The superhero genre as a mix of different other genres

The superhero genre could be in trouble and could become outdated pretty soon "“ the staggering number of films alone is an argument. However, unlike the western example used by Steven Spielberg, the superhero movies are in fact a combination of different other genres: action, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, crime, and so on.

The westerns were pretty basic from this point of view, with only a few films actually breaking the mold (the epic Unforgiven, which appeared well after the genre died, True Grit). On the other hands, the superhero genre cannot be more different from one movie to another.

So yes, there are people with superpowers (whether technological or biological ones) in these movies "“ but these can be said to be in the background. The Dark Knight Trilogy was a crime epic, the Guardians of the Galaxy was a sci-fi fantasy epic, Ant-Man was a comedy, the X-Men movies deal with social issues (racism, anti-Semitism, religion, and so on), Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a political thriller, and so on.

As long as the genre keeps evolving, there is no immediate threat of an overload.

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