Yes, there is. So far the only "I" here is you.
. You have pointed out something that is patently untrue. If you cannot be bothered to familiarize yourself with the content...
Batman as an archetype, Bruce Wayne little more than a plot device to explain his wealth instead of being a character, Gordon and Alfred's potential for character conflict wasted. It's all there.
Wait a second--"maybe recently?" The history I refer to is the Silver & Bronze Age stories.
All of which were about him (Peter Parker) first and foremost, the villains second (if at all).
Continued lies and misrepresentation of those real people who served
Not in your Oscar Bait scenarios, but in real war zones. People don't act the way you expect them to in some American War flick in WWII.
Further, your resentment of Oscar worthy films
Just the ones which go out of their way to fit the Oscar Bait stereotype. The ones Tropic Thunder rightfully skewered (war exploitation, mentally handicapped people, etc).
Sci-fi or fantasy films such as Star Wars were nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness) among many;
Name recognition for Guinness, especially considering how he sleepwalked through the role.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
swept the Oscars with a record 11 wins, including Best Picture.
Again, name recognition due to LOTR's literary history. You want to convince me that Sci-fi gets that kind of respect, then District 9 should've won Oscars.
Your views on it are probably closer to "I had to walk 5 miles in bare feet to get to school!" at the rate you're going at.
I know that your Oscar resentment stems from the MCU deservedly being ignored forever, but a series smothered by G.I. Joe cartoon-type silliness will never be recognized.
Nah, it's just the well-known understanding that CBMs that aren't ashamed of themselves have a harder time than those that sell-out for that creatively bankrupt "Grounded" shlock.
Hell, the recent Oscar debates over HOW bland they've become was a welcome sight.
It is, the Adam West show pretty much admitted to it due to IT being one of the only unashamed Batman series.
Your claim was that it was "attacked from the beginning,"
Anyone who says it should be more "grounded". No costumes, no lives outside of their Hero lives, no Humanity.
So, for you, if the films are not Universal Studios stunt shows mixed with Transformers thinly disguised at superhero films, you resent and mischaracterize them. Too bad for you the Nolan Bat-films were celebrated more than any MCU film--including the all too few solid entries.
Nolan capitalized on the shame people feel towards CBMs that embrace what they are and made sure his advocated the "It's okay to feel ashamed" viewpoint. Which got him an audience. Then the you-know-what with TDK happened which made the film nigh-untouchable.
(And no, it had absolutely nothing to do with the plot or acting or cinematography or any of that "Crime Drama" schlock)
If it came out now, TDK wouldn't have gotten such a positive reception.
To use your wording of "grounded"--
- Johnston "grounded" The First Avenger--one of the stated concerns was creating realistic action, and designing technology, costumes and the general world that could be believed to have been conceived in the real world of the 1940s.
Aside from the whole Super-Soldier stuff, the Asgardian tech being used to make sci-fi superweapons...
- The Russos hammered that "grounded" agenda for Captain America in The Winter Soldier; most of the film used situations that could just as easily fit the more reserved Bond movies (e.g. From Russia with Love, License to Kill, etc.), and ooohh! Guess what? The Winter Soldier is near universally considered the best of the Marvel movies.
Except for the Helicarriers, the Zola AI, the Nazi Cult Conspiracy, etc. None of that is grounded.
Calling these films "grounded" is people struggling to just say "I like comic book films that aren't ashamed of themselves!"
- Moreover, have you noticed that the Cap films deliberately dulled the colors and more fanciful designs of his costume with every film after his return in The Avengers? Nolan and Singer are far from the only filmmakers to believe that some comic costuming is outrageous and does not connect with audiences who--by the way--live in reality. That's especially true of Falcon, Wanda, Hawkeye and Black Widow.
But his costume is still closer to the comics that Nolan and Singer's approach. And aside from Falcon, those others still have outfits close their comic counterparts.
"Grounded" is expelling all fantastical elements in all ways from the storyline. No superpowers, nothing extraordinary, none of it. That's Nolan to a tee.
I laugh. You cannot even muster support for junk
Reading any other post than mine helps, though you clearly aren't doing that.
Yes, they do. Tony first suiting up, Steve's conversation with Dr Erskine, the first Helicarrier reveal. That's off the top of my head, but it's up there with the classics.
Hell, I bet you can't even mention any "Classic" moments of those films that can't be torn into.
Most MCU films have never seen a moment like the best of SW, IJ or DW.
They have, you just have to not be so ashamed you're blind to it.
Hell, First Avenger bothered pointing out that not all Germans were Nazis. Most "grounded" War films can't be bothered to give that nuance. I doubt your war stories would.
