Captain Dudley-Do-Right!

Rating: Null/10 (22 April 2014)

I remember when back in the 90's I went to see "Independence Day"...I was impressed to say the least, with the movie's scope and special effects...
Yeah, those were the days! Remember them? When movies about aliens and natural disasters were all the rage! Those formula movies appeared to be box-office proof...assured cinematic gold! Under the category of "Where Are They Now?"...well now they are the SyFy produced movies of the week! And this is were Marvel and the whole superhero genre is heading, though at this point in time it might appear impossible!
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is not technically a bad movie, hence the 7 out of 10 rating. What has changed, for me personally, as a movie-goer, is the fact that I have reached saturation point with these genre movies.
Superhero movies are not a new venture by any means, yet for a long while they lay dormant with only scant and often appalling examples coming out in movie cineplexes around the world.
When back in the early 2000's they started trickling back in, I was at once excited and hopeful, so many interesting characters, so many interesting stories to tell. But as time passed, the trickle became a flood and now everywhere you turn, there is some franchise, sequel, prequel, re-boot, re-boot of a re-boot, all under this large tent-pole of the superhero genre, and Marvel is clearly the standard bearer when it comes to this cinematic universe we seem to be stuck in.
And while at this point it seems highly unlikely, as the latest offering("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") from this all-you-can eat cinematic buffet has proved , Marvel and its superheroes do run the risk of going the way of the dodo bird...
All it takes is one or two gigantic missteps or outright failures for this house of cards to come down. Since these movies and their budgets are increasing at an exponentially ridiculous rate (I mean a quarter of a billion dollars?!?!?!?), a few duds could literally push a movie- studio out of business, or at the very least seriously cramp their style!
As I said, not a bad movie, but the end, as far as I can see it, is nigh...the point of saturation is impending. It is no longer a matter of how, but a question of when?
And given the fact that the movie industry seems to have largely abandoned original ideas and projects, and has come to rely so heavily on these large franchise/sequel type of movies (yes, YA- Young Adults included)...when they collapse the movie-wasteland they could leave in their wake may be tremendous!