Before truly hitting it big with the “Spider-Man” trilogy, Sam Raimi took his first shot at comic book films with “Darkman.” An original and gritty take on classic superhero tropes, it’s largely considered one of the director’s most underrated films, as well as a precursor to the darker superhero films of the 2010s.
However, what makes “Darkman” unique from, say, the work of Zack Snyder, is that it also had that campy and distinctly Raimi style embedded throughout.
If you’re familiar with the director’s work in pretty much any capacity, you’ll know that his visual style and how his scenes are shot are part of the movie-watching experience he wants you to have.Unfortunately, that style doesn’t always jive with big studios.
One case in point was, believe it or not, “Darkman.” In an oral history published by The Hollywood Reporter, cinematographer Bill Pope said that he was hired because
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