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How Dark Gritty Reboots Gave Way to Lighter Escapism

Summary by Laughing Squid
Video essayist Pyramid Peak insightfully explained how the dark and gritty reboots of the early 2000s have given way to lighter escapism in 2025 due to changing audience tastes. He further notes that after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, US audiences found comfort in darker themes. Christopher Nolan‘s 2005 Batman Begins trilogy transformed the franchise from campy to serious. Other movies, particularly reboots, followed suit. You can imagine…
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Laughing Squid broke the news in on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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