Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-5486221-20160609001708/@comment-4050367-20160804155005

I'm starting to wonder if the DCEU is a loss cause for a few reasons. "So suit up for a film that was so highly anticipated, it could never have lived up to the hype. That had to deliver the fight fans had wanted to see on the big screen for decades, address the controversy around Man of Steel, make enough money to complete with Marvel, be a sequel to Man of Steel and a Batman Solo movie, pander to jar-of-pee enthusiasts, form the Justice League, introduce: Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Lex Luthor, Parademons...? Doomsday? Steppenwolf? The Death of Superman?! Whose idea was it to cram all of this into one movie?! They just burned through six movies worth of good material!!!"
 * 1) Good is no longer good enough anymore: With the release of the Avengers and Captain America films, along with the diversity of films like Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, etc., people are starting to expect more with their superhero films. The culprit is really The Dark Knight, which 8 years later is kind of biting DC in the butt a bit. It's gotten to a point where it can't just be a superhero film ala Spider-Man (2002) or even Spiderman 2. The generic superhero film that would have done excellent at the box office is now considered a critical failure.
 * 2) An Impossible Standard: Let's think about what people seem to want from their superhero films, in this case, let's say SH101 is a superhero film. Here's what that film needs. It has to be unique yet consistent, not too dark but not over the edge funny, awesome graphics but not drowning out the story, and it has to do something to change the conversation from the previous film. That's the standard that Marvel has set. With such a high regard for Marvel, the standard is set so high up, that anything below that is seen as bad, and even if they did get the standard up, you know that people would be crying out "COPYCAT".
 * 3) Impossible Expectations: If anything screwed me over when I saw Batman v Superman in theaters, it was expectations. My hype levels and expectations were unprecedented, and I got burned because of it. While trailers are supposed to get you hyped, with the high standards Marvel has created, in addition to the hype trailers, now you have more expectations. I think the best way to describe this is to quote the Honest Trailer for Batman v Superman:

- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Honest Trailer

Now on the plus side, it seemed like Suicide Squad was gonna be a nice fresh breath of air. But once again, those darn expectations and standards got in the way. I mean.... look at this. http://prnt.sc/c1ledg

So yeah, I'm contemplating how long the DCEU will last. But at least we still have Wonder Woman and Justice League.... right?

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There's also the possibility that the film just pretty much sucks and isn't a good film at all, but come on, let me live in my fanboy denial for a little bit longer. I don't have a good superhero film until Doctor Strange comes out, and if Mig's userpage is any indication, that's a REALLY long time!

Hail Scidra.