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2015 Summer Movie Season Saved but Not by Superhero Movies
The 2015 summer movie season seems to have been saved but it wasn't by superheros this time. When the haze clears after Labor Day weekend, the $4.4 billion taken in this summer will be the second biggest summer take since the 2013 record of $4.75 billion and, more importantly, it is a 7.5% percent increase over last year. This without the aid of a truly dominant superhero film. Steven Spielberg Says Superhero Movies Will Die Like Westerns, Fans Cry Foul
Steven Spielberg set off a firestorm of controversy recently over comments he made about the future of superhero films. Spielberg said that superhero movies would die out just as westerns had before. People were quick to jump down his throat regarding his thoughts. Fans cried foul and blogs labelled him as elitist, out of touch and an old man. Since the rise in popularity of the comic book superhero in the world of films, the pro and anti-comic book people have been gearing for war, each as dogmatic in their beliefs and vision of cinema as the other.
