IMO and not to knock the film as I thought it was fairly decent as well, but the whole darker/grounded cover over the movie does boost-- and not blindly either, but does boost some people's opinion on it. I say this because I've read and heard people say that the movie was good because it took things "seriously" and then throw those type of words into other sentences to sell it. And you know this type of thing seems to go for Marvel Studios' films too (people are more hostile tho, with the whole "the comedy is blinding the audience" thing...).
Aquaman is likely getting a film before Namor, and there's no doubt WB are looking to improve his image and make him as badass as they can. But that's the thing, they still have the convincing part to go through. Namor, however, is relatively unknown and lately the general public has been nothing but open to new characters. And of course Marvel's success will be behind Namor too. So do you think audiences will respond more positively-- and quickly, might I add, to Namor than Aquaman? Even if Aquaman wins people over before (due to his film releasing prior)?
Like someone said yesterday, people here on Comic Vine and Superherohype act like they make up the rest of the world. The mass audience are delved into Marvel movies more than you think. Not all of them are the vocal ones on these websites.
Oh and guys... Stop throwing around that "there's nothing new about it" nonsense. By that logic, we shouldn't be looking forward to X-Men Apocalypse or Captain America 3.
Small but annoying line of "you're gonna let these costumed thugs..." blah, blah... Is anyone else sick of it? I understand it's an important theme in comics, but it still doesn't overshadow things like admiration. We've sat through Nolan's trilogy, the X-Men movies, Watchmen, MoS and even the MCU incorporates some of that. We're going to have to do so again with Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman, X-Men: Apocalypse... Ugh as much as I hated TASM 2, the film at least dropped that particular issue (from TASM 1).
It's as if filmmakers think having that issue is the only way to add [believable] "realism" to the story they're trying to tell. It's tiring.
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