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"Please call him Martin, the savior of superheroes."

Recently, an article in Entertainment Weekly has attracted the attention of many people in the entertainment industry and the public.

The author of the article is Pauline Kael.

This old lady, born in June 1919, is a very influential film critic in the United States.

And she has not written a film review for a long time. No one would have thought that after so many years, she would pick up the pen again and praise the American genius.

No one thinks that Pauline Kael was PRed, because no one can PR her. This old lady has reached the age of having no desires.

And Pauline Kael was known for her sharp words and stubbornness.

She wrote in the article:

"Why do I say Martin is the savior of superheroes?"

"Let's take a look at the history of superhero movies first."

"The protagonist of the world's first superhero movie is neither from Marvel nor DC. This superhero comes from Fawcett Comics."

"In 1941, "The Journey of Captain Marvel" was released, and the first superhero movie in film history was born. However, this Captain Marvel is not the female superhero that appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and 947 is a superhero character published by Fawcett Comics. However, because Marvel first registered the name Captain Marvel, the Captain Marvel of Fawcett Comics was forced to change his name and became the familiar Shazam."

"The film industry in 1941 was quite backward, and the surreal scenes that superhero movies wanted to show were basically impossible to achieve. Moreover, the initial positioning of "The Journey of Captain Marvel" was teenagers, so everyone can imagine everything from the picture to the plot - that is, the level of "Teletubbies."

"In After "The Journey of Captain Marvel", there were also some works that adapted Superman, Batman, and Captain America into movies and TV series, but most of them were crudely made for self-entertainment and did not even qualify to enter theaters. "

"Until 1966, the first version of "Batman" was released. It was a story about Batman and Robin's chivalry, but it was limited by the backward technology of the film industry. The film was very ordinary in terms of costumes, makeup, and plot, but it also made a contribution to the exploration of superhero movies. "

"The film industry has been improving, but it has improved to a certain extent. It took more than 30 years for people to fly in the sky in a relatively natural way. That’s because green screen technology was born. ”

“In 1978, a big-budget movie directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando and others, with an investment of up to 55 million US dollars, was released in theaters. This movie is destined to go down in film history - "Superman", which eventually earned 300 million US dollars at the box office. ”

“And the successful box office of "Superman" also brought superhero movies into the sight of major film companies. ”

"From 1978 to 1987, a total of five Superman-related movies were released, which made the audience aesthetically fatigued."

"It is worth mentioning that during this period, Marvel's first superhero movie "Skyfall" also tested the market, but unfortunately its overly surreal images ultimately led to box office failure, and also made Marvel dare not get involved in the film industry again in the next decade."

"After the audience's enthusiasm for "Superman" gradually faded, in 1989, another giant in DC history emerged - "Batman."

"The "Batman" series of movies produced a total of four from 1989 to 1997, and this series took a completely different path from the "Superman" series: the movie The film is no longer as bright as Superman, but shows a certain Gothic dark style. "

"There is no doubt that Tim Burton, the director of Batman, is a genius. His unique dark style not only made the film a great success, but also led the trend of superhero film style for a long time. Since then, in the nearly 20 years since then, superhero films have more or less shown some dark style. "

"However, unfortunately, in the character creation, the superhero as the protagonist is still a positive image of great glory. Although the style of the film tends to be dark, this "darkness" is only reflected in the picture and props, and the depth of the character is still superficial. The same type of Movies are more about seeking breakthroughs in scale (B-level) rather than exploring the inner world of the characters. ”

“Joel Schumacher’s two Batman movies are representative of this phenomenon, and the audience obviously no longer buys it. The Batman series ended with a rather bleak box office.”

“Until the little genius Martin Meyers came out, his Batman Dark Trilogy created a new image for Batman and injected hope into the Batman series. It can be said that he saved the series and Batman. Of course, Christopher Nolan also contributed. ”

“Speaking of Marvel, looking at the entire Marvel universe, it can be said that Iron Man is the most important movie. Its success will save the bankrupt Marvel. It also gave Marvel great confidence. ”

“However, the Marvel superhero movies after Iron Man are not really successful.”

“The Incredible Hulk”, with a production cost of 150 million and a box office of 260 million, is not only the last in the box office of all the Marvel Universe movies, but also the only one that lost money.”

“Thor 1 and Captain America 1, one box office was just over 400 million, and the other was less than 400 million. The investment in both movies was over 100 million, so their results can only be considered mediocre.”

“Iron Man 2’s box office was very good, but this was actually due to the super high reputation that Martin created for Iron Man 1, plus the huge investment that far exceeded Iron Man 1.And the word-of-mouth rating is much worse than the previous work, so it can only be said to be a normal performance. " (To read the exciting novel, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

"It must be said that the Marvel movies - Martin's "Iron Man 1" got off to a good start, but it has actually been going downhill since then."

"Then, bang, Martin came with "The Avengers."

"The market response to "The Avengers" was better than everyone expected, because this kind of multi-role group drama is a field that Martin has never touched before, and many people think that this little genius will fall on this."

"But a genius is a genius. Martin's "The Avengers" not only did not fail, but broke all the records of comic-based movies. The North American box office is likely to break the 600 million US dollar mark. On a global scale, this movie is also very popular, and the box office is likely to break through 1.6 billion US dollars."

"This is no less than a shot in the arm for Marvel Studios. It can be said that Marvel Studios is very smart. After discovering that the situation of its own superhero movies has declined, it immediately found Martin, and the effect is also outstanding. "

"Martin Meyers saved DC's superheroes for the first time, and saved Marvel's superheroes for the second and third time."

"He is a well-deserved superhero savior!!!"

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