Batman Returns

On a random Friday night there is a crowd in front of the movie theatre for the premiere of the newest Avengers. A group of friends streams the latest season of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. Multiple people pick up George R.R. Martin’s new book in the bookstore. It is no secret that the entertainment industry has a heavy influence on American lives. The media has always been the source of controversy regarding its content. However, there is one issue that continues to occur in…

perceive genders in everyday life. Male superheros such as Superman, Batman, and the Flash all have something in common, personality. No, this may not be noticeable at first, but looking over certain personality traits that they possess it becomes very evident. The more obvious traits are that they are powerful, smart, and brave. In addition to that they are all also overconfident in themselves. For example, Bruce Wayne also known as Batman is a powerful man in his own right. He is a…

A hero can be classified by many things. A hero can be superman, a police officer, and even your mom, but what makes a hero? Is it someone who can fly or shoot laser beams from their eyes or someone who saves a baby from a burning building? I’ll admit some of these characteristics are far-fetched since I don’t know anyone who can fly or randomly saves babies on a normal day. All heroes, including super ones, all have something in common, they're admired for their courage or an outstanding thing…

M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable is a superhero film, filled with numerous amounts of supernatural and fatal situations and a couple of strange and powered characters who are active or the conductors of those devastating situations. There is no question that one of those characters, which is David Dunn, is a superhero. He is an unbreakable man that isn’t affected by just about anything, and that can definitely be considered a superpower. Before we get into David Dunn’s specific powers, let’s…

In the world of American comics, bad guys run everywhere, the world often needs. Thus, Superman, Batman, Spider-man and other gifted heroes appeared in succession. They fight the evil and save the treacherous shovel people, these superheroes are selfless, and they can even sacrifice their lives in order to protect the weak. Superman, the first comic figure to come to America and his story, which is action comics, entered on triumphing over evil every time. Superman sales volume achieved…

display their historical moments in appealing ways. The latest Batman movie, the dark knight (2008), directed by the one and only Christopher Nolan, is a perfect example of that. Like many superhero movies, it has a hero and an anti-hero. Featuring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman who is the hero and Heath Ledger as the Joker who played the anti-hero. The Joker’s main purpose is to bring chaos to the people of Gotham city, so Batman must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological…

In the Documentary, Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked, the history of comic book superheroes comes to life. The documentary starts with the creation of the first superhero, Superman, and from there marks the arrival of new superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, The X-Men, Daredevil and Sandman. It shows how the changing times altered comic book stories and that the stories reflected what was going on in the real world. Comics were also altered by affairs going on in the world in both a positive…

big screen. Her only appearance so far was in Batman v Superman, where she played a minor role. Unfortunately, her character was used mostly as a plot device in order to further the storyline and help give Batman information that he needed. When she did appear, it also included a flirtatious undertone with Bruce Wayne like so many women in Hollywood movies often do. During the climax of the movie they utilize her much better, she swoops in and saves Batman from death. She is shown as a hero and…

This is a paper about two amazing comic book characters. Jason Todd and Bucky Barnes are often considered so similar that they might as well be the same character. Jason Todd is a DC character created in March 1983 as a sidekick for Batman to replace his first prodigy, Dick Grayson. Bucky Barnes is a Marvel character created in March 1941 as a sidekick for Captain America. The two boys share several critical personality traits, but overall are very different. In Life James Buchannan “Bucky”…

Super You During our childhood, we were amazed by the stories of super heroes. Those Powerful characters who have great power to help the world. Grandizer, Superman and Spiderman. I believe that most of us as children had a wish to have that power and help people in need, but as we grow up we got shocked by the fact that all those powers are just fictitious! Fellow toastmasters, wonderful guests, What if I tell now, after you became aware adult, that you have a magical power within you? A power…