Eight months since the last Canon-Strike took place I've come to the conclusion that this break down format probably works best than focusing on the overall timeline focused aspects of the first five C-S' threads. After breaking down per day the world building Marvel films it seems only natural to turn our attention next to the semi-aborted attempt to create a DC competitor where now some films do take place within its realms but on a more standalone nature depending on the project and reception of the casting involved.
The DCU is without a doubt less well received than Marvels efforts which typically vary from being thought of as either good or at worst merely okay. The DCU films on the other hand have been much more divisive. Each an attempt to reap gold from both copying and being a counter point to their Marvel rivals but failing to give the audience what they want. That lack of cohesion though does make DC's offerings potentially that bit more ripe for experimentation and variety of content as we're now seeing the studio brave its toes into with the in-canon future offerings ranging from comedy's, the horror and then the usual big budget event stuff we're used to.
The DC Cinematic Universe
You can essentially look upon the opening slate of films leading up to and including Justice League as being the Phase One of the DCU. These films broadly link together to tell the tale of a cynical world where superheroes exist but not on the world stage and chart Superman's emergence and struggle to become the hero that would light the way for others. That journey begins with the first film we'll be looking at, the first of the DCU itself.
Movie 01 - Man of Steel
The central crux of the film is pretty simple, to try and show the genesis of Superman from the point of view of how would he be viewed from a more realistic world view rather than the boy scout approach of the prior films. Here, one of his adoptive parents struggles with the fear that Clark would be accepted by the world rather than treated as an alien to be feared whilst Clark himself is finding his footing and very much discovering as he goes the ideals that would ultimately make him Superman. It's arguable that the film is the first stepping stone of an arc in which Clark only truly becomes Superman at the end of Justice League, this film introducing him to the world and later appearances charting the path to setting his own code of conduct and the world seeing him as a beacon of hope. The film doesn't communicate that all too clearly though meaning the three years it spent as the sole dissectable entry led to a lot of analysis being carried out on it when weighed against five to six years of Marvel content.
Looking on this first entry, what is your view of the film now and what do you perceive to be its failings and its successes in being the first stepping stone for the DCU?
The DCU is without a doubt less well received than Marvels efforts which typically vary from being thought of as either good or at worst merely okay. The DCU films on the other hand have been much more divisive. Each an attempt to reap gold from both copying and being a counter point to their Marvel rivals but failing to give the audience what they want. That lack of cohesion though does make DC's offerings potentially that bit more ripe for experimentation and variety of content as we're now seeing the studio brave its toes into with the in-canon future offerings ranging from comedy's, the horror and then the usual big budget event stuff we're used to.
The DC Cinematic Universe
You can essentially look upon the opening slate of films leading up to and including Justice League as being the Phase One of the DCU. These films broadly link together to tell the tale of a cynical world where superheroes exist but not on the world stage and chart Superman's emergence and struggle to become the hero that would light the way for others. That journey begins with the first film we'll be looking at, the first of the DCU itself.
Movie 01 - Man of Steel
The central crux of the film is pretty simple, to try and show the genesis of Superman from the point of view of how would he be viewed from a more realistic world view rather than the boy scout approach of the prior films. Here, one of his adoptive parents struggles with the fear that Clark would be accepted by the world rather than treated as an alien to be feared whilst Clark himself is finding his footing and very much discovering as he goes the ideals that would ultimately make him Superman. It's arguable that the film is the first stepping stone of an arc in which Clark only truly becomes Superman at the end of Justice League, this film introducing him to the world and later appearances charting the path to setting his own code of conduct and the world seeing him as a beacon of hope. The film doesn't communicate that all too clearly though meaning the three years it spent as the sole dissectable entry led to a lot of analysis being carried out on it when weighed against five to six years of Marvel content.
Looking on this first entry, what is your view of the film now and what do you perceive to be its failings and its successes in being the first stepping stone for the DCU?
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