Marvel Comics

An ironist is a writer that describes a person with positive and powerful attributes, who looks to have everything figured out, but then an event occurs that reverses the previous sentiment about the person. The person is no longer perfect but has faults. An ironist uses the universe and compares it to the fragile nature of humans. Ambrose Bierce reveals this ironist perspective through his story tittles “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” In his story he explains in great detail a man about…

The article, “Equally Super?: Gender-Role Stereotyping of Superheroes in Children’s Animated Programs,” by Baker and Raney is about an interesting phenomenon that is not spoken about often. It is the idea that children 's cartoons with superhero’s are actually sexist and stereotypical. The article explains that Baker and Raney are researching whether or not cartoons are stereotypical and sexist or if it has changed from the first time this idea had been researched about 40 years ago. Baker and…

A great comic book is a parody of the real world with its heroes and heroines behave similarly to how an ordinary person would behave if he or she was to put in the same situation. A great comic book takes place in a world that is similar to the real world but with an added twist which has a profound but believable effect on its world. With such a heavy inspiration from the real world, it is not surprising that the world of comic books has similar social issues to that of the real world. These…

Marquis de Lafayette Everyone knows about the heroes, like Batman and Superman, who save people all over the world. But what about a hero who helped win a war, join two nations together, and help those nations win their own revolutions? “Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country,” (TheFamousPeople.com) this is a quote by Marquis de Lafayette. Marquis de Lafayette was known as “Hero of Two Worlds. He was a citizen of both America and France. He is, as TheFamousPeople.com says, “a…

Intriguing heroes are plenty, villains, not so many. However, the ‘Batman’ universe gave the world a menacing yet fascinating super villain with a chalk white face, green hair, and a fear inducing Glasgow smile. Unlike the many other fictional villains who petrified the world with super powers and super weapons, this man was able to instil gut wrenching fear by virtue of his “strange” personality. It is for this very reason that the “Joker” is such a captivating and interesting character to…

Plot of The incredibles: LeeMingYeung_140153445_StorytellingAnalysis Storytelling Analysis The story is set in a world with a lot “Supers”– humans with superpowers. The supers would use their superpower to save the citizens and fight with the crimes. In one of the operation, the biggest fan of Mr. Incredible, Buddy Pine, wants to aid Mr. Incredible and fighting crimes with him with the identity” Incredi-Boy”. Mr. Incredible rejects Buddy’s offer and throw him out of his car. Buddy has shown his…

My Definition of Heroism Do all heroes wear capes? Heroes do not all wear capes because anyone can be a hero. Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes and are found all over the world. This means that it does not take much to be a hero and have heroic qualities. These heroes vary and there is not just one specific quality that all heroes must have. Heroes can be fearless, confident, faithful, prideful, or courageous. People all over the world, such as enslaved people fighting for their…

The Dark Knight is a superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan. Throughout the film many themes and ideas are presented in many significant scenes. The director used various techniques to present those themes and ideas. The scene I have chosen to analyse is the Joker Interrogation scene because the purpose of this scene is to discover the inner side of Joker, along with his mindset. The aspects I chose to analyse are lighting, camera work, dialogue, and The lighting plays a particularly…

The Fake Three months ago, Yeon Sangho’s zombie thriller Train to Busan was all the rage in Asia, as it received both critical acclaims and audience’s love. Even then in May, amongst the line-up of melodramas and arthouses from auteurs all around the world, it stood out as an entertaining and commercial thriller, though this is just the first take on live-action from the 39-year-old South Korean director who packed on his back only several animated movies, most notably The King of Pigs and the…

Ant-Man is the textbook example of a typical Marvel superhero movie. It follows the basic, chronological three act structure that includes every cliché plot point in the book, all squeezed into a two hour blockbuster that any Marvel fan is sure to love. It covers everything from the anti-hero, an evil scientist, an elaborate break in, training montages, martial arts, fist fights, inspiring speeches, emotion, betrayal and of course, a heist. All this riddled with comedic moments and…