and epic battles. Each has their ways of attracting moviegoers with most including casting big name actors and taking over the summer. Here are some reasons as to why DC takes the win in my book.
I am partial to DC given that Batman is my personal favorite superhero. A tortured soul that takes justice into his own hands and puts his billions to good use. No magic and superpowers (for the most part) just a man in a suit with a bunch of pretty cool gadgets. The Dark Knight Trilogy has also what instigated my appreciation for all movies. This trilogy was epic, symbolic, meaningful, and so much more that it not only made superhero movies cool but showed they could be good movies.
DC brings to the table what Marvel stays away from, darkness. This is what makes DC so appealing, it shows the true characteristics of a superhero, that it comes with drastic decisions. You can only watch the Avengers bicker for so long and hear so many one liners from Tony Stark to fall into the stereotypical superhero movie. DC rivals Marvel but also itself to find a way to expand its humor, darkness, character arcs, and storylines. Marvel tends to stick to a formula and it works but DC gets my vote because every film finds its own right. Even with the reinvention of Batman four years after Christian Bale hung up the cape, it’s an entirely new Batman but still Gotham City.
Marvel has started to lean towards its own darkness with the villain of Ultron in the most recent Avengers and Marvel’s Daredevil which triggers its own mind games with human nature. Marvel still has its glam and bright colors but DC takes the cake in this world. Superhero movies and television shows the struggle, like all movies and TV, with being realistic. DC battles this well with developing its characters with strong themes and dazzling cinematic elements.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is a perfect example of DC reinventing itself to tell another story. DC still carries its darkness but with a new Batman, a new Lex Luthor, and introducing Wonder Woman. Marvel may have wit and big casts and DC may not always come out on top but DC still has its charisma and historic heroes that keep its movies remarkable.
