Almost every superhero movie follows a formula, walking us through the good guy's origin story and introducing his (usually his) entire universe. Clueless loser. Gets superpowers. Shirks his destiny. Faces his destiny. Meets super-baddy. Loses. Faces his darkest hour. Fights super-baddy again. Wins. The end. Yay! Or else they're sequels, in which there's less "journey of discovery," and multiple bad guys.
This was taken from the website: http://io9.com/superhero-movies/
I think that this formula is fairly accurate, however, there is usually a love interest mixed into the equation somewhere. I also think that there are a couple of exceptions to this formula like the ones analysed on this website.
I want my superhero story to follow the traditional formula to some degree but I want to find a unique selling point that makes mine original and different. This may be difficult to achieve as there have been many superhero films released so finding a USP that has not been used may be a challenge.
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