Both of those films - and this one, too - belong to the genre of revenge action film, rather than superhero film.

It becomes less a superhero film than a film about superhero films.

A dark take on the typical superhero film that's definitely not for the faint-hearted.

However, they have never once given the top gong to a superhero film.

The script was surprisingly intelligent, not at all what you would expect from a superhero film.

Yet if you're going to undercut the bombast of the superhero movie in this way, you need something in its place.

Well, they've just about done it, creating a sci-fi epic and superhero movie in one.

Poignant, lyrical, quiet - everything a superhero movie isn't.

But there's also a crucial part of the standard superhero movie that usually gets covered in just a few scenes: the training.

This isn't a superhero movie at all but a crime thriller.

It's a rare treat; a superhero story for those of us sick of superheroes.

Then, too, he seeks employees with unusual backgrounds, a key element of any superhero story.

I honestly don't know where the superhero story came from.

But this isn't a superhero story.

It becomes a superhero story and a mythical story, all revolving around turning the world into a world full of superheroes.