The Marvel Cinematic Universe: How Superhero Movies Revolutionized Hollywood
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Superhero movies are, without any shadow of a doubt, the most popular thing in Hollywood today - and that's certainly not something that's just happened overnight.
They've existed for several decades, but they have only reached their current levels of popularity in this new millennium.
In this documentary, we'll be taking a take a look at the path superhero movies have taken to reach their current status of popularity.
We'll go all the way back to 1920, when the silent movie The Mark of Zorro became the first superhero movie of note.
We'll look at the early Marvel and DC movies in the 1940s and 1950s.
We'll look at Christopher Reeve's Superman in 1978, which was the first superhero movie in the mould of those we moved today.
And we'll look at how all of that impacted the more modern movies, which started with the likes of Blade, X-Men and Spider-Man in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Since then, there have been more offbeat examples like superhero parodies, animated family superhero movies - and, of course, the blockbusters in the MCU, DCEU and X-Men movie franchises.
We'll also look at what makes a good superhero movie and what could happen in the superhero movie genre going forward - because there's still a heck of a lot of untouched material to tap into!
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There is absolutely nobody who can replace Stan Lee, he was a legend who brought a lot of happiness and joy to the world, Rip Stan...
RIP Stan Lee. He will always be a legend to us marvel fans!
I am a dc fan but he is just awesome....
Stan will be remembered forever
@@rashedkhan4490 why not we become comic book fans not dc fan or marvel fan?
@@rashedkhan4490
Btw, Stan Lee's last appearance as a cameo before he died was in the DC's superhero movie.
CMIIW
@@satal6089
Why not ?
Being a Marvel fan doesn't mean hating DC, and vice versa.
Thank you Stan lee for making my childhood 😭😭😭
Dat Guy let him Rest In Peace
And, my adulthood.
Dat Guy you’re welcome EXCELSIOR!!
Don’t forget Jack Kirby😒
On behalf of Stan and Marvel. "You're welcome. And thank you for making us rich beyond our wildest dreams."
If Warner Bros had any vision, Batman Begins would've been the start of the DC cinematic universe.
The most intelligent thing I have heard today
Oh man, that would have been amazing!
@@michaelschuster4407 ikr it would be beautiful
Rodney Adair but then that would mean Green Lantern would be a DCCU movie
Green lantern can always be retconned
Super heroes are tight
Their suits are TIGHTER!!!
Making them is super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Duuuuu
@@Lodogg Oh Really?
So are women
I love superhero movies. I think the real reason they're dominating hollywood is because a lot of them prove to be better than most pure action movies nowadays
Perceived.
They're cool, but not better.
Our society has just shifted to focus more on youth. The music, movies, t.v. shows all focus on younger audiences.Because younger people are more active now with all the social media.
Younger people want more superheroes. They want it more o or accept more of it...and will definitely appreciate it more.
Stan lee was the only reason avengers was too famous, now that he is dead... I... I... I don't feel so good
He died a happy life he was 95 his body was too weak but now he is in heaven so do not worry about him.
He lost the ability to read quite some years back- just do that math for a second; you're (at least partly) responsible for most of what's on the shelves in comic book stores and you can't read anymore. Also, Joan died a few years ago, his wife of 70 years. I don't want to imagine the level of depression.
Jack Kirby and Steve ditko were amazing too, Rip all of them !!!
Don Heck was the man who drew the first line of the Avengers comics. He deserves as much credit.
*I have spent 50h working on a video analyzing the business behind Marvel.*
They are truly building an unstoppable brand
SUPERHEROES had 50 years to build to what is became. By creating tech and not only young fans watching cartoons over generations but brilliant filmmakers grew up into all of this.
Great video guys. Loving these documentaries. Please keep going with it🙂👍🏻
Rest In Peace Stan Lee
Superhero movies are the best. They have the best characters and stories and they give you a real emotional rollercoaster. They make kids glue to the screen and I grew up watching them and I'll never stop watching them 😎
R.I.P. dear Stan Lee
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!
really amazing video.
So glad/surprised you mentioned Hancock. Absolute classic IMO
1st RIP Stan the man Lee. When u said they haven't even peaked yet, made me Super hyped in ageement with u. The X-Men and Fantastic Four into main Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't happened YET, but it will. EXCELSIOR 'NUFF SAID
This All Happened Because Of Stan Lee... Thank You For Making Me And Many Other People Happy And We Are All Inspired By Your Work... R.I.P. Stan Lee 1922-2018 😭😭😭
R.I.P THE LEGEND STAN LEE
Expecting more and more documentaries like these..
Great video...
Hey, I actually liked "Super-Hero Movie". It was clearly a spoof of only one character (Spider-Man) so it was focused, it had Leslie Neilsen in one of his last roles before his untimely passing, and it actually had a bit of a heart (the hero "Dragonfly" couldn't fly like his namesake until he gained confidence in himself).
Wait how did they not mention Kick-Ass?
Kick ass was my favorite as well but it isn't like the top dogs.
Way better than Daredevil Elektra and Catwoman and the first one had decent box office returns. And was originally published by Marvel before moving to Image Comics.
@@diongreenlee4158
I know it was apart of marvel first, it was a good story I only can see it being a TV show.
Yeah its hard to mention all the comic book inspired movies but they did good on that part. They excluded the bad but a comic book adaptation none the less, The Phantom or the awesome Scott pilgrim to name a few.
@@stillunknown3919 yeah forgot Spawn too
great explain man
Nice review!
I read everyone saying Stan Lee this and Stan Lee that but no one says anything about Jack Kirby. May I remind you that Jack and Stan co-created together most if not all the marvel characters together. Dont give all the credit to Stan Lee, have some respect for Jack Kirby.
@Elijah Kitsmiller thank you for saying that
no one is downplaying kirby bud but as the guy below stated, stan lee passed away yesterday not kirby. So obviously we are focusing on stan. I mean no disrespect either. much love👊
That's because Kirby doesn't make cameo's so normie think that Stan created everything. But rest in peace Stan
listen, bud no one hates Kirby or disrespect him.
i read jack Kirby fans comments almost every day and they rather want him more than Stan Lee.
it's apples and oranges people loves different things you can't do anything about it. people talks about marvel more than dc all the time as well too.
Felix Itachi Mayorquin well I love both. But Stan just passed away yesterday! I mean jack was an amazing person but he has been dead for over 20 years! They are both legends but Stan just died(more people care about Stan cus 75% of all “comic” fans don’t read comics but just watch the movies). So of course a normie isn’t gonna know anything about comic writters because they’re not real comic fans
“They don’t stop comin and they don’t stop comin”!
Stan Lee is a legend and his fantastic legacy is also a MARVELlous legend😪😪
The way they cyanged batman and robins looks r nutty and love u screen rant
Damn good video, damn good
DC don't make movies, Warner Bros Pictures make movies based on DC comics
Superhero movies are among the most entertaining movies that are released these days. And the source material is limitless. General moviegoers are realizing both of those points and consuming the results like never before.
EIGHT ad's in a 20 min long video? Really? Was still great to watch : )
You forgot Split and Unbreakable
Ok listen, sir... When I was a super little kid I LOVED "Howard the Duck"! I mean, then again I did live on a farm and had like ducks and horses as pets and the thought of a talking duck was THE COOLEST thing in the whole world! But I digress... Howard was still great. If he wasn't he wouldn't continue to have his own Stan Lee style cameos. >=P And the reason Ryan Reynalds finally worked so well in "Deadpool" is because he uhm.. well he kind of cast himself, as the lead role soooo.... Yanno...
Great Documentary! RIP STAN LEE.
I'm surprised you didn't mentioned Milestone comics the first Black superhero universe I would love to see that come to life.
RIP Stan lee. Great man and a legend
Rip stan
RIP Stan Lee. He is a legend 🖤
This video was interessting and well made. Why don‘t you make other similar ones?
*interesting
Cool
Uhh, Civil War broke that mold first. Zemo won!
Exactly (smiles).
The Incredible Hulk was not a flop, or failure. It nearly doubled its budget it profit, and has positive reviews. Not stellar like Iron Man, or Batman Begins, but not a flop. People try to give this movie crap, but It's essentially Iron Man, but the Hulk. And they try desperately to find a flaw in the MCU, which just really isn't there yet.
Stan lee was tight
Stan Lee's passing was super hard and very inconvenient
Cum on, both of you!
@@reyking8296 cum on what? hOeS mOuThS
Man I love SAGA. I hope they make it into a movie someday
So wish comics were more widely sold in stores everywhere's like in the 1980's, unlike today where they mostly sold in specialist comic book shops only. Seeing as the genre as this video states is dominating the film industry at present! thus this would only further supporting them in continuing to grow alongside the films they tend to inspire yearly.
*everywhere
*they're mostly sold
*further support
It's the Spandex. It's always been about the super Heroe's tight Spandex.
"These razors are so sharp, they can cut through diamonds...."
"I'm not wearing any diamonds"
We have always looked to entities and beings far above us, to help in defining our own lives, real or imaginary!
Blade and X-men were great,but it was Sam Raimi's original Spider-man trilogy that deserves the most credit for really starting this comic book movie boom.
You know what would be the most epic cross over ever? Better than seeing the avenger fighting along side the guardians of the galaxy?
The avenger fighting along side the justice league (or at least some of them) in an amazing clash of styles, studios and fandoms!!!!!
You ignored Flash Gordon in the part about the early super hero movies
No mention of Chronicle, or John Ritter's "Hero at Large". :(
Of course, the video couldn't comment on every super hero movie, but the NINJA TURTLES should have been highlighted strongly.
He will still do cameos
How could Spawn not be on this list?
Meteor man 1993, Blankman 1994, Spawn 1997, Catwoman 2004
YOU FORGOT THE 2014 ANIMATED DISNEY/MARVEL FILM, BIG HERO 6
Can we have a tribute to The man the myth the legend Stan Lee
You guys forgot about the superhero movie Mystery Men
You forgot Blankman and Meteorman
pleasedo a documntery about quentin Tarantino
No mention of Meteor Man or Blankman?
clearly it it's Marvel > DC. Maybe if Disney bought DC the films would be better.
lol stop
DC is great the way it is.
Imagine if Disney made The Dark Knight... Oh, wait, you can't, because they would never allow such movie to be made.
That's one big joke
DC movies are only bad in comparison to marvel movies. Before the MCU they would be considered better than good. Just the bar has been raised. MCU writing is better and the casting has been much better as well overall. RDJ, Hemsworth, and Pratt have carried the weight with a lot of good supporting characters and some poor ones. RDJ will be hard to replace, especially if they try to do so with Brie Larson. Hoping they keep Hemsworth and won't personally be sorry if Evans goes. I find his Cap boring and wooden. In DC they can build with Gadot as WW and the guy playing Jason as Aquaman. Cavill is passable as SM, but no great loss if he leaves or is somehow rebooted.
My fav is 1989 batman
R.I.P Stanley Martin Lieber. A superhero died yesterday.
NEED a Squirrel Girl movie!!!
I would rather have a Moon night movie he's awesome.
The way I see it Stan Lee, Kevin Fiege and most popular actors since early 2000’s are to thank for superhero movies.
Ms. Woodard too.
Im excited for the next sin city movie which i hear is currently in production
As nice as this video is
It's absolutely adorable that you fellas over at Screen Rant called this (or anything you make) a documentary.
It's not.
you missed the hoff's nick fury
16:36 “filled with color” but shows a dark scene
the computers are top this days ;)
*these (plural, not singular, and different pronunciation)
Never forget that Squirrel Girl has beaten Thanos TWICE!!!
On the one hand, superhero movies have, until recent years, been hamstrung by the ability of Hollywood to portray them on screen effectively.
On the other hand the superhero movie is filling today the niche Westerns once filled. They are the cultural mythology of our society. They are epic stories of good verses evil, growing up, coming of age, what it means to be a man or a woman, what is a hero, what is a villian, and inspiring people to be good people. The superhero movies that fail at this (like Man of Steel or Batman vs. Superman) are the ones that fail, even more than those who take liberties with the source material. The Dark Knight trilogy took many liberties with the Batman mythos, but they nailed the essence of Batman's nature and the questions Batman raises as a character.
*versus (different meaning)
I dunno, I'm waiting for Avengers 4, but super hero movies feel to be doing the same thing Dragon Ball Z did. The first season was great, but after that all it was was Goku leveling up and fighting a tougher villain. It got formulaic.
Good job sidestepping Leonard 6.
Howard the Duck was dope asf
i want to see what i read as a child on the big screen!
Hang on, I think there was a 1968 superhero movie from a lost tribe on a deserted island in the Indian Ocean that you didn't mention.
Tom Hanks as Norman Osborne?
It's going to be weird seeing/thinking about how our 2019 movies will be dated like the ones in 1950. Crazy.
This is one of ur longer videos
Dang i was late
you guys forgot about the men in black movies. they are also based off of comics. if you didn't know already.
When it talk about the movies comings they mentioned Aquaman, Capitaine Marvel, and Dark Pheonix, funny they forgot to mention the movie that’s gonna beat all of the moneys grossing of all times Avengers Annihilation
no mention of watchmen?
Could you please do a pitch meeting for the lord of the rings trilogy i think it would be tight and super wasy barely and in convince
Super hero movie is so good and funny
Howard the Duck wasn't the only Marvel film in 1986 they also made Transformers the Movie.
They are popular because they mainly focus to appeal to the audience and don't give two shits about the critics or James Cameron.
yes. thats why I love justice league
Howard the Duck was really bad...but I still dig it. I might actually have to watch it this weekend
Who wants to see a Warlord movie??? I would!
Forgot about tank girl
So simple MCU
A lot of Movie
Cinematic Universe
And of course money
*good movies
james bond also got crap ton of movies
but single phase of marvel movies punch james bond franchise right in the face
Not once did you guys mention Spawn 😂
In Captain America the winter soldier the villain kind of won
I thought Tim Burton played Batman until now . Because i always heard people saying Tim Burton s Batman. 😂😂