Both Marvel and DC have been enjoying the success of their superhero movies, but according to Spielberg, that will come to an end eventually.
[dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]ight now the majority of the films that have been most popular at the box office have been generally superhero-films. Even with terrible films like the 2015 remake of Fantastic Four studios will undoubtedly keep on pursuing to crank out blockbuster hits like Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy. Still, eventually all good things come to an end and according to Steven Spielberg even superhero films will lose their appeal over time.
Steven Spielberg is a one-of-a-kind director. His skill and talent when it comes to films is untouchable, even when you take into account directors like J.J. Abrams. It is because of this reputation that a lot of people, from normal movie-goers like yourself to CEOs of major studios like Twentieth Century Fox, take what the man says fairly seriously. This proved to be true two years ago when Steven Spielberg claimed that the major budgeting of movies would cause Hollywood to crash and burn. Thus causing a small amount of panic in the media.
Of course this vision of Hollywood crumbling hasn’t happened, at least not yet, and the movie industry shows no signs of slowing down at the moment. The budgeting for movies has grown massively with films like Jurassic World having a budget of $150 million and Avengers: Age of Ultron needing a budget of $279.9 billion. Of course it paid off very well, both films hauled in over $1 billion dollars at the box office. Unfortunately, Steven Spielberg still believes in what he said two years ago.
“I still feel that way. We were around when the Western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn’t mean there won’t be another occasion where the Western comes back and the superhero movie someday returns. Of course, right now the superhero movie is alive and thriving. I’m only saying that these cycles have a finite time in popular culture. There will come a day when the mythological stories are supplanted by some other genre that possibly some young filmmaker is just thinking about discovering for all of us.”
I’m sure these are words that none of us like to hear. Aside from the abomination that was Fantastic Four, superhero movies are just getting bigger, better and more daring as time goes on. Where as the tales of the American West can only be told in variation a certain amount of times, the realm of comic books is massive. I’m sure the age of superhero movies will continue for another decade, possibly even more. The only question is, if what Steven Spielberg said turns out to be true, was it worth it?
