Absolutely agreed. I read an article years back that criticized superhero films where the stakes are world-ending, or similarly large-scale, because that actual

Absolutely agreed. I read an article years back that criticized superhero films where the stakes are world-ending, or similarly large-scale, because that actually lowers the stakes, since you know the world isn’t ending. With smaller stakes, it’s actually possible for the protagonist to lose, at least in some ways.