There are fan's of all genres of film. People gravitate toward their favorite genre when a film of that genre premieres.
Of these genres , there generally is a 'great film' that fans of that particular genre point to.
For example, fans of romance will laud 'Gone with the Wind' or 'Titanic'.
Sci-fi fans(like myself) will cry loud and proud that 'Star Wars' 4&5 is the greatest. That's our boast of pride! There are many more, but that will suffice.
For Action/adventure , there's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' or 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'(my personal favorite) or 'Terminator'.
As for horror, sh** that's an easy one: ' The Exorcist' , 'Night of the Living Dead' or 'Halloween'.
There are many dramas , but the 'holy grail' recognized by most are 'Citizen Kane' and 'Casablanca'. My personal favorite is 'Shawshank Redemption'.
Comedy? Anything classic Marx Bros. , 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', 'Airplane' or 'Blazin' Saddles'. Again, just a few mentioned here.
So where's OUR 'holy grail'? Where's the benchmark CBM that define's an ENTIRE GENRE by which ALL future CBM's will strive to emulate?
Well, so far there isn't any.
Everyone has their favorites-- 'The Dark Knight', ' Superman', 'Iron-man', 'Spider-man #2'(my fav!) or 'Blade', but there's no general consensus, as with these other genres stated above.
I believe(deep breath), this May 4th we will have our dream movie.
How many years have comic book fans and fanboy's alike been DREAMING of a movie of this magnitude.
It's been a fantasy for many years...for various reasons.
The technology wasn't sufficiently realized, or the funding wasn't available. The right people hadn't had their hands on the rights of the property, or the right people weren't involved.
Well , thank Odin all of these stars have aligned!
Alas, the poor DC fanboy's and comic geeks have yet to see THEIR dream come true with a 'Justice League' movie in the pipeline, but they can at least vicariously rejoice with ALL 'comic-dom' that the 'next best thing' will soon be upon us.
This is OUR movie! Made by a comic book company, directed by a comic book fanboy geek, and lovingly made by actor's who respect the source material!
This is the ultimate fanboy movie!
OUR CBM 'Star Wars'! HA!
Now I know some DC guy's will say 'TDKR' or 'Man of Steel'.
Really?
You think these films will define a genre?
No sir, they will not.
They're more corporate- for the general masses, but Avenger's ,although made to please the ticket buying public as well, has a depth that goes beyond profit...THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE! By MARVEl, by Whedon and by the actor's who put their heart into making a movie all fanboys and comic geeks alike can be PROUD of!
So in closing, prepare yourself world! Prepare yourself for OUR WORLD!
The world we've been enjoying through our silly comic books for YEARS!
Now world you will see what we've seen . You will know what we've known!
OUR HEROES KICK ASS!
Headlopper
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