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Post by politicidal on Dec 11, 2017 15:51:46 GMT
I'm actually not convinced a compelling story can. And I'm not convinced all that many people really care.
But if people want it and if a compelling story can be created, then what's the hold up? Why did it take decades to follow up on Reeve's films? What's the hold up now? BVS was supposed to MOS2 so why did they need Batman to rescue him?
The bottom line is the character is overpowered and it's hard to work him into a standard action story. You could go in a wild new direction and make the story more cerebral, but average filmgoers would be confused and wonder why Superman isn't just flying around punching stuff. It's a lose/lose with that character. I was excited to see Superman finally acting like Superman in Justice League (you know, smiling, helping people, happy to be a hero) and even then he sucked the tension out of the film by being too powerful for the villain. You know what would be great? Go cosmic with him, like Marvel did with Thor. That could work, and you could really have fun as he goes into different star systems-- not all of which feature a yellow sun. People forget (ok filmmakers and studios) that as a Kryptonian, Superman is just as intelligent as he's strong. That's how he's a good journalist and investigative reporter. But this is generally toned down to play up Batman's genius (and even then, he's not even the smartest DC human). If someone learned to balance out the action with a solid mystery/conspiracy angle, that'd make for a good sequel. If that cannot be accomplished, I'd love it if he went cosmic too. I typed a hypothetical sequel where he helps Supergirl save Argo City from Mongul's War World and Brainiac. Something grand and operatic like that would be amazing. |
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