Superheros on the Big Screen

If you have a TV or have been to the theater in the last 15 years, chances are you've watched a superhero movie. I'm positive that this is now considered an American tradition. Being very passionate about almost anything nerdy, I have certainly absorbed myself into this tradition. Maybe it is just a personal tradition, but I have rarely missed an opening night to a superhero movie in the aforementioned time frame. We are in what is called the "Golden Age" of comic book movies and I absolutely love it, even when I don't. I have witnessed the rise and fall (and resurrection and fall again) of some superhero franchises. I have witnessed the complete re-imagining of franchises that have blown my mind. It is indeed a great time to be a comic book fan.  There are those that think the cinematic market is flooded with superhero movies, and I have to disagree. To me, there are just as many if not more terrible cop movies or movies about zombies, but you don't hear anyone complaining about them. That's because those aren't good movies. With superheros, there is literally no limitation to what can be done and I think the fact that we are getting good superhero movies as frequent as we are scares the living hell out of movie critics. "Superheros are for kids". Watch The Dark Knight and tell me that 1. it's for kids and, 2. that it isn't one of the best crime movies of all time. If you can do that, there is a really good chance that you like terrible cop movies or just didn't watch it. Granted, there are definitely superhero movies that are aimed toward being "family friendly", but that doesn't mean that they aren't enjoyable. After all, if you enjoy something, isn't that all it takes for it to be "good"? Don't get me wrong, I have definitely watched so terrible movies that I enjoyed, but those movies knew they were terrible.