Post by Skaathar on May 2, 2018 16:52:49 GMT
DC has always had a fondness for making their onscreen characters ridiculously powerful. From Adam West's Batman to Reeve's Superman, to Green Lantern and now seemingly to JL Superman and even Wonder Woman. Even worse in their TV shows as seen in Flash and Supergirl, heck even Arrow does stuff that's impossible for a human with his backstory.
It's great for a one-off movie as a "wow" moment but it's terrible from a storytelling perspective, especially if you plan to create more movies/episodes about the character. Because it's very hard to keep making interesting storylines about a character that's extremely powerful, and you end up getting a lot of dumb inconsistencies. Just look at how the current Flash TV series keeps fluctuating in power levels. What use is the rest of the JL when in the latest movie Superman was able to defeat Steppenwolf in a few seconds when the entire JL couldn't even get the upper hand.
When the MCU first started putting out movies, I was frustrated at how nerfed the more powerful characters like Thor and Hulk were. As these movies progressed, I realized 1. It made them more relateable and 2. It gave the MCU ample room to allow their powers to grow and upgrade in future movies. DC movies don't have that kind of room.
And if you need any more proof, just look at some of DC's most successful movies of the last 2 decades: The TDK trilogy, where they stripped Batman down of his more outrageous abilities.
It's great for a one-off movie as a "wow" moment but it's terrible from a storytelling perspective, especially if you plan to create more movies/episodes about the character. Because it's very hard to keep making interesting storylines about a character that's extremely powerful, and you end up getting a lot of dumb inconsistencies. Just look at how the current Flash TV series keeps fluctuating in power levels. What use is the rest of the JL when in the latest movie Superman was able to defeat Steppenwolf in a few seconds when the entire JL couldn't even get the upper hand.
When the MCU first started putting out movies, I was frustrated at how nerfed the more powerful characters like Thor and Hulk were. As these movies progressed, I realized 1. It made them more relateable and 2. It gave the MCU ample room to allow their powers to grow and upgrade in future movies. DC movies don't have that kind of room.
And if you need any more proof, just look at some of DC's most successful movies of the last 2 decades: The TDK trilogy, where they stripped Batman down of his more outrageous abilities.
