Comic book movies 101: Are there only three story patterns?

Okay, so you will have to read the article in the bottom, but it is pretty simple. The clever lady of the article "Are there only three superhero stories?", make a good point. She writes in the article that ít seems like there only is three different ways of doing af movie about a superhero. A)Origin - B)Identity-crisis - C)Turning evil(though I don't see how strolling down the street looking like an emo is evil, but thats just me). But it is true that trilogies like Spiderman and Superman followed this pattern.

We can quickly agree that a CBM can't be done without A), or at least a little bit of A) (like Punisher: War Zone and The Incredible Hulk), you will have to show the characters origin, just like you would ordinarily introduce any other character in any other movie, be it a horror or a romance, thats just pure basics. But B) is not really necessary I reckon, and certainly not C), so why is it that this pattern in one way or another can be applied to so many CBM.

Well lets see it is some of the most used themes in comic books, the very source of these movies. It is exciting to see our heroes battle with uncertainties towards their duty, their power and their normal lifes at the sideline, not to mention ethics. And sometimes these uncertainties lead to the hero breaking with some of his moral standards and turns evil(seen from a black-and-white perspective).

But thats just my opinion and I would like to know what you guys think, is there only three ways of doing a CBM, only these paths to follow, or are there others? And is it really that bad if there is only three? - I mean her idea of how Iron Man 2,3 could unfold, I gotta say I'm hooked, I would not mind at all if it is the same pattern being reused, as long as Favre is doing it I'm on! :D


Lyky90: So, this was my first article, sort of I guess. Hope you guys liked it and constructive criticism is always useful, so let the tiger out of the cage. Peace...