"Tim Burton Says We Need Happier Superheroes" Topic

"…SUPER IDEA: Tim Burton Admitting He Can't Even With These Sad Superheroes
Burton's original Batman arguably launched the current mode of superhero movies, but talking to Yahoo! Movies, he admitted that he can't even with the whole thing anymore. "Marvel, they have their thing and there's a certain formula to it all which seems to still be working," he said, "but how many times can you say ‘you're wearing a funny costume' with the tights and stuff? That's been going on for 20 years now. Yes, we all know that superheroes are damaged individuals. Maybe we need to see a happy superhero?"
Why this is super: Firstly, yes, yes please, happy superheroes would be awesome, thank you. Secondly, Tim! If you're going to complain about super-serious movies, it might not be Marvel you want to go after. Guardians of the Galaxy and Iron Man are two of the most lighthearted superhero series out there—which, admittedly, might not be anything other than faint praise considering the competition, but nonetheless. If only more people in Hollywood agreed with this sentiment, then perhaps we'd have a full-on funfest with superpowers before 2019's Shazam. (No, Big Hero 6 doesn't count; no more motivational tragedy, please!)…"
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Agree.

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Armand

No wonder he can't even.

Well blame all of the sad heroes on the current crop of writers.

All they want is angst.

Well blame all of the sad heroes on the current crop of writers.

All they want is angst.

"But angst is what makes it real, man. I had so much angst in high school, you know, and then I got to college and found even more angst, 'cause I was real in my black and chains, man, not some poser out there in jeans and sweatshirts, pretending they were happy to be there and dating the girls who turned me down. I hated those happy posers, and those guys in the comics shops who couldn't understand that it all needed to be dark, that Plasticman would be so much more real if some corporate devil had offed Woozy. Can you imagine Plaz all in black, tying himself into nooses and hanging those evil capitalist bas… Hey, awesome, I just got my next script idea!"

Wait… Tim Burton is saying that the current wave of superhero movies is too dark?? Tim "Edward Scissorhands Sleepy Hollow Nightmare Before Christmas Sweeney Todd Corpse Bride Beetlejuice" Burton? Wow. Pots, meet kettle.

I started collecting comics with Spider Man but I think his constant moaning about his problems is what made me jump ship to 2000 AD. You don't catch Judge Dredd griping like a self indulgent emo, no its all 'Drokk this, hold out your head perp!' I wanted to escape from the jocks and posers to a world where I could be free of all that.

I am done with Tim Burton movies…

Danny Elfman music, check
Johnny Depp, check
Helena Bonham Carter, check
Puppet animation, check
White and Black color scheme, check

practically all the same.

Actually I think the Marvel-movie-verse is marked more by being not-all-that-angst-y. Iron Man? Yes, his kidnapping was traumatic but it's pretty clear that he loves what he does. Thor? Pretty much does what he does because he wants to, and likes it. Captain America? Became a hero out of pure patriotism. The Hulk is definitely tragic, I will give him that.

-Will

As far as superheros go, I always liked the Phantom. He's not full of angst, he's always talking with the ghost of his father. Which just makes him sound crazier.