Watchmen and Man of Steel.
Very underrated to say the least but Watchmen is slowly gaining recognition among the masses. It's slowly amassing its followers and admirers, like some sort of a cult classic.
This happens to most movies that are ahead of their time at the point of their release. They take time to gain recognition. Watchmen's brilliance is slowly being recognized. It's non linear portrayal of events, it's super stylised visuals, performances of the actors, specially Jackie Earle Hayley, it's resemblance to the modern world with it's various allegories. Most superhero movies look mediocre compared to Watchmen now.
I think over the few years Man of Steel will gain that position too. People will see beyond what they see now, the polarizing portrayal of Superman. They will see the brilliance.
I'd have included BvS among the underrated movies too because some parts of the movie are absolutely brilliant. But the movie overall, specially the theatrical cut isn't well put together at all. It doesn't feel like a movie, it rather feels like a collection of scenes and montages. Maybe BvS Ultimate cut will gain a cult status later on.
Point to remember here is that, people remember only controversial or absolutely brilliant work. The ones which are just okayish and tick all the bells without hitting anything hard enough to generate conversation or controversy, are always forgotten over a period of time.
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