As DC movies hit and Marvel films miss, the DCU is beating MCU at its own game
'The Batman' is surely one of the best films from the DC universe in recent times. Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's grim and gritty super-noir showed there was hope for a franchise that suffered under the weight of expectations, especially with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) churning out one blockbuster after another. Note that this argument focuses solely on the movies and not the TV shows of the two respective franchises. And with 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' declared as a dud by critics, there's that question to see if DC has fared any better when it comes to producing films.
Here's a quick look at critic ratings according to Rotten Tomatoes of the last four MCU movies: 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (91%), 'Eternals' (47%), 'Black Widow' (79%), and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (93%). The last few DC movies, 'Wonder Woman 1984' (58%), 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' (71%), 'The Suicide Squad' (90%), and 'The Batman' (85%) are pretty much on the same level as their reboot and rebuild approach finally seems to have been paying off.
