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1. I kinda wonder how much the popularity of the superhero movie is A. a historically populist brand of storytelling finally being accessible to the average joe in terms of explaining the basic premises (even in the DC reboot, which reset the entire universe, you still had multiple books going "Last time, on Green Lantern...") or B. the fact that the heroes actually act heroic and fight bad guys instead of fucking around and quarreling. "That big Marvel event where rational adults who have worked together peacefully for years suddenly decide to resolve a mostly black and white issue via death-match" -- am I talking about Civil War or Avengers Vs. X-Men?
The Avengers movie did have fun with that trope, but it made sense. Thor and Iron Man are the two most hot-headed team members, so they come to blows when Thor is all hormonal over seeing Loki again and Tony is being Tony. Hulk's nature is to smash everything--Thor is a thing. Hawkeye vs. Black Widow, Hawkeye is brainwashed. There's no scene where Tony turns on Rhodey and goes "You know what, old friend? Fuck your mother."
2. Ya know, it's amazing that for all the problems that DC has had getting a Superman movie right, especially in terms of not grittying the character up for no reason (something the comics are now guilty of), Marvel pretty much nailed the same archetype in Captain America. And there isn't even the same affection for Cap. Yet, in the middle of a twenty-year stretch of DC having Superman stand for everything but truth, justice, and the American Way, Marvel pulled off a guy who calls himself Captain America. And his costume looks pretty good. (Except for maybe the mask. Maybe we should just can that.)
The Superman movie should just rip off Captain America mercilessly. Hell, it canonically has a leg up. For Cap to have a snarky repartee partner, they have to bring in Tony, but Clark has always gone with Lois Lane. Plus, Lois and Clark can make out without it boring everyone to tears (seriously, Steve/Tony has become like Tim/Kon--it's so big, it actually is the vanilla canon het pairing that slashers claim to despise YEAH I SAID IT).
The Avengers movie did have fun with that trope, but it made sense. Thor and Iron Man are the two most hot-headed team members, so they come to blows when Thor is all hormonal over seeing Loki again and Tony is being Tony. Hulk's nature is to smash everything--Thor is a thing. Hawkeye vs. Black Widow, Hawkeye is brainwashed. There's no scene where Tony turns on Rhodey and goes "You know what, old friend? Fuck your mother."
2. Ya know, it's amazing that for all the problems that DC has had getting a Superman movie right, especially in terms of not grittying the character up for no reason (something the comics are now guilty of), Marvel pretty much nailed the same archetype in Captain America. And there isn't even the same affection for Cap. Yet, in the middle of a twenty-year stretch of DC having Superman stand for everything but truth, justice, and the American Way, Marvel pulled off a guy who calls himself Captain America. And his costume looks pretty good. (Except for maybe the mask. Maybe we should just can that.)
The Superman movie should just rip off Captain America mercilessly. Hell, it canonically has a leg up. For Cap to have a snarky repartee partner, they have to bring in Tony, but Clark has always gone with Lois Lane. Plus, Lois and Clark can make out without it boring everyone to tears (seriously, Steve/Tony has become like Tim/Kon--it's so big, it actually is the vanilla canon het pairing that slashers claim to despise YEAH I SAID IT).
