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Amph "If You Seek His Monument, Look Around You" - The Man of Steel and Announced Sequel Thread

Discussion in 'Community' started by Jedi_Master_Conor, Nov 9, 2006.

  1. DarthLowBudget

    DarthLowBudget Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Darkseid and Thanos are really only similar superficially...Darkseid wants to destroy all life in the universe because he hates life....Thanos wants to destroy all life in the universe so he can woo the female incarnation of death!
     
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  2. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    Aside from the lens flare, I like the poster. I don't feel like this is just dark for dark's sake. From the longer trailer and stuff I saw at Comic Con, it really felt like there was some grounded gravitas behind it. The notion that Superman might be feared makes absolute perfect sense, and it's not entirely new either. Just more new in the films, and that makes it unique and worth exploring IMHO.
     
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  3. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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    Marvel has a tendency to do that...

    The Shield (1940) --> Captain America (1941) (interesting sidenote: Timely Comics changed Cap's shield from his classic triangular shield in issue 1 to his iconic round shield as part of a lawsuit settlement with The Shield's Archie Comics)

    Catwoman (Detective Comics 1940) --> Black Cat (Harvey Comics 1941) --> Black Cat (Marvel Comics 1979)

    Deathstroke (1980) --> Deadpool (1991)

    Doom Patrol (June 1963) --> X-Men (Septermber 1963)

    Captain "Shazam" Marvel (1939) --> Captain "Mar-Vell" Marvel (1967)

    Green Arrow (1941) --> Hawkeye (1964)


    ESPECIALLY if you are Lois or Jimmy.
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  4. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Wasn't Deadpool a dliberate reference to Deathstroke?
     
  5. LordMortis315

    LordMortis315 Jedi Master star 4

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    To be fair, Darkseid was the first villain the JL fought in the New 52, so they could be basing it off that.
     
  6. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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    Yep. He was originally a background throwaway character that got lucky. They even named him Wade Wilson in reference to Deathstroke being Slade Wilson and created the joke that they were distant cousins.

    DC has thus far reacted amicably...Deadpool popped up in Superman/Batman Annual #1

    He's referred to as "Alternate Deathstroke" by DC, and given a two-color mask to match his predecessor.
    [​IMG]
    Only he never said his name. He TRIED, but was always interrupted.
     
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  7. MarcusP2

    MarcusP2 Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The two Captain Marvels are in no way similar like Deadpool/Deathstroke and Darkseid/Thanos.
     
  8. Life

    Life Jedi Master star 3

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    I love the smile on Supes' face. :p
     
  9. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Yeah, Wade was completely a parody of Slade when he first appeared, though he became an increasingly comedic character and had the whole 4th-wall thing that's distinguished him.

    Deathstroke, meanwhile, hasn't really broken out like Deadpool has- he probably peaked with his villain/mentorship dynamic with Robin on Teen Titans, but even there he was just called Slade.

    It's more a joke on Zack Synder's tendency to use slow motion heavily- and often extreme slow motion.
     
  10. Life

    Life Jedi Master star 3

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    More annoying than the use of slow motion itself is his music video-ish quick alternating between slow motion, fast, slow, fast, slow, fast, slow, fast. I absolutely loathe that.
     
  11. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Yeah. Superman in handcuffs makes for an interesting image....
     
  12. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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    I know, but when you talk about copying characters, the whole character copyright lawsuit always creeps up, so I went ahead and mentioned it.

    Especially since I'm more of a Marvel fan and it gives me a chance to say "LOL SHAZAM!"
     
  13. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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    Some hot Lana Lang action going on there.
     
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  14. Quixotic-Sith

    Quixotic-Sith Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bmoKhFJRUOk#t=52s

    YouTube link didn't like the time reference in the URL. :(
     
  15. AAAAAH

    AAAAAH Jedi Knight star 4

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    yeah what i'm saying is everybody does that now. it's in everything everywhere. as is the annoying slow to fast to slow to fast phenomenon that mr. life mentioned.
     
  16. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Trailer is here:

     
  17. Eeth-my-Koth

    Eeth-my-Koth Jedi Grand Master star 9

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  18. soitscometothis

    soitscometothis Chosen One star 6

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    Looks good to me.
     
  19. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    Cautiously optimistic.
     
  20. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Clark Kent's Tree of Life
    Thin Red Cape
    etc.
     
  21. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    As someone who actually likes Terrence Malick (including The Tree of Life), I'm perfectly okay with that.
     
  22. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I like Terrence Malick too, but I wouldn't like him directing Rugrats, for example.
     
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  23. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    Different strokes and all that. For me the important thing is that visually it looks very little like a Zack Snyder film, which frankly is a huge plus.
     
  24. Eeth-my-Koth

    Eeth-my-Koth Jedi Grand Master star 9

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    It has that muted tone of a Snyder flick. There was also a ton of slomo.
     
  25. Bacon164

    Bacon164 Chosen One star 8

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    that was a really good trailur.
     
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