Lessons The Blue Beetle Movie should Learn From Other DC Projects

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The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is the DC and Warner Brothers answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) of Marvel Studios. It has been in existence since 2013, and has all DC characters at its disposal. Sailing has not always been smooth for this interwoven cinematic operation. Its offerings have been wildly inconsistent from film to film.

Wonder Woman and The Suicide Squad received nearly universal critical acclaim. Aquaman received sort of flat applause from critics, despite earning a walloping $1.1 billion worldwide at the theater. Meanwhile, Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League were significant critical flops.

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To date, part of the DCEU’s problem has been an over-reliance on familiar characters and well-trodded ground. Batman has been a character that over-saturates silver screens for the past couple of decades, for example. Superman has been in movie theaters since the 1970s. Wonder Woman, while new to the big screen, has been an icon since World War Two. The DCEU looks to be looking to make bold moves in 2022 with Black Adam and The Flash in particular. However, the floundering cinematic universe has a chance to really elevate itself with 2023’s Blue Beetle. Audiences largely do not know who Blue Beetle is, which gives the DCEU a chance at a fresh start. Blue Beetle can avoid previous DCEU pitfalls and be successful while staying true to what has made some DCEU films special.

Since audiences are largely unaware of who Blue Beetle is, DC and Warner Brothers have the rare opportunity to tell a proper and rich origin story. There is already a DCEU origin story template with Wonder Woman, which was very well done. DC and Warner Brothers