The adaptation of comics is gaining momentum every year. Endowed with superpowers and unique talents, comic book heroes become full-fledged participants in cinematography. Of course, watching the filmed version of the comics is much more fun than the original version. The most notable films based on comics are presented in this collection.
It is worth noting that the rating based on the opinion of moviegoers is quite a powerful indicator for choosing a film to watch.
The Marvel Universe is full of surprises and this time the danger appears in the person of Thanos. Having in the presence of a glove, which will provide him with immortality and power over alternative universes, he must find stones, which in turn activate the artifact. And the antihero rushes to planet Earth to get stones, and they are under the protection of superheroes, whose numbers reach their apogee. Probably, no version of comics had such a cluster of superheroes on one square meter. There is Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, Captain America, Black Widow and others in this work. The filmmakers will give the drama that surrounds poor Thanos, who has become the embodiment of evil. One of the interesting facts associated with the filming of the film was the replacement of the actor who played Doctor Strange with Aaron Lazari, all scenes with the participation of Benedict Cumberbatch were re-filmed.
Gotham got it from the creators of the Batman comics. The city was drowning in a sea of problems. The legendary hero Batman fought with them and actively collaborated with law enforcement agencies. Inspector Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent felt very comfortable in the company of an extraordinary person who had helped their careers take off. The lull in the city turned out to be temporary when the figure of the Joker appeared on the horizon. The creepy face of the antihero was just a harmless highlight of the image of this creepy creature. He charmed the local gopota and criminals with his speeches and appeals, directing them against the keepers of order. Batman, vainly dreaming of personal happiness, finds Rachel dead. The Joker has no brakes and therefore it is very difficult to deal with him. The film, which is the second part of the Batman trilogy, grossed over $ 1 billion. In addition, it was in this film that Heath Ledger played his last role.
Avengers Assemble, 2012
The sixth Marvel Universe film was released by director Joss Whedon and involved quite a remarkable cast: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, and others. The plot line of the film is not at all a simple adaptation of comics, it has a script independence. As planned by the filmmakers, the head of SHIELD decides to create a team that includes: Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow to save the world from Loki. The God of Asgard colludes with the alien race Chitauri. They desperately need to take over the Earth. The head of SHIELD, Nick Fury, focuses on the source of cosmic energy Tesseract, the very one that Loki and his associates need. After a lengthy battle, Thor intervenes and takes Loki, along with the source to Asgard. Fury dismisses the Avengers, believing that if their help is needed, they will come together again.
Iron Man, 2008
The film, which appeared on screen in 2008, had been slated for 1990. The script was worked on by specialists from such companies that movie fans simply cannot but know about: Universal Studios, 20th century Fox and New Line Cinema. The project manager decided that it was worth highlighting his brainchild from analogue films about superheroes and filming in California, not New York. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. The storyline is built around the persona of a billionaire, whose life seemed like a fairy tale. Until he was wounded by a shell developed at his own enterprise. Tony Stark was saved by the scientist Ho Insen, who managed to pull the fragments out of his heart. It would seem that this story could end, but in some amazing way terrorists get into it. Stark is not going to give terrorists the opportunity to use deadly weapons. Tony revises his entire value system and comes to the conclusion that the weapons factory should be closed, and he himself resorts to the help of armor to fight evil around the world.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The motives of the comics by Dan Abnett and Andy Lenning became the basis for the creation of the film, according to the plot of which the brave Peter becomes the unexpected owner of an artifact, after which a dangerous person is chasing. Ronan sleeps and sees himself as the ruler of the entire universe and is ready to destroy all living things. Peter Quil becomes a real lucky one when Gomorah, Drax, Rocket raccoon and Groot come to his aid. Lover of boring pastime, Peter managed to rally such a motley team. The roles in the film were played by such stars that it is simply unforgivable for a self-respecting moviegoer to miss the film: Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Dave Batista.
It should be noted that work on the script began by Nikolai Perlman back in 2009, and the film was released in 2014.
The character from the comics published by Dark Horse is strikingly different from the fantastic heroes fighting for peace in space and the entire Universe. The film was directed by Charles Russell. He planned to shoot a creepy horror movie in a dark atmosphere until he saw the main actor. Jim Carrey set the tone for the future film. So on the screens appeared a simple guy Stanley Ipkiss, who worked as a bank clerk. He was timid and did not grab the stars from the sky. Chance intervenes in his boring fate. The guy finds an old mask. Without any fear, he tried it on, and it seemed to bite into his face, changing his timid personality into an eccentric with charisma and unique abilities. Since that day, Stanley has been haunted. It seems to him that his dreams have become monstrously tangible, but he was wrong. This was his second reality, into which the Scandinavian god Loki burst into. After a series of funny and dangerous adventures, the mask will end up in Milo's teeth.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
The sequel to the film "Captain America" belongs to the same writers - Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The second part stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson. The heroes had to, together with the team of W.D.A.R. help free the SHIELD ship. Steve Rogers and Nick Fury have found points of interaction and their joint work will yield results. In this part of the sequel, it will become known who arranged the death of Howard Stark. Organization G.I.D.R.A. collaborates with Alexander Pierce and finally it will become known. The Security Council is under threat of destruction. The captain will have to fight the Winter Soldier. The events of the film are quite intense and in order to understand them, you need to go through the hardening of the first part of the sequel.
Brian Singer directed the film, written by Simon Kienber, and based on Jane Goldman, Kienberg and Matthew Vaughn. In 1981, the storyline "Days of Future Past" was popular. The third sequel about the X-Men has become even more remarkable and not just in the storyline, but thanks to the participation of such stars as: Hugh Jackman, Ellen Page, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, etc. The events of the film take the viewer into the not so distant future - 2023. The world is full of mutants. They must be caught without fail. But not only existing mutants, but also those who carry altered genes.Thus, the "Guardians" program is launched and half of the world is destroyed into trash, and people, a few lucky survivors and mutants, are placed in concentration camps.
Captain America: Civil War, 2016
And again, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. meet on the set of the third sequel about Captain America. This time, there is a total rift among the Avengers. The reason is the act adopted by the governments of the countries that regulates the activities of superheroes. Captain America turns out to be an opponent of those with whom he recently fought for peace in the universe. It is possible that the activities of the Avengers really led to trouble, because they are charged with responsibility for the events that took place in New York, Lagos and Sokovia. Tony Stark realizes his own guilt, but Steve Rogers disagrees with him. Bucky agrees to cryosleep without resistance until a way is found to remove the chip from his head. Steve and his companions go to Wakanda to visit Prince T'Challa.
Oscar for Best Visual Effects won the second part of the Spider-Man trilogy. According to the data, out of the 200 million budget, $ 54 million was spent on special effects. Peter Parker cannot leave the screens in any way, and this time the audience will see that the hero is returning to the life of a common man and is even happy about it, and his abilities are slowly falling asleep. He manages to pay attention not only to his studies, but also to his relationship with Mary Jane. But the city demands a hero again. Doctor Octopus does not want to leave the past behind and colludes with Harry. Peter Parker has to bring Spider-Man back. For the performed role, Tobey Maguire received $ 17 million in royalties.
