2023 - The Death Of The Superhero

Superhero movies have been on the decline for years now, but with four out of six movies released so far this year flopping, and two more likely to join them, 2023 is likely to go down as the year the superhero movie officially died.

[AndrewMead-zs]

It really became sad when superheros stopped representing timeless messages and became vessels for current issues. It cuts their longevity and how people look back on them, I don't think many of the later superhero films will age that gracefully.

[dim]

I knew that under all this whiskey, you had a heart of gold.
Thank you for the help to the Greyhounds shelter. As an animal volunteer myself, who spent more than 15 years in dog shelters, I couldn't be more happy to hear that. Now, it's officially my favorite channel.

[eowynvonrohan]

The Critical Drinker has a heart of gold. Helping out the dogs in need and your local animal shelter is always in need of money and volunteer work...

[majora]

I recently watched Constantine (2005) for the first time in my life. It had more style and heart than most action superhero movies in the last decade. The hero is fully human, relying on shady deals with demons and angels, and fights using wits, precarious magic, and sacred guns. No one is necessarily good, but the humans are trying their best. It isn't perfect, but it is the only superhero movie that makes me want to read the comic books.

[shiroshika]

Drinker saved me from a lot of useless cinema visits the past years.

[michaels]

In my retirement I volunteer at the local animal shelter twice a week. Very impressed with your effort here, of the various slogans I've seen at the shelter my favorite is one I saw just recently "Adopting a rescue animal won't change the world. It will change the animal's world." Good man.

[caledunsmore]

Good for you Drinker. My Sister adopted a Greyhound in Australia. The industry has come under fire for the numerous cruel and unusual treatment these dogs go through. All the best in your endeavours and thanks for spreading awareness regarding this amazing breed of dogs.

[matthewemerick]

As a dog lover, I strongly approve of the drinker's use of time to get awareness and assistance fornthe doggo rescue center. Good work me boy, good work.

[Wildcat_Media]

It’s one thing for a popular movie genre to run its course - that’s just part of the industry. But for the creators to lash out against the audience and to treat them like they’re the problem, that just accelerates the demise of your franchises. If there was a business in any other industry that insulted its customers who had anything critical to say about the product, that business probably wouldn’t be in business for very long. The movie industry is no different, no matter how much they pretend they aren’t.

[cmedtheuniverseofcmed]

Well said, Critical Drinker. Despite all the superhero movies in the last couple of years, Endgame still feels like a genuine ending to the genre.
With Spiderman: No-Way Home and Guardians 3, it feels more like closure films for Marvel.
And beyond that is just a barren

[johnnymittens]

This is beautiful man. As a fellow adopter of 4 Greys over the years, I sometimes feel like they don't get the love they deserve and get overlooked on favour of more traditional dogs, without people realising what excellent companions they make. So, kudos to you Drinker, for helping raise the profile of hands down, the most magical breed of dog in all of the lands.

[random_eskimo_in_the_rockies]

I started watching your videos with your spot on assessment of Dark Phoenix as the film which killed the X-Men movie franchise. I've been a die hard fan of yours ever since. However, throwing in a link to support a dog rescue site put you over the top for me, puts you right into super hero status. Well done, young lad.

[Rapidcouplescounselling]

I've watched all your videos Drinker, often with my rescue hound listening. Thanks for bringing awareness to greyhounds. They are the most awesome dogs and the fact that you are using your platform and that you have two, is a testament to your character. Tonight, i'll be buying a plushy and drinking a whisky on the couch, scratching my hounds ears and saluting you.

[sophieamandaleitontoomey]

Honestly thank you for rescuing your greyhounds and advertising for more of them to go to new families who will love them. Just hearing what so many of them unfortunately go through is just awful and they deserve to be as happy as yours are.

I hope we can make a huge profit for this organization.

[WillFredward]

Out of that long sad list of legitimate reasons for the genre’s fall, the most despicable by far is the attacks against fans. Any industry that mocks and insults the customer absolutely deserves failure. This one factor, all on it’s own, would have earned them collapse and massive financial loss. All the other factors simply conspired to ensure they got what they deserved.

[RobertaSenatore]

Just donated to the Greyhound Rescue ... well done, Critical Drinker. I hope others do as well.

[Ailar]

Back during the 80s, we took in a retired racing greyhound as well. He was already entering his twilight years, and also he'd broken his leg at some point on the past - so while the injury had fully healed and didn't cause him any pain (which will become relevant a bit further down), his racing days were well and truly over. But that was one of the sweetest dogs my family ever had (and we had quite a few during those years, always one at a time).

One day, we took him along as we went to a dog racing ground (my uncle, one seeing our greyhound, had promptly gotten two of his own, and wanted to see what they could do). You should've seen him perk up when he saw all the other dogs racing. He looked so excited, we decided to let him have a run (as I said above, his leg was fully healed by that time). He actually came in second in that final race of his career :)

[professor]

My respects to the Drinker on putting a little effort on giving to the ones in need with the campain.
Drinker, you little piece of heaven down on Earth I hear people say!❤

[danielcote]

I was already a big fan Drinker but needless to say that your selfless efforts to help out an animal shelter has turned you into a true hero in my book 🙌

[sterling]

Hollywood, like many businesses, seems to have said, "If people liked superhero movies, they'll love a constant inundation of superhero movies, television shows, books, comics, and all adjacent entertainment." If they had kept things down to a couple of movies a year, they might have kept their golden goose on life support. Especially if a slower pace might have given them time to actually figure out how pieces fit together, their CGI teams time to work, and generally kept up a higher standard. It's no great surprise to discover at this point that audiences want something else.