Superhero Movie Tropes that Need to Go Away

Similar power-sets for hero and the antagonist

Yellow Jacket (Egg Plante)
Yellow Jacket (Egg Plante)

Here is another thing that is extremely un-entertaining "“ the fact that the superhero has a similar set of skills/powers to the supervillain’s. Iron Man is the biggest offender in this case, with two antagonists who are basically anti-Iron Men. That is why a Mandarin would have been the best.

With Thor, it is a bit more difficult "“ and that is because the villains (Loki and Malekith) are either Asgardians or their skills sets aren't defined at all. But Captain America has faced just super-soldiers until now, while Ant-Man fought against another ant-man.

It is useless to say that Superman has fought just some other Kryptonians, or that Hulk's only antagonist was his own souped-up version.

Suicide Squad, on the other hand, presented the unique opportunity of having regular people fighting supernatural foes. It failed miserably.

When is this going to end? Hopefully, once magic is introduced in the MCU, and once the Gods make their presence felt in the DCEU.

From this point of view, Fox’s Mutant Universe is looking good. After all, there are plenty of superpowers at work from which the producers can choose.

Category: Top Movies
Tags: DCEU, MCU
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