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Superhero

Superhero. History of the Superhero films. Most Superhero films are originated from the ideas of superhero comic books, as these were made a long time before superhero films existed.

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Superhero

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  1. Superhero

  2. History of the Superhero films • Most Superhero films are originated from the ideas of superhero comic books, as these were made a long time before superhero films existed. • Superhero films were originally aimed at children in the 1940s, releasing films like Captain Marvel, Batman and Superman. • Since the 2000’s, there has been a massive rise in the amount of superhero films that have been produced. A main reason for this could be the other events that took place. An example of this is the rise of superhero films after 9/11 in 2001, where America wanted to prove their dominance.

  3. Sub-Genres of the Superhero film Sub Genres of Superhero • Revenge genres – (Daredevil) • Spy – (The Winter soldier) • Chase – (The Terminator) • Martial arts – (Immortal Iron Fist) • Jungle Epic – (Black Panther)

  4. Iconography of the Superhero film Iconography • Costumes – Either bright and bold, or dark and mysterious • Religion – Superheroes can be seen to go against some religions, reflecting badly on younger audiences. • Icons – Most Superhero movies include gadgets not yet created, other universes, and other general fiction topics. • Superpowers – Usually unique and unusual, e.g. Spiderman creates webs, and Superman can fly etc.

  5. Actors/Directors associated with Superhero films Directors • Anthony Russo, Joe Russo – Captain America • Sam Raimi – Spiderman • Jon Favreau – Iron man Actors • Jessica Alba, 36, Invisible Woman, Fantastic four • Scarlett Johansson, 31, Black Widow, Avengers • George Clooney, 56, Batman, Batman & Robin • Robert Downey Jr, 50, Iron Man, Marvel

  6. Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre Top 10 • Guardians of the galaxy - (2014) – James Gunn • Deadpool – (2016) – David Leitch • Spiderman – (2014) – Sam Raini • Captain America – (2011) – Joe Johnston • Iron man – (2013) – Jon Favreau • Ant man – (2015) – Peyton Reed • X-Men – (2000) – Bryan Singer • Hulk – (2003) – Ang Lee • Watchmen – (2009) – Zack Snyder • The dark Knight – (2008) – Christopher Nolan

  7. Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre Top 10 • Guardians of the galaxy - $500m • Deadpool - $300m • Spiderman – $265m • Captain America - $370m • Iron man - $585m • Ant man - $518m • X-Men - $295m • Hulk - $245m • Watchmen - $186m • The dark Knight - $533m

  8. Critically acclaimed examples • Batman • Spiderman • Avengers • Iron man These four superhero movies are not only the best and well known superhero movies, due to the ratings they get, but they are also four of the best critically acclaimed examples of superhero movies, this is because even the super critical analytics approve of these four movies.

  9. Stretch and Challenge: Ideologies/Contexts • Superhero movies can have some different effects on different social groups, like religion, group, class and culture. One example of how superhero movie can effect religion is the use of powers. As ost religious leaders are supposedly ‘immortal’ and may have different powers, to regular humans, some people might see this as a comparison to these leaders which can come across as quite disrespectful to certain religions.

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