Post by lenlenlen1 on Jul 27, 2018 17:43:41 GMT
Not being a moron. I honestly believe that Dark Knight is still a better movie than any that MCU has put out.
The one that comes closest IMO is Iron Man, which curiously enough is the one that was released earlier the same summer. A GREAT year overall for CBM's.
Both movies are about a man's soul. About what he is willing to do, the punishment he is willing to take, the changes to his own life he is willing to make, to defend the innocent and fight for what's right. Very few other CBM's plumb such depths. I know some folks will think I'm crazy, but I even rank Dark Knight Rises as better than MCU movies as it also deals with such deep and heady issues.
Dark Knight is the high water mark by which all CBM's can be judged. A movie that is at once faithful to the source material, exciting in its own right and offers a deep examination of character as well.
However, two other movies that deserve honorable mentions are Avengers and Avengers: Infinity War... Those because of the sheer ambitious nature of bringing together separate franchises and huge casts in order to create the first true shared universe. No one can deny the sheer size and scope of both those movies. They are also modern day masterpieces.
Another honorable mention should go to Superman: The Movie. As far as being faithful to the source material and true to character... it all starts there.