cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca/p/2071814/other-non-american-superhero-movie-franchises-besides-marvel-and-dc

I have watched all the Marvel movies and a lot of the DC ones too. Me and my siblings would like to watch something fresh, and I would love to explore some movies that aren’t super U.S.-centric (American military this, CIA/FBI that, it gets kind of old)

Are there any superhero franchises that are not American, or at least ones that aren’t borderline propaganda for the U.S. military complex?

I would prefer English language options, but anything with good subtitles will work (it works for anime!)

edit: Amended the post, propaganda for the military is a bit of an exaggeration, given that the movies do sometimes criticise the U.S. army.

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 day ago

    Yes, the US Centrism is definitely there.

    Watching Torchwood, based in Wales, I was reminded that it is indeed curious when everything only ever happens in one place and that it is only unremarkable when everything always happens in the United States.

    Edit: To be fair to the Transformers, they also rather cynically glorify China in at least one movie.

    • Uruanna@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      Well obviously there’s a space-time rift that just happens to be in Cardiff, of course everything important happens there.