I think what you’re seeing is characters not being so one-dimensional. You harken back to simplistic characters who have no depth (A-Team, G I Joe, Rocky) and d

I think what you’re seeing is characters not being so one-dimensional. You harken back to simplistic characters who have no depth (A-Team, G I Joe, Rocky) and dismiss more complex characters (many of which are not actually new) for not portraying simplistic morality. But this isn’t moral bankruptcy. Real people are complex and portraying hero’s so idealistically makes them less relatable and frankly, yes, boring. You call Iron Man a selfish, rich asshole. But this is the character who shut down his defense contracts worth billions because he found out that his weapons weren’t being used the way he thought. He also sided with the UN (or whatever equivalent) against his team, in deference to traditional hierarchical authority. If anything, his morals are simpler than many other modern characters. He’s just not as flat as the Superman written for Reeves.