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Capes and cowls just aren't hitting the same anymore... Join us as we count down the clearest signs that superhero fatigue has truly set in for audiences everywhere. From box office bombs to recycled formulas, the writing seems to be on the wall. Do you think the genre can make a comeback, or have we finally reached our limit? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00thing we can take as much time as it takes that's that's not what i mean welcome to watch mojo
00:05and
00:06today we're looking at the apparent signs that superhero fatigue is real and we're all going
00:12through it seriously don't do dumb things the nostalgia well is running dry peter yeah oh sorry
00:28the most successful superhero movies from the past few years were the ones that banked on our
00:33nostalgia but we'll admit there was a novelty to seeing the three live-action spider-man share the
00:38screen and blade pop up in deadpool and wolverine yet having michael keaton return as batman in the
00:44flash along with that film's other cameos proved better in theory than in practice yeah
00:51i'm batman after the og x-men reunite in avengers doomsday marvel will have exhausted every hero
00:58we're nostalgic for hell they're already bringing back chris evans captain america who hasn't been
01:03gone long enough for us to be nostalgic rdj might be playing dr doom but it still feels like a
01:09desperate move to hit our nostalgia button which is becoming worn out new mask
01:18same task losing faith in behind the scenes talent kevin feige turned the mcu into a powerhouse
01:26avengers
01:33assemble post endgame though there's been one too many missteps on his watch
01:37some were beyond his control such as disney insisting that james gunn be fired allowing him
01:42to go to dc still feige could have put his foot down on a few things maybe we should have
01:48fewer
01:49shows that set up the next movie let's hold off on announcing mahershala ali as blade until we have
01:54a script we're confident in there's only been one blade there's only ever going to be one
02:01it wouldn't hurt to make a movie that cost a hundred million dollars or less even under gunn
02:07and peter safran's management dc studios already seems to be on familiar trajectory for every step
02:13forward like superman there's a step backwards like supergirl he sees the good in everyone
02:19and i see the truth no clear direction equal lack of investment what ultimately kept us coming back
02:26to the mcu was the sense that it was building towards something which infinity war and endgame
02:30delivered on now that thanos is gone it feels aimless granted marvel was laying the groundwork
02:37for kang to be the next thanos until jonathan majors ruined everything then again were we really
02:43that excited for more kang after quantum mania if ant-man could defeat one kang the avengers can
02:49handle the others i don't have to win we both just have to lose the dceu meanwhile rushed to a
02:59justice
02:59league movie with nowhere else to go after how many of you are there not enough the dcu is only
03:07two
03:07movies in so time will only tell what's heading towards it might be too little too late though with
03:13our interests already starting to waver okay this does not look like this is gonna end well
03:19no breakthrough characters unless you are already a comic book reader chances are you were only vaguely
03:25familiar with characters like black panther star lord and iron man until blockbuster movies turned them
03:30into household names stay down final warning
03:47i could do this all day the past several years haven't brought us any breakthrough characters
03:53requiring studios to fall back on marquee names like batman and spider-man to rope viewers in
03:57that's not to say there aren't characters we'd like to see more of yelena belova stole the show
04:03in black widow earning a leading role in thunderbolts daddy i'm so alone
04:09i don't have anything anymore blue beetle was fun enough largely thanks to zolo meriduna's
04:16charismatic performance what happened where did you go ma i don't know i i think i cut a bus in
04:21half and
04:22then unfortunately nobody rushed to their movies we're past the point where mass audiences will show
04:29up for lesser-known superheroes even when their movies are good we know the formula before fatigue
04:34settled in people were already calling out several superhero tropes sky beams anyone yeah i know i know
04:41i've seen all of them still most superhero movies generally injected enough new elements to keep the
04:47format fresh now the formula isn't just familiar it's straight up stale whether a hero is a wide-eyed
04:54optimist who wants to spread hope a cynic searching for purpose or a young kid who's more than they seem
05:00we know how every arc is gonna play out why would i spend my last moments with you when i
05:05can be with her
05:07we also know every punchline with too many jokes being repeated even when an interesting concept like the
05:13multiverse offered to shake things up it didn't take long for audiences to get sick of it spider-man
05:18movies now withstanding give us something bold and different just not joker folia do
05:31losing the cultural impact when the dark knight came out everyone was quoting the joker and dressing
05:37gas in for halloween he takes the knife to her laughing while he does it he turns to me and
05:45he says
05:46why so serious after infinity war the snap became one of modern cinema's most parody moments
05:53you should have gone for the head
06:00can you remember a single line from the recent superhero movie off the top of your head
06:04we'd say madam webb's infamous researching spiders line but that wasn't in the actual movie he was
06:10in the amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died
06:16even when a superhero movie has well choreographed action we can't think of many set pieces post battle
06:21of earth that became instantly iconic from 2008 2019 you didn't necessarily have to be a superhero fan
06:29to understand certain references for those who have kept up to date on marvel and dc's latest releases
06:34there isn't much to reference anyway and you know the best thing about the future
06:40it hasn't happened yet interest shifting elsewhere hello
06:50anyone there it's telling that backrooms a 10 million dollar production inspired by a web series
06:56made more during its opening weekend than supergirl not to mention venom the last dance aquaman
07:02the lost kingdom and the crow superhero movies just aren't priority viewing anymore through social
07:07media younger audiences are being drawn to more word of mouth hits like obsession and the drama
07:11i think miggy is going through or something
07:16like what is she okay no those movies also cost less than superhero flicks where the effects don't
07:22always justify the budget this isn't to say ip doesn't still sell tickets but certain brands that
07:28audiences once showed up for in droves might not have the clout they once did marvel and dc aren't
07:33the only examples but they are the first that come to mind in this shifting cinematic landscape
07:38i'm so bored i don't even know which end of the brian king i'm supposed to be looking at half
07:41the time
07:47what was once fun is now homework interconnectivity helped turn the mcu into a phenomenon there was
07:53always a risk of forcing in too many characters and storylines as we saw with the dceu when done
07:59right though each new entry felt like a piece of a puzzle we were excited to complete eventually
08:04once enjoyable brands like the mcu and dc's irreversed just had too many pieces to keep track of
08:09leo muller you have failed this city
08:16what's more there was too much emphasis on elements we didn't care about we don't want
08:21to re-watch 2008's the incredible hulk to follow captain america brave new world hi dad
08:30even with a good show like wandavision not everyone should have to subscribe to disney plus
08:35so they can understand what's going on in doctor strange in the multiverse of madness
08:39you break the rules and become a hero i do it and i become the enemy
08:44that doesn't seem fair where's the hype for a period in the late 2010s every and we mean every
08:52superhero movie was an event including the smaller scale ones that probably wouldn't have gotten ignited
08:57much fanfare years before when supergirl hit theaters we sort of forgot it was coming out even
09:02warner brothers marketing team seemed disinterested in promoting it years ago if you told us that the
09:08fantastic four x-men and several avengers would be in a movie going up against dr doom it easily would
09:14have been our most anticipated blockbuster of that year
09:29for many now avengers doomsday isn't their most anticipated movie coming out that day sorry but
09:36if we have to choose on doomsday we have more faith in dennis villanueva i'm not afraid to die
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10:04films underperforming and bombing for every massive success like no way home there have been several
10:11recent superhero movies that made less than expected or straight up bomb even some that got
10:16solid reviews and open to impressive numbers like the fantastic four first steps saw significant drops in
10:21week two sometimes sometimes you being you hurts me at least first steps opened well the marvels aquaman
10:292 and joker 2 were doa despite following up billion dollar predecessors
10:39what happened well you weren't even looking at me anymore you were making it all about yourself
10:47it doesn't help that studios keep throwing disgusting amount of money at these movies only for
10:52the effects to look unfinished and the stories to feel underdeveloped regardless before you could
10:57spend 200 million dollars on a superhero temple and can topple your investments in a climate plague
11:03with superhero fatigue studios are lucky to break even that's all folks do you see this genre
11:11rebounding from fatigue or are superheroes a fad that came and went let us know in the comments down
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