I published a new In the Frame piece at The Escapist this evening. With no major new releases this week, and with the recent release of both Secret Invasion and The Flash, it seemed like a good opportunity to take a look at the state of the modern superhero genre.
While there are ongoing debates about whether “superhero fatigue” has set in, these are largely besides the point. Watching contemporary superhero films, there is a palpable anxiety underpinning these blockbusters. Increasingly, these superhero films are about superhero films. In particular, they are movies and television shows that make an existential argument for their continued importance and necessity.
You can read the piece here, or click the picture below.
Filed under: Movies, Television | Tagged: existential, films, must there be a superman?, secret invasion, superhero, superhero fatigue, superhero genre, Television, the flash |
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