Ian Boucher

Thank you!

It will happen one day!

I also really like your core point about directing the need for competition.

Great point on the movies, but although having another interest like sports certainly diversifies someone’s leisure time and one can get just as much enjoyment out of the teams on both sides, in the case of sports it’s also very corporate. And following the film industry is a legitimate interest as well; the problem is when it significantly takes over the movies themselves.

All of these comments reinforce to me how much warmth, support, and harmony there really is among superhero movie fans! It’s so great to see it brought out.

Very interesting piece. “Tate’s Lear, came out at a time when the British people needed to be reminded of their identity during the Age of Enlightenment, as every generation has to do from time to time.” With Jurassic World, my concern is an overabundance of spectacle, a repetition of themes for a new generation. Jurassic World does play to both new audiences, but is also part of something that has become a classic that can be immediately accessed, and, additionally, plays to the nostalgia of older audiences. But it seems to think poorly of its audiences, from its conception of DNA to using elements that speak to earlier times, such as Bryce Dallas Howard’s character. The franchise also seems afraid of Crichton, as the film version of The Lost World completely removed Crichton’s theme of the role of behavior in extinction (despite Crichton being a master of spectacle pushing its limits with its themes). And the Jurassic Park brand’s promotional materials attempt to reinforce its authority beyond spectacle, even affecting how museums try to get the attention of children (but also, ironically, inspires children). So when Jurassic World doesn’t utilize more of the possibilities that its premise offers, when it thinks its own spectacle can only go so far with people, what kind of a reminder is it for culture?

What a reappropriation it would be to have makeup more overtly articulated as being used for artistic expression! And it really does lend itself to being so, in so many ways!

There’s absolutely no reason to not start developing Ms. Marvel as a film or TV character.