Superheroes Essay

Growing up, I never read comic books, but I did watch the movies and TV shows. Specifically the ones based on superheroes. Sitting around the TV with all of my friends, eating snacks as we watched old VHS reruns of the 1966 series Batman and the 1952 series Adventures of Superman. We would have the best time watching an episode then reenacting it the best we could. They were great shows for children my age. They had bright colors and interesting sound effects that really kept our attention. The VHS’s were my dad’s copies, so it’s interesting to see how children and adults could enjoy these epic superhero stories. Superheroes are an interesting concept that has given children and adults alike an amazing sense of wonder and amusement ever since …show more content…
The idea that they were for all ages was achieved by creating a story that satisfies the symbolic desire for the children but also has a gripping story for the adult audience that allows them the ability to enter and enjoy the innocent world of …show more content…
He may not be entirely wrong, but he refuses to mention the idea that maybe they helped revile how superheroes could never actually function in real life. This new idea that they brought to light actually helped to bring superheroes more down to earth. Their insight on the reality of superheroes, in my opinion, actually makes heroes more desirable. It shows the true suffering heroes go through to bring justice to the world thus making their cause more realistic and makes their morals stronger. But the fact that Heer blatantly denies this thought shows how blind he wrote and changes the tone of his article to more of a passionate rant rather than a well thought out call to