World ending stakes and mass destruction have become a staple of blockbusters, but it turns out Roland Emmerich believes that everything which followed Independence Day in 1996 has basically been stealing from him, particularly superhero movies. There's certainly a case to be made for that being a game changer, but the filmmaker clearly has an extremely high opinion of himself!Emmerich tells Loaded of how he believes the superhero genre has been borrowing from his back catalogue.Well, that's...egotistical?There's no denying that the director's work has played a role in inspiring blockbusters, but the big difference is that the vast majority of Marvel and DC adaptations are infinitely better than his work!Talking more about why he has no interest in the superhero genre, Emmerich added:What do you guys think of these comments? Let us know below.