Superhero movies are always met with many mixed opinions in both experts and the audience community. Many opinions say that in addition to pure entertainment values, this genre of films often has simple scripts, does not carry much profound meaning and cannot be “put on the same plate” with academic works. There are also many famous directors, such as Martin Scorsese or Ridley Scott, who have openly criticized superhero movies and do not consider them a genre of cinema.
However, Christopher Nolan, one of Hollywood's top directors today, has a more positive view on this genre of films, specifically Marvel's works. Sharing with The New York Times, Nolan said: “Going through the Covid pandemic, we need to “Thank God for Marvel movies”.
Talented director Christopher Nolan believes that Marvel films have helped the world cinema overcome the difficult period caused by Covid – Photo: Internet.
Having left a deep impression on the mass audience with the Batman (The Dark Knight) trilogy, it is understandable why Christopher Nolan always has a certain sympathy for the superhero film genre. In addition, the 2024 Oscar golden statue owner is also aware that this type of film is a great motivation for audiences to return to theaters after a long period of time affected by the epidemic, especially when they have been affected by the epidemic. Forming the habit of watching movies on streaming platforms.
Nolan has absolutely reason to make such comments. The proof is that Spider-Man: No Way Home, a movie released in 2021 by Marvel Studios, amid the ongoing Covid-19 tension in many areas of the world, has reached a revenue milestone of more than 1.9 billion USD. The attraction of Marvel projects has helped theaters overcome the downturn, as well as maintain the culture of going to the cinema to gradually restore the attraction of Hollywood.
Marvel Studios is having difficulty maintaining attraction in the post-Endgame era – Photo: Internet.
However, in the period after Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios continuously encountered revenue failures, especially in the 5th phase of the MCU. Projects that they have spent huge amounts of production money on, such as Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania, Thor: Love & Thunder or the latest The Marvels, were not received too positively, and were even criticized. considered a “bomb” in both content and revenue. Not to mention the behind-the-scenes troubles, most notably the case of Jonathan Majors (the actor playing Kang the Conqueror), which is causing many negative impacts on Marvel's plans for the Multiverse Saga.
However, fans have reason to believe that the MCU will soon regain its glory in the near future, when the president of Disney, the unit that owns Marvel Studios, has announced that he will focus on quality instead. Because we run after quantity. Accordingly, this studio will release 2-3 movie projects and about 2 TV series each year. Even in 2024, they have only released one movie, which is Deadpool & Wolverine.
Source: ScreenRant
