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Communications in Humanities Research
Vol. 5, 14 September 2023
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The Influence of the Style of Superhero Film Series on Its Development --- Taking the Batman Series as an Example
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Abstract
Superhero-themed films have exploded in popularity in the film business in the year 2023. Superheroes are the primary subject of American comic books and the protagonists of fantasy works. Many comic book heroes have been adapted for the big screen, and different characters require varying degrees of adaptation of their source material in order to be presented to the public on the big screen. In the process of adaptation, the decision to adapt their style impacts the tone and direction of the film, as well as the plot. This research will examine the relationship between the style of each film in the Batman series, box office performance, and word-of-mouth to determine the effect of the style of different superhero films on their own evolution.
Keywords
Batman, superhero, comic book hero, box office
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-003-5
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-004-2
- Published Date
- 14 September 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/5/20230084
- Copyright
- 14 September 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited