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Over the last 20 years, there have been 50 big-budget superhero movies released at the box office. There were also 30 major vampire movies, eight Harry Potter films, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, two Star Wars films, and two Matrix movies. All together, that makes almost 100 big-budget movies featuring characters with various superhuman abilities, from an industry that releases only 50 or fewer big-budget movies per year. And they are consistently among the highest grossing movies. What can we say about our fascination with characters with superhuman abilities?

Resources

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Laura Bennett, Russ Matthews | 10 Apr 2023
Shazam, The Little Mermaid trailer and superhero fatigue
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Russ Matthews | 25 Aug 2022
From Creation to Christ
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Russ Matthews | 19 Aug 2022
Souls don't die...
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Sam Chan | 16 Sep 2018
Haven't we had enough of them? Why are they so popular?

Blog

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Russ Matthews | 3 May 2023
Well done, Gunn. Well done.
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Russ Matthews | 16 Mar 2023
Breakfast Club meets DCEU
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Russ Matthews | 11 Dec 2022
Short Take Review of the special on Disney+
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Russ Matthews | 20 Oct 2022
Sinking into the sands of Kahndaq under the weight of expectation
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Russ Matthews | 9 Oct 2022
Hidden in the shadows of the MCU