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minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days 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-squareBravo@eviltoast.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 days 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
minus-squareKate-ay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoProbably, but CGI maturing and becoming cheaper may have played a larger role.
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 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
Probably, but CGI maturing and becoming cheaper may have played a larger role.