Before It Bought Marvel, Disney Made Its Own Superhero Movie
Nowadays, high-end, massive budget, globally renowned Superhero movies are common, from both the DC and Marvel franchises that have turned the world's favorite comic books into big-screen adaptations. The Marvel films, from The Avengers and their individual movies, right down to the Disney+ series available on subscription, are some of the most successful in TV history, amassing over 7 billion dollars in box office revenue alone.
But before the superhero fandom swept the world, there was the odd superhero movie that was just starting out at the beginning of this hugely impressive trend, films like the first X-men film in 2000, the first Tobey Maguire Spider-Man in 2002, andHellboy in 2004. Nestled in among these in 2005, 3 years before the first Iron Man film came to cinemas and changed the face of superhero film-making history, was a Disney Film by the name of Sky High. This is one of those films that slips under the radar in comparison to the massive success of the films today, but was an absolute wonder of its time, and contains all of the fantastical, fun and essential elements of the films that audiences know and love today.
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From the outset, the first recognizable trope is that of comic book panels, in a cartoon style, are laid out on the screen as they would appear on the page. The audience is introduced to the Stronghold Family, and the main character is their son Will, who is struggling to live up to the fame and glory of his superhero parents. Similar to families likeThe Incredibles, the Strongholds live an ordinary life by day, acting as realtors, and a secret life on demand, where they will drop everything and rush to save the populous when called. Right from
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