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Tim Burton was one of the first director to venture into superhero movie territory, and he did a great job! I love what he did with Batman and Batman Returns, and with those films he kind of laid the foundation for what was to come. During an interview with Yahoo, he was asked about what he thought of the movies Marvel was making, and he didn’t seem very impressed.
“How many times can you say ‘you’re wearing a funny costume’ with the tights and stuff? That’s been going on for 20 years now. Yes, we all know that superheroes are damaged individuals. Maybe we need to see a happy superhero?”
With a statement like that, I’m not even sure if he’s seen any of the Marvel movies. No one ever really says “you’re wearing a funny costume,” in those movies. As for the whole happy superhero comment, that’s funny, because it comes from the guy who does dark films! He gave birth to the dark and serious superhero movies. On top of that, Marvel’s films do have light happy times and moments. Guardians of the Galaxy is the perfect example of that. They have a good mix of light and darkness. I think there's more lighter stuff in them than Burton's original Batman films, so I don’t know what he’s talking about. He went on to say,
“I remember Batman getting so much flak and criticism at the time for being too dark and now 20-30 years later, it now looks like a light-hearted romp. It’s such a strange thing to go through."
I still think the original Batman films he made are dark! Maybe he just hasn’t watched his own movies in awhile. Hell, maybe these comments just reflect what he thinks of all the DC movies that have been made since he last did Batman. He could have gotten the two comic publishers mixed up. That would make more sense as to why he was say those things.
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