DC Comics and Marvel Comics are two of the biggest comic book companies out there. DC has been around for 75 plus years and Marvel has been around for about 50 plus years. Financially both companies have had their ups and downs over the years. But within the past 10 years Marvel has seen gains in profit, fans and movie production while DC has not seen the same. I have always been a fan of the way Marvel manages everything. Most of the time they get the best directors to direct theirs movies. They get the best writers and artists to come up with big events in the comic books. Over the past 10 years Marvel has had 22 movies come out in theaters while DC has only had 7 movies come out. While I could go over the list of successes and failures for Marvel’s movies I will not because the list is long. I will however go over DC’s movies. DC’s most successful movies are Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and Watchmen. The movies that were failures were Superman Returns, Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Catwoman. Yes Marvel may have had failures with some of their movies but most have been a success. DC doesn’t know how to make many of their comic book characters successful because they do not know how to manage their characters. That is why about 9 months ago DC rebooted all (if not most) of their comic books characters. Some fans were on edge when they first heard about this and they had a right to be. With DC’s failures this was a desperate move on their part. However it was a success. DC had sales number that they have not seen in years. Most of the characters were given modern origins. With their recent success DC has still not attempted to make more movies with the exception of The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel (both of which come out later this year and next year for the latter). DC needs to stop making animated movies and concentrate their energies to making actual films because that is what has made Marvel a success in the box office. Yes Marvel has made a few animated movies but they don’t concentrate their forces into making just animated movies they spread out their forces. This is the why Marvel is succeeding where DC is failing.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
The Artist
*I apologize to anyone reading this late as I had to get my account unlocked.*
Last month a small movie called "The Artist" won five Oscar's including an Oscar for best picture. The film was done in the style of the old silent movies meaning that it was shot in black and white and there was no sound with the exception of music and sound effects. Over a year ago I was discussing with some classmates that movies can still be shot in black and white and be done like silent movies. They had told me that no one will make or even like the idea of making a silent movie. While I obviously did not influence the creation of The Artist I am glad that someone had the same or similar idea to make a silent movie. The reason silent movies eventually stopped being made was because the addition of sound and black and white films stopped with the addition color. The addition of sound and color to film added additional layers of depth to filmmaking. I strongly believe that many filmmakers have forgotten that films are moving pictures. You don't need computer generated effects, explosions, some big actor or actress to star in a movie, sound or even color to make a movie work. While these things can definitely help movies they don't need to be used to make a great film. If you were to mute your tv and turn off the color you would still be able to see what is going on your tv or show. Film is a visual art that can still made like the old silent movies that is why The Artist worked so well. While some films would be harder to make like a silent film, they can still be done if done correctly. For example there was an old Twilight Zone episode that had very little sound and it worked very well because the visuals told the story. I hope to see more movies like The Artist in the future but only if filmmakers learn to use it to create a great story and to not use it as a money train.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734648/
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html
Last month a small movie called "The Artist" won five Oscar's including an Oscar for best picture. The film was done in the style of the old silent movies meaning that it was shot in black and white and there was no sound with the exception of music and sound effects. Over a year ago I was discussing with some classmates that movies can still be shot in black and white and be done like silent movies. They had told me that no one will make or even like the idea of making a silent movie. While I obviously did not influence the creation of The Artist I am glad that someone had the same or similar idea to make a silent movie. The reason silent movies eventually stopped being made was because the addition of sound and black and white films stopped with the addition color. The addition of sound and color to film added additional layers of depth to filmmaking. I strongly believe that many filmmakers have forgotten that films are moving pictures. You don't need computer generated effects, explosions, some big actor or actress to star in a movie, sound or even color to make a movie work. While these things can definitely help movies they don't need to be used to make a great film. If you were to mute your tv and turn off the color you would still be able to see what is going on your tv or show. Film is a visual art that can still made like the old silent movies that is why The Artist worked so well. While some films would be harder to make like a silent film, they can still be done if done correctly. For example there was an old Twilight Zone episode that had very little sound and it worked very well because the visuals told the story. I hope to see more movies like The Artist in the future but only if filmmakers learn to use it to create a great story and to not use it as a money train.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734648/
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html
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