There was a time when admitting you read comic
books made you a social outcast. Now, it
makes you a Hollywood talent scout. More
than ever before the film industry is harvesting
their big screen hits from the dank, nerd-ridden
paradise known as the comic book store.
Why? Because them geeky-bastards have been
sittin' on a pot o' gold! Like it or not,
some of the best films in the past two decades
have been based on this formerly under appreciated
and disrespected source. Through the
vision of such men as Christopher Nolan and Sam
Raimi, the mainstream is getting blown away by
their larger-than-life interpretations of this
modern mythology.
I suppose it
isn't too hard to understand why. After
all, who of us hasn't dreamt of leaping tall
buildings in a single bound, hunting vampires
and monsters, etc. Everyone either wants
to feel like there's a spandex-clad angel
buzzing through their hometown ready to defend
them from the evils that we can't control
ourselves, or they want to be one (well... maybe
without the spandex). Well, whichever way
you tilt, films about superheroes are simply irresistible to
a populace of disillusioned Generation X movie-goers who are
desperately and quietly seeking hope that there
is a spirit of justice and goodness in the
world. It also doesn't hurt that most of
these films are pretty damn good and capable of appealing
to
audiences of all ages, races, and capable classes.
Are they all winners? No, of course
not. For every Spiderman there'll be a
Catwoman. Nevertheless, they will keep
coming out as long as we're willing to pay ten
bucks (or more) to see them and that's a good
thing (I think). I've been a card-carrying
member of the geek squad known as comic book
junkies for more years than I care to count and
I am in my glory. You should be too.
So sit back and enjoy the ride before romantic
comedies become popular again and ruin our geeky
good time.
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