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minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·15 hours agoMovies in the '90s were more varied, but then after 9/11 and the “war on terror” it seems that there was an intentional focus on superheroes fighting the bad guys, don’t know about the '80s.
minus-squareKate-ay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoProbably, but CGI maturing and becoming cheaper may have played a larger role.
minus-squareBravo@eviltoast.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-213 hours agoProbably not a coincidence that most Golden Age superheroes were created around the beginning of WWII: Superman 1938 Batman 1939 Captain Marvel/Shazam 1939 The Human Torch 1939 Namor the Sub-Mariner 1939 The Flash 1939 Captain America 1940 Green Lantern 1940 Wonder Woman 1941
Movies in the '90s were more varied, but then after 9/11 and the “war on terror” it seems that there was an intentional focus on superheroes fighting the bad guys, don’t know about the '80s.
Probably, but CGI maturing and becoming cheaper may have played a larger role.
Probably not a coincidence that most Golden Age superheroes were created around the beginning of WWII:
Superman 1938
Batman 1939
Captain Marvel/Shazam 1939
The Human Torch 1939
Namor the Sub-Mariner 1939
The Flash 1939
Captain America 1940
Green Lantern 1940
Wonder Woman 1941