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Guardians of the
Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy... The breath
of fresh air in the super hero genre.
What makes Guardians so special
is its irreverent joy and humour. Not
to mention the best soundtrack of
any movie on this list. James Gunn
brings us a film that is an utter joy
to behold. Filled to the brim with
loveable misfits and campy villains,
Guardians of the Galaxy is the ultimate
roller coaster ride.
The Dark Knight
(2008)
The smash sequel to Batman Begins,
The Dark Knight really took
superhero films to the next level. It
stands as not only a great superhero
film, but as a great film. It’s
like heat with a mad clown running
around. The film is elevated by this
need to stick to an element of realism.
I mean sure there are guys in
bat suits running around, but what
brings the movie up is that the
Joker’s plot is simply fantastic. He
isn’t here to destroy the world. He’s
just here to make Batman struggle.
That’s what makes it so damn
good! Unlike EVERY OTHER superhero
movie lately where the FATE
OF EVERYTHING is at stake! The
Dark Knight is simply the battle for
Gotham’s soul. Which makes this
movie far better than almost every
other superhero movie ever made.
You don’t need to end the world...
But you can break a bat’s spirit.
Superman (1978)
“You will believe a man can fly.” With
that simple promise Richard Donner’s
Superman soared to Number
2 on this list. While people today
may scoff at it’s simpleness and
its light heartedness, that’s what
makes this film so damn special. It’s
a joyful, cheerful, uplifting film that
exists purely for you to have fun and
be amazed and fill you with hope.
That’s what Superman is all about!
Hope. That’s what this film does! It
is just amazing in it’s hopefulness.
Unbreakable
(2000)
Yes! M Night. Shaymalan strikes
again. Unbreakable was just SO
FAR ahead of its time. Had this film
come out this year in the midst of
Superhero saturation we face now
it would be considered some kind of
post-modern masterpiece. It’s skilful
deconstruction of the superhero
mythology is second to none. The
film speaks volumes about what it
means to be a hero and weeds out
the essentials of what super heroes
and indeed their villains are all
about. The yin and yang of it all. It
is one of the best films ever made
and now given the world saturated
by pop culture we live in Unbreakable
stands even taller.