About week ago it was rumored that DC required a "No Joke Policy" for the DC Cinematic Universe even though it might have been a rumor many people were concerned of this small news. Many people scrutinize the Batman v Superman movie for having the same darker tone of Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. Because of this concern I would like to explain why a more serious tone Cinematic Universe could balance out Marvel more light-hearted universe in these short four reasons.
1. DC's Cinematic Tone
Marvel is really known for his more light hearted and action packed tone and DC has been recently have been making darker movies aside from Green Lantern movie with Ryan Reynolds. Before DC had announced a Man of Steel or a DC Cinematic Universe DC had been doing a lot of serious toned comic book movies such as V for Vendetta, History of Violence, The Losers, Watchmen, American Splendor and many more before Man of Steel or Dark Knight Trilogy arrived on the big screen. DC has a consistency of making more serious movies, so making them change there tone to be more like Marvel would not give them creative freedom to allow DC to make more grounded characters. Many people had problems with Man of Steel for being serious but regardless what you feelings toward the movie. Man of Steel showed the realism if Superman was a God among men. People reacted by calling the military against Superman and there was more destruction between Superman and General Zod unlike many other Superman movies. Man of Steel brought the serious tone and realism of what if a man with God like powers did came to our planet? Would will love Superman or would we will fear Superman? Man of Steel had the similar realism that the recent or past X-Men fans had with their movies. DC has more of a cinematic tone compared to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Tone where majority of the movies are more light hearted fun and exciting to praise upon.
2. Originality
I really enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe light hearted tone such as their Guardians of the Galaxy movie but it dose't mean I want that style on every movie. Captain America Winter Soldier and Iron Man had serious tones to make their movie have a ground breaking feel to it instead always trying be a joke fest such as Marvel movies like Thor The Dark World or Iron Man 3. I don't want DC trying to be like Marvel or trying capture Marvel's success. What I really want from DC is to have their own style and their own specific tone. I want DC to have more creative freedom to establish their own style and how they approach making their movies. I think it would be really boring for ever superhero movie trying to be the next Guardians of the Galaxy or the new Iron Man. We see want happen when DC tried to do Marvel's style with Green Lantern and it became a flop and we saw when Marvel tried to do more of a serious movie with Incredible Hulk and it under performed box office wise compared to the recent Marvel movies. DC should do to the original approach before everybody would point their fingers at DC saying "their just copy Marvel style and success."
3. A Different Audience Taste
I don't speak for everybody but if you love more action packed, fun or exciting comic book movies you might tend to go with Marvel Cinematic Side. If you like more dramatic, cinematic or serious comic book movies than you might enjoy the DC cinematic universe little bit more. Everybody have different taste when going out to see a movie and not everybody won't like the same thing. Many people don't like majority of Marvel's movies because of its and light hearted feel and many didn't like Man of Steel because of how too serious it seemed. It will it be wise for DC and Marvel to have separated universes with different specific tones. One universe is more light hearted and more fun and the other one is more grounded in reality. The two universes's tone would likely please a certain group of audience because you're not going to please everybody with one specific tone.
4. "DC's No Joke Rule"
Most likely this is a rumor when it was announced that DC will not allow having "jokes in their movies" which can be false but if Warner Bros. did actually meant what they say then let's dig deep what could be the meaning of the "No Jokes Rule?" Warner Bros. could have meant their not doing the kind of jokes what Marvel have done recently with their movies or can mean that Warner Bros are no longer playing around making terrible movies like a Green Lantern or a Jonah Hex. Beside people take things to heavily when people say that the Batman v Superman movie will fail for being too dark or serious. Which is silly because Man of Steel and Dark Knight movies that have more serious tones done successful going over their budget that allow Warner Bros to progress future sequels and continue with their cinematic universe. Also it seems like Batman v Superman will have subtle humor compared to Marvel where the humor isn't always blatantly throwing at you're face all time. Batman v, Superman will probably have a balance of humor to break the dramatic tension same with recent superhero movies such X-Men Days of Future Past and Captain America Winter Solider or the original Iron Man movie. It will be stupid for Batman v Superman movie without any Bat or Superman related puns in the movie. However, I don't think the Batman v Superman humor will be more relevant like the Thor Dark World style of humor where humor is added every ten seconds breaking away the dramatic tension between some heavy handed scenes. I don't mind Batman v Superman movie to have humor nevertheless I just don't want to humor to dumb down the serious tone of the movie as well.
Well their's mine four reason why Marvel and DC Cinematic Universes should have a different tone and style. Feel free to agree or disagree with this topic on the comment section.
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