Superhero movies adapted from comics tend to work.
Superhero movies based on original ideas (stories people created without basing them on other media) tend to be hit or miss.
I decided to look at a few “original idea” superhero movies that worked, to see what they did well. I’ll include each review in this post as they come out.
My article on Darkman (1990):
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/darkman-worlds-craziest-anti-hero
My article on Unbreakable (2000):
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/unbreakable-slow-burning-psychology
My article on Turbo Kid (2015):
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/turbo-kid-nostalgia-and-satire
My article on Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004):
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/sky-captain-and-the-world-of-the-tomorrow-recreation
My article on Robocop (1987):
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/robocop-desperate-times
You can find a superhero short film I worked on here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxD9DoTwv30
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