Marvel vs DC - The Movie War

This is only about the movies and TV series. We'll not talk about the comicbooks and it's not a debate who's characters are better. We're talking about which studio is making a bigger impact. Also, we are not talking about animated films.

There is this big debate, which is better - DC or Marvel. Of course there are two different fandoms, which will viciously defend their favourite. But the idea is to be objective and say things how they are, not to take sides. If one is doing better, why is that?

Let's take a look at what both companies have given us in the past few years.

Marvel

20 years ago Marvel had some rough times and had to sell a lot of it's titles to other companies. So now Sony and Fox own the rights to major names like Spider-Man and X-Men. But still, Marvel are co-producers.

For the past 14 years, as co-producers, Marvel has 5 Spider-Man titles, 7 X-Men films (or X-Men related), 2 Punishers, 2 Ghost Riders, 2 Fantastic Four films, 3 Blade flicks and a few other minor films not really worth mentioning (Daredevil, Elektra, Man-Thing). And we are waiting to see X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four reboot and the sequels to The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Return of The First Avenger

*This Review Contains Spoilers*

When I went to see the Captain America: The Winter Soldier I wasn't expecting much. The First Avenger  was kind of incomplete, but not a bad movie in general. Yet, people don't talk about it much. So I wasn't expecting for Marvel to make the sequel any better. They prove me wrong.

winter soldier by Orlando Arocena

What I saw was something quite different. It grabbed me from the beginning and held me until the end. And after the success of Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World, I must say - Phase 2 is a lot better. This time it's not just some filler movies, but ones which want to dominate the Box Office.

What Really Got me?

First of all - Captain America is becoming more and more mature. You see his struggle with living in this modern world. It's been two years since he was defrosted, but that 70-year gap is hard to fill. Not only Cap has grown up, but Chris Evans as well. When I first saw him it was back in 2001 in Not Another Teen Movie he was the typical Jock. Since then he has played in many comedies and romantic films, but this is different.

The Dark World

After the first movie I wasn't that excited about the sequel. Just another film with a lot of action, a few silly scenes and a lot of handsome men (and then people are saying comicbooks are only for men... yeah right). I didn't expect anything deep or meaningful.

Loki: The Dark World

Then I saw the first trailer - it looked a little bit darker. I guess all marvel characters, and not only, are becoming a little bit darker with time, so they can look deeper and gain a bigger audience. Some succeed, other just make another bad film, but with darker colours. So I got intrigued and gave it a chance.