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Superheroes Then and Now - Superheroes Through Time

Batman in 1943 and 2016

Superhero movies have certainly left the biggest mark on the film industry in recent years. If films about men in leggings and capes were once as rare as four-leaf clovers, today they are made like on an assembly line. Comic book superhero movies have been popular since the 1930s. During this time, film technology advanced greatly, so it is logical that our superheroes also changed a lot during this period. See what Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Joker, Catwoman, Hulk, Thor and the rest looked like back in the day and how they look today.

Like once upon a time western, slashers and monster movies have been in recent years Hollywood overwhelmed superhero movies. Why now, when they have been on the scene for almost a century? Advances in recording and computing technology. This enables recording spectacular scenes and display superpowers in a way that was still until recently impossible, or rather, the experiments worked comical, at least from today's point of view.

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It wasn't once green background and special effects, as expected, the costumes were therefore also more modest, which today are more reminiscent of carnival costumes than movie props.

Superheroes then and now:

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