Are modern "superhero" films too serious?

[Antonio the Sixth]

No. If anything, they're not serious enough, in that they go for the childish "dark&edgy" style instead of trying to actually tell compelling stories.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No. If anything, they're not serious enough, in that they go for the childish "dark&edgy" style instead of trying to actually tell compelling stories.

It's pretty obvious you haven't seen the Marvel Netflix serieses then (although granted those aren't "movies")

Exactly. Which makes your post utterly irrelevant.

I have in fact watched Jessica Jones (which I liked, despite some issues toward the end) and a few episodes of Daredevil (which seems all right).

But I don't really see how you can say that about the Nolan trilogy either.

Don't consider them "modern". They kind of belong to a previous era to me for some reason.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I won’t be satisfied with the seriousness of superhero movies until Lars von Trier writes and directs one.

My impression of Lars Von Trier is that he's far from the embodiment of seriousness.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I won’t be satisfied with the seriousness of superhero movies until Lars von Trier writes and directs one.

My impression of Lars Von Trier is that he's far from the embodiment of seriousness.

You mean Lois Lane cheating on Clark Kent hours after marrying him at the beginning of a movie that ends with Apokolips smacking into Earth and destroying all life thereon wouldn't make for the most mature, sober Superman movie ever?!

And let's not forget the scene where their baby falls off a balcony while "Lascia ch'io pianga" mournfully plays in the background.

No big deal: Superman's baby should be able to fly.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No, serious done right still belongs to M. Night Shyamlan of all people with Unbreakable. It was all about SUperman not realizing he was Superman, and it's the best acting from Samuel L. Jackson that didn't include the MoFo bomb at any point.  It's criminal that critics whined about it being too close to The Sixth Sense...just criminal.

Yeah, I enjoyed it a lot.