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re: How much of a joke is it that Star Wars was ever thought to be equal to Lord of the Rings?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:43 am to SammyTiger
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:43 am to SammyTiger
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did it launch an interconnected cinematic universe that throttled box offices for 11 years?
It’s a great movie but it’s basically just lead to shitty movies being dark and gritty.
I would say Batman Begins had more of an impact on Iron Man/MCU than any other movie. Iron Man was clearly modeled after BB more than any other film with the in depth origin story and gritty nature. Iron Man was the grittiest movie in the MCU, because he played off of the success of the nature of BB. And it worked. Iron Man is still a top 3 MCU film for me. The MCU gradually transitioned away from gritty, outside of Infinity Wat and Endgame and a few others until it essentially became a comedy genre.
I love LOTR as much as anybody (well maybe on OML), and the books even more, but I think the LOTR movies had absolutely nothing to do with the MCU getting made/wouldn't have the MCU without LOTR. LOTR is not even a cinematic universe. It's a trilogy with an extremely forgettable prequel trilogy.
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:50 am to iwyLSUiwy
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would say Batman Begins had more of an impact on Iron Man/MCU than any other movie. Iron Man was clearly modeled after BB more than any other film with the in depth origin story and gritty nature. Iron Man was the grittiest movie in the MCU, because he played off of the success of the nature of BB.
+1 BB inspired a lot of films. Casino Royale and Rob Zombie's Halloween films are just some examples.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:56 am to iwyLSUiwy
I never considered Iron Man as dark and gritty.
Tobally, the BB is obviously literally darker.
But also there is the attempt to sorta ground BB in grittier reality. Obviously it’s still fanciful, but he’s his equipment is supposed to be functional and somewhat realistic.
Iron Man is obviously a brighter movie (outside the early gave scenes) The technology and powers are clearly less grounded in reality.
I think Iron Man is intentionally more humorous. It the blueprint for the MCU.
Tobally, the BB is obviously literally darker.
But also there is the attempt to sorta ground BB in grittier reality. Obviously it’s still fanciful, but he’s his equipment is supposed to be functional and somewhat realistic.
Iron Man is obviously a brighter movie (outside the early gave scenes) The technology and powers are clearly less grounded in reality.
I think Iron Man is intentionally more humorous. It the blueprint for the MCU.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:57 am
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