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In the previous post, I released a film review of DC’s new work “Sea King.”
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“Sea King” has no slots? Is the special effect a victory? How far is DC from Marvel?
Today we continue this topic “Heroes don’t ask the source”, explain the lack of DC stamina, the real reason for Marvel later
DC’s past and present.
- DC Comics was created in 1934 and was formerly known as the National Joint Publishing Company
- In 1938, he created the world’s first superhero, Superman, and rewrote the history of American comics
- In 1939, the world’s first superhero without superpowers, Batman, was created
- 1940, the first hero group in the history of comics, the American Justice Association, was born
- In 1942, DC’s third popular character Wonder Woman was born
- In the 1950s, the harmful theory of comics began to prevail. While being forced to abandon many comic characters, DC has integrated Superman and Batman from their original independent stories into a combination of partners. This setting was very popular as soon as it was launched, and DC retained the reader base in that difficult period.After
- , the new generation of Flash has been reshaped and once again popular, DC has thus begun the second golden age
- After that, the new Hero Group Justice Alliance reloaded
- In 1967, the company was officially named DC Comics and it is still in use today
- 1969 DC was acquired by Time Warner, and although it has a strong backing, it also lost some of its creative freedom
- In the 1980s, the American comics market changed dramatically, the utopian style was no longer popular, and the Diablo system became mainstream
- Under the general trend, DC has rewritten the classic characters such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, so that the heroes will move from the idealized altar to a life full of dangers. The symbol of this reform is “Batman: Return of the Dark Knight.”
- Since then, DC has released comics such as “Watcher” and “V-Vendetta”, all of which are revealing the dark, the ironic reality, and the main theme of freedom
- In 2008, Nolan’s “Batman Trilogy” became the world’s first hero movie with a $1 billion box office
- In 2009, Warner Bros. reorganized its DC Comics Company into DC Entertainment Company and entered the field of film and television
- In 2013, the DC movie universe began to be established under the strong impact of Marvel. The first film was “The Body of Superman Steel.”
Marvel’s past and present.
- Marvel Comics was created in 1939, when it was called Times Comics
- Launched the world’s first mutant superhero and the first biochemical superhero
- A year before the Pearl Harbor incident, Marvel launched a heroic role that symbolizes the American spirit – Captain America. This comic image makes Marvel from the DC court
- In 1941, Stan Lee (pen name) joined Marvel. The cartoon ancestor created almost all of Marvel’s famous heroes, and he created the miracle of Marvel.After
- , in the 1950s when comics were harmful, Marvel was on the verge of bankruptcy
- Stan Lee created the Fantastic Four with the inspiration of DC’s Justice League. It is this comic that led the revival of Marvel
- In 1961, Marvel was named, and the old translation was “Amazing Manga.”
- The success of the Fantastic Four, let Marvel realize that the superhero will become the mainstream of comics, so Stan Lee successively created the anti-hero character Hulk and the civilian hero Spiderman
- In 1963, Stan Lee created the X-Men
- In 1964, Stan Lee created another milestone in the history of Marvel, the Avengers
- In 1974, Marvel launched a new role Wolverine
- In the 1980s, in order to comply with the situation in which American comic readers became younger, Marvel made his role darker and colder, and then shaped a series of “anti-heroes” characters
- At the beginning of 2000, “X-Men” and “Spider-Man” made Marvel Comics see the fiery movie market
- 2008 began to build your own movie universe
- In 2009, MARVEL was acquired by Disney
- 2010 marvels announced the Chinese name as “Marvel”
By the above finishing, we can find out
DC, as the leader of the comics’ industry, has created countless world firsts, but why did it give us a feeling of being smashed by a lot?
There are three reasons
The character is not grounded.
Superman and Batman are two of DC’s most famous characters and are the best friends in the world. They are also the first pair of heroes in our Chinese audience
Superman, dedicating, diligent and diligent, to save the earth as its own responsibility, can be called the greatest man, for the country for the people
Batman, “Never use a gun, never kill” is the motto of this mask man
We think back to the fact that Batman’s use of firearms is countless and never let the bad guys die, only to bring them to justice
Such an old cadre style, the audience worships in a posture that looks up
And what is the current era? It is an era that highlights character and leads the way
So, for the hero of DC, the audience looks up for a long time, and the neck will naturally hurt
Looking at Marvel?
Marvel really established the direction and began to develop in the early 1960s, an era that awakened from the American dream and began to break the dream
Therefore, taking the realistic route, the style is dark, and the hero is not a saint, it becomes a feature of Marvel
We can also recall that more than 80% of Marvel’s stories have occurred in New York City and the heroes are excluded
Of course, Marvel also has a preaching big brother, Captain America, but more often Marvel is creating contradictions in the story through the ideological contrast between the hero and other members of the truth
So at this point, Marvel Chess is high
Cosmology.
Speaking of this problem, DC really has no reason to justify it, because DC’s cosmology is simply a mess
Unlike the Marvel, this problem has been well grasped from the beginning, which is undoubtedly attributed to Stan Lee
The view of the universe is confusing and directly affects the filming plan of the film
So let’s see how DC and Marvel are performing in the movie market?
Movie Layout.
Marvel started in 2008 and brought the superheroes such as Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America to the big screen one by one, and then integrated them through the Avengers
With these films, a total of $1 billion was exchanged for a $3.74 billion global box office
This has not yet said X-Men, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Doctor Strange and the Galaxy Guard
And DC?
In addition to Superman and Batman smashed the banner for many years, until 2016, there was a “Suicide Squad”, 2017 “Justice League”, “Wonder Woman”, and then the recent hot “Sea King.”
It’s really early in the morning, catching up with a late set, and in the entertainment market, one step behind is the most realistic portrayal
Of course, the above reasons are not independent
Heroes don’t take care of themselves, the cosmology is chaotic, naturally leading viewers not to buy
The audience did not buy the natural box office and did not meet expectations
The box office did not meet expectations, which naturally affected the confidence of the producers
The producers did not dare to launch a huge shooting plan, which naturally lags behind the marvel of the filming
The more behind, the less the audience buys… this is a dead end
How to break?
I suggest DC to boldly reform, and take advantage of our Chinese Dongfeng to shoot a hero movie combining East and West
For example, “Pig Eight Rings Breaking Quantum Crisis” or “Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea and Pentagon”
I am a dragon set summer, the next issue will continue this topic “Heroes do not ask the source.”
Exploring when our own heroic movie universe was born
Welcome, we will see you next time