51. "We" are not "all" looking for hopeful and uplifting. " In response to In response to 50 Wed Feb-28-18 11:57 AM by Cold Truth
Dark/light, the tone is immaterial to the quality of story and execution of that story. The issue has nothing to do with trying to be dark. It's bad storytelling, overly convoluted plots, bland, unimaginative villains, mediocre dialogue, etc. To say nothing of heavy-handed studio involvement.
The presence of those same issues wouldn't make a better movie by virtue of a lighter, brighter tone. The "dark" tone is a convenient, simplistic and low common denominator scapegoatin, but its dead last on the list of issues with these films.