while there may be no such thing as a
perfect adaptation these films came as
close as you could possibly get welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
things superhero movies got right before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
elements in superhero movies that were
really spot-on and helped make the
movies special number 10 the soundtrack
guardians of the galaxy
[Music]
[Applause]
when director James Gunn initially
showed the soundtrack to Marvel
executives many questioned why he was
using songs from the 1970s some even
suggested that it might alienate kids
guns stuck to his guns however and kept
his choices for the tune the result was
a phenomenal soundtrack that helped make
Guardians one of the biggest movies of
2014
artists like David Bowie The Runaways
and the Jackson 5 featured on the
soundtrack and helped it become the
first one to top the album charts
despite not having a single new song
[Music]
number nine Batman’s
origins Batman Begins at this point is
there anyone alive who doesn’t know the
origins of Batman that may be a slight
exaggeration but the point is that the
story of how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman
is pretty well-known Christopher Nolan’s
version however really stresses the
motivations behind Bruce’s decision to
fight crime moving past just the murder
of his parents do you still feel
responsible for your parents death my
anger outweighs my guilt we see Bruce
struggle to come to terms with his
parents debts and even see him consider
murder at one point before deciding to
abandon his fortune and live on the
street Nolan explores these points in
detail and the result is a well rounded
and well-developed character another one
what I do define number eight
Captain America steams the Marvel
Cinematic Universe can I ask you a
question just one why me
one of the main reasons why the Marvel
Cinematic Universe is so successful is
because it features strong characters
with clear motivations at the same time
however these characters are quite
different from each other the action
sequences involving Captain America are
exciting to watch but it’s the themes
underneath the action that make us care
about the character rights freedoms I
always ask mr. price I’m willing to pay
the second and third Captain America
films did a terrific job of capturing
caps distrust of the government a major
theme in the comics this of course
contrasts with his unwavering patriotism
and desire to always do the right thing
it’s this arc that made his conflict
with Iron Man in Civil War so believable
and so effective you seem a little
offensive it’s been a long day number 7
Wonder Woman’s entrance Batman vs
Superman dawn of Justice
Batman vs Superman was a polarizing
movie and received its fair share of
criticism one thing most people agree on
however is Wonder Woman with Superman
incapacitated
Batman is left to handle doomsday a
nearly impossible task
just as doomsday is about to destroy
Batman Wonder Woman heroic Lee appears
and blocks the blast as her theme song
booms in the background
she deflects Doomsday’s deadly blast
using her shield and begins to kick some
serious ass matching doomsday
blow-for-blow
she helps Superman and Batman destroy
him in fact considering how awesome she
was she probably could have done it
without the help of the other two thing
is no another world my world still
thinks from other worlds before number 6
JK Simmons as J jonah Jameson the
spider-man franchise they’re crap crap
crap mega crab I’ll give you 200 bucks
for all Sam Raimi spider-man trilogy
remains one of the best series of
superhero films ever made and one of the
smartest things Raimi did was cast JK
Simmons as Daily Bugle editor-in-chief j
jonah Jameson a sworn enemy of
spider-man Jameson attempts to ruin the
web-slinger’s reputation through the
press he doesn’t want to be famous and
I’ll make him infamous Simmons captured
the essence of the character perfectly
with his fantastic delivery and provides
some of the funniest and most memorable
moments in the entire franchise in fact
his performance was so good that many
fans want him to return to portray the
character in the new film you serious
number 5
spider-man’s motivation spider-man with
great power comes great responsibility
as with Batman spider-man’s origins are
pretty well known at this point the
thing that Sam Raimi was able to get
perfect however was the motivations
behind why Peter Parker becomes
spider-man when he first discovers he
has powers he’s selfish and uses them to
make money to impress Mary Jane when he
realizes that his selfishness results in
the death of Uncle Ben however he
commits his life to fighting crime
learning the important lesson that with
great power comes great responsibility
this is my gift
my curse many believe the subsequent
amazing spider-man film franchise loved
this all-important part of the story and
failed to truly capture the essence of
Peter Parker and his decision to become
spider-man so the fact that the Raimi
trilogy nailed it stands out even more
Who am I I’m spider-man number four
Batman and Joker’s relationship The Dark
Knight see I’m not a monster
I’m just ahead of the curve before
making the sequel to Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan turned to the comics
taking inspiration from the long
Halloween and The Killing Joke Nolan
crafted what is arguably the best
superhero movie of all time one of the
main reasons why the film was so
successful and well received is because
of the relationship between Batman and
the Joker
I took Gotham’s White Knight and I
brought him down our level these two
have a far more complicated relationship
than simply hero and villain essentially
two sides of the same coin the Joker
only exists because Batman exists you
complete me Nolan does a phenomenal job
capturing the subtleties of the two
characters and the result is an
outstanding film I think you and I are
destined to do this forever you’ll
finish you off forever
number three Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
the x-men franchise hey it’s me
prove it you’re a dick okay an iconic
character can be made or broken by the
casting choice with Wolverine they got
it absolutely perfect but only by luck
first choice for the part was actually
Russell Crowe who was not interested but
he told director Bryan Singer to check
out his friend a then-unknown actor by
the name of Hugh Jackman when they
coming up does it hurt
every time after Dougray Scott was cast
and backed out
Jackman got the role the result was
magic making Wolverine come to life
while simultaneously launching Jackman’s
career he’s brilliant at capturing
Logan’s antihero persona and his
conflicting desire to be left alone but
also to help people while the x-men
films have had their ups and downs you
can always count on Jackman to deliver
an outstanding Wolverine number two
fourth wall breaking Deadpool oh oh
hello although still overwhelmingly
popular the abundance of superhero films
in the early 21st century has brought on
some criticism that the genre may be in
danger of growing stale then Deadpool
was released after years of development
difficulties Ryan Reynolds was finally
given the chance to portray the real
Deadpool and he delivered flawlessly he
did an especially outstanding job
breaking the fourth wall fourth wall
break inside a fourth-wall break that’s
like 16 walls what could have been a
dumb or annoyingly repetitive gimmick
quickly became the highlight of the
movie and worked in seamless balance
with the rest of the film’s jokes it’s
the mask on my voice before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
I’m writers and critics who privatized
with your PIN number one Robert Downey
jr. as Iron Man the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I shouldn’t be alive unless it
was very easy it’s amazing to think that
had the first Iron Man film been a
failure the Marvel Cinematic Universe
may never have existed
although Iron Man had his fair share of
fans he was previously considered a B
character and didn’t hold the weight of
a spider-man or Batman director Jon
Favreau immediately tapped Robert Downey
jr. for the part as his past shared some
similarities with the backstory of Tony
Stark and of course our DJ absolutely
nailed it
delivering one of the best performances
of his career he quickly became the face
of the MCU as witnessed by his
appearance in so many of its films truth
is
I am Iron Man do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
perfect adaptation these films came as
close as you could possibly get welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
things superhero movies got right before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
elements in superhero movies that were
really spot-on and helped make the
movies special number 10 the soundtrack
guardians of the galaxy
[Music]
[Applause]
when director James Gunn initially
showed the soundtrack to Marvel
executives many questioned why he was
using songs from the 1970s some even
suggested that it might alienate kids
guns stuck to his guns however and kept
his choices for the tune the result was
a phenomenal soundtrack that helped make
Guardians one of the biggest movies of
2014
artists like David Bowie The Runaways
and the Jackson 5 featured on the
soundtrack and helped it become the
first one to top the album charts
despite not having a single new song
[Music]
number nine Batman’s
origins Batman Begins at this point is
there anyone alive who doesn’t know the
origins of Batman that may be a slight
exaggeration but the point is that the
story of how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman
is pretty well-known Christopher Nolan’s
version however really stresses the
motivations behind Bruce’s decision to
fight crime moving past just the murder
of his parents do you still feel
responsible for your parents death my
anger outweighs my guilt we see Bruce
struggle to come to terms with his
parents debts and even see him consider
murder at one point before deciding to
abandon his fortune and live on the
street Nolan explores these points in
detail and the result is a well rounded
and well-developed character another one
what I do define number eight
Captain America steams the Marvel
Cinematic Universe can I ask you a
question just one why me
one of the main reasons why the Marvel
Cinematic Universe is so successful is
because it features strong characters
with clear motivations at the same time
however these characters are quite
different from each other the action
sequences involving Captain America are
exciting to watch but it’s the themes
underneath the action that make us care
about the character rights freedoms I
always ask mr. price I’m willing to pay
the second and third Captain America
films did a terrific job of capturing
caps distrust of the government a major
theme in the comics this of course
contrasts with his unwavering patriotism
and desire to always do the right thing
it’s this arc that made his conflict
with Iron Man in Civil War so believable
and so effective you seem a little
offensive it’s been a long day number 7
Wonder Woman’s entrance Batman vs
Superman dawn of Justice
Batman vs Superman was a polarizing
movie and received its fair share of
criticism one thing most people agree on
however is Wonder Woman with Superman
incapacitated
Batman is left to handle doomsday a
nearly impossible task
just as doomsday is about to destroy
Batman Wonder Woman heroic Lee appears
and blocks the blast as her theme song
booms in the background
she deflects Doomsday’s deadly blast
using her shield and begins to kick some
serious ass matching doomsday
blow-for-blow
she helps Superman and Batman destroy
him in fact considering how awesome she
was she probably could have done it
without the help of the other two thing
is no another world my world still
thinks from other worlds before number 6
JK Simmons as J jonah Jameson the
spider-man franchise they’re crap crap
crap mega crab I’ll give you 200 bucks
for all Sam Raimi spider-man trilogy
remains one of the best series of
superhero films ever made and one of the
smartest things Raimi did was cast JK
Simmons as Daily Bugle editor-in-chief j
jonah Jameson a sworn enemy of
spider-man Jameson attempts to ruin the
web-slinger’s reputation through the
press he doesn’t want to be famous and
I’ll make him infamous Simmons captured
the essence of the character perfectly
with his fantastic delivery and provides
some of the funniest and most memorable
moments in the entire franchise in fact
his performance was so good that many
fans want him to return to portray the
character in the new film you serious
number 5
spider-man’s motivation spider-man with
great power comes great responsibility
as with Batman spider-man’s origins are
pretty well known at this point the
thing that Sam Raimi was able to get
perfect however was the motivations
behind why Peter Parker becomes
spider-man when he first discovers he
has powers he’s selfish and uses them to
make money to impress Mary Jane when he
realizes that his selfishness results in
the death of Uncle Ben however he
commits his life to fighting crime
learning the important lesson that with
great power comes great responsibility
this is my gift
my curse many believe the subsequent
amazing spider-man film franchise loved
this all-important part of the story and
failed to truly capture the essence of
Peter Parker and his decision to become
spider-man so the fact that the Raimi
trilogy nailed it stands out even more
Who am I I’m spider-man number four
Batman and Joker’s relationship The Dark
Knight see I’m not a monster
I’m just ahead of the curve before
making the sequel to Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan turned to the comics
taking inspiration from the long
Halloween and The Killing Joke Nolan
crafted what is arguably the best
superhero movie of all time one of the
main reasons why the film was so
successful and well received is because
of the relationship between Batman and
the Joker
I took Gotham’s White Knight and I
brought him down our level these two
have a far more complicated relationship
than simply hero and villain essentially
two sides of the same coin the Joker
only exists because Batman exists you
complete me Nolan does a phenomenal job
capturing the subtleties of the two
characters and the result is an
outstanding film I think you and I are
destined to do this forever you’ll
finish you off forever
number three Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
the x-men franchise hey it’s me
prove it you’re a dick okay an iconic
character can be made or broken by the
casting choice with Wolverine they got
it absolutely perfect but only by luck
first choice for the part was actually
Russell Crowe who was not interested but
he told director Bryan Singer to check
out his friend a then-unknown actor by
the name of Hugh Jackman when they
coming up does it hurt
every time after Dougray Scott was cast
and backed out
Jackman got the role the result was
magic making Wolverine come to life
while simultaneously launching Jackman’s
career he’s brilliant at capturing
Logan’s antihero persona and his
conflicting desire to be left alone but
also to help people while the x-men
films have had their ups and downs you
can always count on Jackman to deliver
an outstanding Wolverine number two
fourth wall breaking Deadpool oh oh
hello although still overwhelmingly
popular the abundance of superhero films
in the early 21st century has brought on
some criticism that the genre may be in
danger of growing stale then Deadpool
was released after years of development
difficulties Ryan Reynolds was finally
given the chance to portray the real
Deadpool and he delivered flawlessly he
did an especially outstanding job
breaking the fourth wall fourth wall
break inside a fourth-wall break that’s
like 16 walls what could have been a
dumb or annoyingly repetitive gimmick
quickly became the highlight of the
movie and worked in seamless balance
with the rest of the film’s jokes it’s
the mask on my voice before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
I’m writers and critics who privatized
with your PIN number one Robert Downey
jr. as Iron Man the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I shouldn’t be alive unless it
was very easy it’s amazing to think that
had the first Iron Man film been a
failure the Marvel Cinematic Universe
may never have existed
although Iron Man had his fair share of
fans he was previously considered a B
character and didn’t hold the weight of
a spider-man or Batman director Jon
Favreau immediately tapped Robert Downey
jr. for the part as his past shared some
similarities with the backstory of Tony
Stark and of course our DJ absolutely
nailed it
delivering one of the best performances
of his career he quickly became the face
of the MCU as witnessed by his
appearance in so many of its films truth
is
I am Iron Man do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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