曾拍摄《大白鲨》和《侏罗纪公园》的斯皮尔伯格被认为是这个时代最伟大的导演之一，不过他可能并不太热衷于观看超级英雄系列电影。斯皮尔伯格在最近一次《娱乐周刊》采访中表示超级英雄系列电影在西方国家可能只是昙花一现。斯皮尔伯格称现在超级英雄电影仍然大受欢迎，但是流行文化具有一定周期性，总有一天这些超级英雄电影将不再流行，被年轻电影制作人的新流派电影取代。这可能会引起部分超级英雄电影迷的不满，因为如果仅仅从票房考虑，目前根本看不出超级英雄系列电影的衰退。

仅仅从2016年前五个月的排片来看，仍有三部超级英雄大片蓄势待发：包括明年3月25日上映的《蝙蝠侠大战超人：正义黎明》，5月6日上映的《美国队长3：内战》及5月27日上映的《X战警：天启》。

斯皮尔伯格的观点引发网友评论热潮。

有些人认为超级英雄电影不断翻拍续集反而会造成审美疲惫，最终可能会引起这类电影的衰退。

And while I don’t believe that the industry is facing a “Superhero Fatigue,” as has been discussed in certain corners, I do think that like the Western, we’ll eventually see a decrease in the number of superhero films that are generated by the studio system in a decade, after numerous storylines have been explored and primary characters have played out their run. There are only so many times you can reboot the likes of Spider-Man, Batman and the X-Men before the general assembly moves on to the next shiny bauble.

同时另外一部分另外超级英雄风格及题材仍然非常丰富，还有很多新的领域有待探索。此外，超级英雄电影能被归类成不同类型的电影，包括动作片甚至喜剧片，能吸引观众持久观看，长时间内仍然会大受欢迎。

The Wolverine felt like a Samurai film. Captain America The First Avenger was a war movie, Thor felt medieval. Guardians was Star Wars for comics. I do believe Spielberg’s a bit sour (although he is indeed filthy rich) that superhero films are box office hits in this time and he has yet to put his hand on it. He’s missing the point that there’s no such thing as “superhero genre” because I’m sure Guardians of the Galaxy and The Dark Knight don’t fit in the same genre.