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Quality Over Darkness

I sometimes hear people accuse DC's new movies of being "too dark" or MCU movies of being "too lighthearted". There's some definite weight behind these claims. Perhaps Superman really shouldn't be dark. Perhaps Marvel stopping drama for the sake of comedy keeps the movies from being as good as they could be.
But one video essayist (I want to say it was Captain Midnight. Here's his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCROQqK3_z79JuTetNP3pIXQ) made a really good point: Dark superhero movies like The Dark Knight can be really good, and light-hearted superhero movies like Guardians of the Galaxy can be really good. It's all in the execution.
A darker and gritty Captain America movie... already happened. And Captain America: The Winter Soldier was one of the best movies of the MCU. A light-hearted Batman movie... already happened. And The LEGO Batman Movie might just be the best movie with Batman in it - rivaling even The Dark Knight.
So what matters isn't the darkness. What matters is the quality and how well they make it work in context.
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