Enough with the Superheroes... Seriously...

Jeez, what's gotten into Hollywood these days? As I mentioned in my second blog, Hollywood has seemingly run out of ideas, and this makes me upset. Why does it seem that the majority of movies these days are sequels (Pirates of the Caribbean is planning a 5th and 6th film in the future), remakes (the recent The Three Musketeers for example), or based on superheroes? Oh wait, that's not just how it seems, that is how it is. Seriously, what superhero doesn't have a movie about them now? Just in this past decade we've seen two different Hulk films (with two different lead actors).

Do we really need another movie about this guy?

One from 2003, and another in 2008. What is the point of this? Why did they remake a film they made just 5 years earlier if they simply did not have any better ideas? But wait! It doesn't stop there: We've seen 3 Spider-man movies with Tobey Maguire as the star, and now they are making yet another Spider-man, except this time with a different actor!

It's preposterous, superhero films are incredibly popular, yet when you actually think about it, you will realize how unoriginal they are. They are rehashed and slightly modified versions of the comic book stories--but the fans love them, and Hollywood will let this trend run it's course until the financial results tell them otherwise.

I, however, am still bothered by this movement, as it gives strength to the belief that Hollywood is running out of ideas for movies. A few more superhero films that have been made are the recent Captain America, Green Lantern, Green Hornet, the 2006 Superman Returns. And how could I forget Iron Man and Iron Man 2? (Iron Man 3 coming in 2013 as well). Really, what superheroes are left that haven't been made into films these days? As I've stated before, the films usually do well so I can see Hollywood's interest in them, but as a critic and overall fan of cinema, it pains me to see this as the direction Hollywood is going in, where there are so little new, original ideas for movies, and instead an abundance of sequels, remakes, and superhero films.