Second, the critics seem to have a bizarre and perverse love for the sort of ironic self-referential tone in which Marvel movies specialize. I hate that crap. Yes, I know it’s a comic book movie. Yes, I know that the cowardly artistic move is to laugh about the fact that it’s a comic book movie. Yes, I even enjoy it when you do that sometimes, people who made Ant-Man. But for goodness’ sake, you’re talking about two of the most iconic American characters ever. There’s nothing wrong with taking that seriously. The critics are the people who loved the second half of the original Superman – the part where the film falls apart in order to turn Lex Luthor into a jokey goofball. I like the mythology of the first half.
