Movie plot-lines especially for superhero and monster films are looking more foolish and really unreal. 'Godzilla' winking at the audience while defending humanity. 'Jurassic World' where dinos from earlier films come out of nowhere to fight the newer versions of themselves.
For example, Warner Bros. just green lit 'King Kong vs Godzilla' for a 2020 release - but only after the release of a new Kong film entitled 'Kong: Skull Island' a reboot of the original Kong and a 2018 release of 'Godzilla 2'. Also in pre-production is 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus' and additional 'Sharknado' films. Make no mistake, 'Kong vs Godzilla' will be a big-budget pic and feature marquee stars.
The superhero genre is taking a cue from the monsters. This can be seen in the upcoming 'Batman vs. Superman' and 'Captain America: Civil War' in which the Captain will battle buddy Ironman. Superhero showdowns and match-ups are becoming the norm but are pitting good hero against good hero and not super villains.
Have moviegoers become so mindless and dismissive to what they view that cogent storylines are almost nonexistent and so far-fetched that good fantasy turns to laughable hijinks. Has the hype trumped substance?
So, while we're at it. How about Ironman vs King Kong or Batman vs. Giant Octopus. Hey, Alien vs. Predator worked! Why not really crazy match-ups or should we say mismatch-ups - but what difference does it make. So long as the moviegoer buys into it, it doesn't have to make any sense, it just needs to have great effects and a somewhat, if any, believable plot.
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