That's about what we have come to expect from Mr. Grumpy. But he does have a point, sort of. Superheroes may have been designed for kids but their adventures were read by teens and adults in big numbers. Not being a big fan of the superhero movies, in fact I've seen only a few of them, I'm probably not in a position to comment. But I do love the old superhero/Masked Mystery Men movie serials.
Anyway, I watch movies to be entertained, not to find out or be made aware of serious stuff. I can get insight into serious matters from more reliable sources than movies.
His point about, "They have a long line of ghosts standing behind them" is telling. But he is mistaken to an extent in saying that superheroes were invented in the '30's. In comics, yes, but as we know, in Britain as well as USA there were many superheroes in pulps, novels and British pockets and story papers.
I don't have a lot of time for the modern iterations of superheroes, all dark, violent, moody, needing a shave, but the genre has entertained me for most of my life, as have other genres of comics.
As for the Adam West comment, apart from the Green Hornet crossover, I don't really get that daft Batman version. The GH tv show is much more entertaining, imo. Oddly, I like the Batman 66 comics and the crossovers they did a few years ago.
I wonder how Mr Moore feels about Star Trek and Star Wars movies, or all those action films, are they also a blight on cinema? If so, isn't that a bit elitist?
Curious to learn what others think of all this.
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