Zsinj16
February 22nd, 2002, 01:10 PM
Have any of you ever noticed here recently that when movie adaptations are made of comic
books, that they give the superheroes and supervillains WAY too much high-tech stuff, and thus the movie begins looking a little ridiculous.
One example of this is the Batman movies. Now every avid comic book fan and Batman fan know that Batman doesn't have to have superpowers to be cool. What makes him cool is his dark, disturbed, and tortured personality, his stealthy fighting techniques and moves, and his high-tech crime-fighting weapons. So yes, in the comic books Batman does have high-tech equipment, but in the movie adaptations,I think they overdid the high-tech stuff.
Now the first two Batman movies: "Batman" and "Batman Returns" were pretty good, since the directors didn't overdo the high-tech stuff and tried their best to stay true to the comic book style.
But, unfortunately in the next two Batman movies, "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" they seriously declined in their staying true to the comic book style. They used so much high tech equipment that Batman and Robin virtually became cyborg-like. And this, in my opinion, isn't how Batman and Robin were meant to be interpreted. Another thing that made bad into worse was that they used bad actors such as Val Kilmer and George Clooney to play Batman's role instead of Michael Keaton, who did an excellent job of playing the role of the dark knight in the first two Batman movies, but this is beside the point, so I digress.
Another example of comic book-film adaptations becoming too high-tech is the upcoming Spiderman movie. Now don't get me wrong, it basically looks pretty good, but I think the Green Goblin has been a bit overdone with high-tech stuff. The Green Goblin is made up entirely of metal and cybernetic equipment, which was not how he was originally made in the comic books. Now I admit, the comic book form of the Green Goblin did look a bit lame, what with his purple stocking cap and boots and all, but if I remember right, in the comics, Norman Osborn's transformation into the Green Goblin was not a high-tech or cybernetic possession of his body, but it was almost like a demonic possession. When he put on the mask, it came alive and his skin turned goblinish, etc. Almost like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde transformation.
Now, in my opionion, the only two comic book- film adaptations that I've seen that stay true to the comic book form and haven't abandoned the superhero to needless high-tech equipment are "Spawn" and "X-Men".
However, I've seen on the internet that there are going to be more Spawn movies made and a lot more X-Men movies made, so this "stay true to the comic book" form may change, but I certainly hope it doesn't!!
Does any one else on this board agree with me on this subject?
books, that they give the superheroes and supervillains WAY too much high-tech stuff, and thus the movie begins looking a little ridiculous.
One example of this is the Batman movies. Now every avid comic book fan and Batman fan know that Batman doesn't have to have superpowers to be cool. What makes him cool is his dark, disturbed, and tortured personality, his stealthy fighting techniques and moves, and his high-tech crime-fighting weapons. So yes, in the comic books Batman does have high-tech equipment, but in the movie adaptations,I think they overdid the high-tech stuff.
Now the first two Batman movies: "Batman" and "Batman Returns" were pretty good, since the directors didn't overdo the high-tech stuff and tried their best to stay true to the comic book style.
But, unfortunately in the next two Batman movies, "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" they seriously declined in their staying true to the comic book style. They used so much high tech equipment that Batman and Robin virtually became cyborg-like. And this, in my opinion, isn't how Batman and Robin were meant to be interpreted. Another thing that made bad into worse was that they used bad actors such as Val Kilmer and George Clooney to play Batman's role instead of Michael Keaton, who did an excellent job of playing the role of the dark knight in the first two Batman movies, but this is beside the point, so I digress.
Another example of comic book-film adaptations becoming too high-tech is the upcoming Spiderman movie. Now don't get me wrong, it basically looks pretty good, but I think the Green Goblin has been a bit overdone with high-tech stuff. The Green Goblin is made up entirely of metal and cybernetic equipment, which was not how he was originally made in the comic books. Now I admit, the comic book form of the Green Goblin did look a bit lame, what with his purple stocking cap and boots and all, but if I remember right, in the comics, Norman Osborn's transformation into the Green Goblin was not a high-tech or cybernetic possession of his body, but it was almost like a demonic possession. When he put on the mask, it came alive and his skin turned goblinish, etc. Almost like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde transformation.
Now, in my opionion, the only two comic book- film adaptations that I've seen that stay true to the comic book form and haven't abandoned the superhero to needless high-tech equipment are "Spawn" and "X-Men".
However, I've seen on the internet that there are going to be more Spawn movies made and a lot more X-Men movies made, so this "stay true to the comic book" form may change, but I certainly hope it doesn't!!
Does any one else on this board agree with me on this subject?