Case in point: Sam Raimi’s 2004 film “Spider-Man 2.” Over the past decade or so, these two behemoth franchises have come to dominate the landscape of superhero films, and while most critics seem to agree that the genre is better for it, the new abundance of decent comic book movies has driven some older, and arguably more deserving, films out of the collective memory. Unfortunately, the genre’s critics and defenders alike have been limited by their focus on films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe. There are compelling arguments on both sides of the debate. Cinema legends Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola spoke out publicly and controversially in October on the subject of the superhero craze - the latter director called Marvel movies “despicable,” prompting backlash from directors and Disney executives. Much has been written lately about superhero films and their artistic merit (or lack thereof).
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