Tom Hanks Explains Why Comic Book Movies Are Flopping
Tom Hanks Says ‘We’ve Had 20 Years’ of Comic Book Spectacle but Now Moviegoers Are Asking: ‘The Story Is What? The Point of This Movie Is What?’
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21643919
Tom Hanks says moviegoers are no longer interested in VFX spectacles and are returning to good storytelling.
We’ve had 20 years to explore that kind of thing, and now we’re in an evolution and place where it’s: And the story is what? The theme is what? The point of this movie is what?”
He's right -- the better super hero movies have themes underlying them that are allowed to be explored. If story points are rushed or half-assed, then you get a bad movie.
I remember when old actors and directors used to say the sci Fi genre was a fad and it sucks and would die out, just like people with comic book movies do now.
In reality, comic book movies have been a thing since like the 40s and they aren't going away.
Also I think older people like Hanks like to mix up superhero movies and comic book movies. Hell, road to perdition was a comic book movie, so was history of violence and other great films. But those movies are really good, so the people in Hollywood like to bury the comic origins of those films, so they can continue to say comic book movies suck.
I think that plays into his point about good storytelling.
It's not that comic book movies are inherently bad, it's that they tend to rely on their format instead of being good in their own right.
But again I think you're talking about MCU super hero movies not "comic book movies" which can be anything from v for vendetta, to sweet tooth.
this is kinda ironic as his latest movie is chock FULL of vfx, practically every single frame.
I love his work, and don't necessarily disagree with the premise, but feel this is kind of tone deaf.
He's not the one making the movies though, he's an actor. I don't like what my company does but it's not like they're asking me what I think
he’s an actor.
yeah, he's an actor in a film that's chock fulla visual spectacle. and he's in a position to pick and choose the parts he wants, the guy's a legend, he's not being forced to work on projects he doesn't believe in.
Yep, and it flopped. lol
Go back and start watching some 60s-80s exploitation films. Bunch of them are actually very enjoyable with interesting ideas and plots.
That's why I'm legit excited for some of the movies (many of them from A24) that are coming out. Actual plots, real characters. People who actually love making movies doing it again, instead of just suits
What are exploitation films?
Agreed. It is a great tool, but it needs to be more.