Movies and Comics
Jul. 17th, 2012 10:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseI've been hearing a lot of hoopla about the new Batman movie and "spoilers." What confuses me is that I would have thought most people know what happens to Batman when he meets Bane. It was a pretty big deal when the comicbook came out, and considering that I, a Marvel fan, even have a clue makes me think that, in fandom at least, nothing that happens at the end of the movie should be a surprise. Especially given the cover art of that particular issue. It's memorable. It kind of sticks in my brain, even after all this time. In fact, knowing what I do is why I actually have no plans to see this movie.
I guess I've always been confused about the lack of cross-pollinization in these two fandoms. Marvel's latest movies have only made me convinced that EVERYONE reads the comics, because the directors so clearly give us long-time comicbook fans so many GIFTS. Also, the movies are full of "dog-whistles" for comicbook fans--just setting the Thor movie in the southwest made me understand WHICH Thor I could be expecting. And, then as a bonus, we got a little nod to the older Thor with the "Dr. Donald Blake" referrence.
Genuis.
Or not, I guess, if you don't get it.
Because, what, only two days ago, people on the Internets got the screaming heebie-jeebies at the announcement at ComicCon of the mere TITLE of the next Captain America movie, which is simply, "Winter Soldier." Now, if they're not reading, what are they getting excited about? I mean, I'm squeeing. I may even have squeed my pants a little when I heard the title, because I've gone on record saying that I was PRAYING they were setting up "Winter Soldier" in the first Cap movie, what with the dog-whistles of Bucky's age and the scene where he breifly uses the sheild before falling off the train to his apparent doom...
So are Comic movie fans, not comic fans? I haz teh confuses.
I guess I've always been confused about the lack of cross-pollinization in these two fandoms. Marvel's latest movies have only made me convinced that EVERYONE reads the comics, because the directors so clearly give us long-time comicbook fans so many GIFTS. Also, the movies are full of "dog-whistles" for comicbook fans--just setting the Thor movie in the southwest made me understand WHICH Thor I could be expecting. And, then as a bonus, we got a little nod to the older Thor with the "Dr. Donald Blake" referrence.
Genuis.
Or not, I guess, if you don't get it.
Because, what, only two days ago, people on the Internets got the screaming heebie-jeebies at the announcement at ComicCon of the mere TITLE of the next Captain America movie, which is simply, "Winter Soldier." Now, if they're not reading, what are they getting excited about? I mean, I'm squeeing. I may even have squeed my pants a little when I heard the title, because I've gone on record saying that I was PRAYING they were setting up "Winter Soldier" in the first Cap movie, what with the dog-whistles of Bucky's age and the scene where he breifly uses the sheild before falling off the train to his apparent doom...
So are Comic movie fans, not comic fans? I haz teh confuses.