Superhero Movie

During the Golden Age, it was not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies. A popularity spike of comic books started mostly during World War II. Marvel and DC comics were the most favored. Marvel was created in 1939, and was known as Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Spider-Man and Wolverine are the most well-known heroes from Marvel. DC Comics also known as Detective Comics, were founded in 1935, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Comic books impacted…

Taz Ramsay October 18, 2017 Comp. 1 4th hour Movie Review Essay The Dark Night Rises (Batman) What is The Dark Night Rises? The Dark Night Rises is a version of an old cartoon character, named Batman, which was created in the year of 1939 in the month of May, and was made by a group called DC Comics. Bob Kane and Bill Finger were the people that thought up and made Batman. “Batman’s first appearance was in Detective Comics #27”, according to (Who really created Batman?). Batman’s name is…

The movie Wonder Woman by Patty Jenkins takes on the beloved superhero we all know and love. Wonder Woman is about the backstory of how this superhero came to be. The film depicts issues from the early 1900’s, those including women’s rights, war, and race. Wonder Woman was able to break that stereotype of women in the 1900’s and set a new ground for feminism in the twenty first century, although there were some historical inaccuracies. Women in the 1900’s were expected to stay at home and see…

The two that stand out are The Joker from The Dark Knight movie and The Green Goblin from the Spider-man movie. Each villain provides their Superhero with someone fierce and hard to beat. But who, out of these two, is the better Supervillain? Who is the meanest and the nastiest, the most ruthless and the most malicious? The Joker from The Dark Knight movie provides a better Supervillain figure than The Green Goblin from The Spiderman movie. First, The Joker…

Superman may have started as a comic character, but he has evolved greatly in the 75+ years since he first appeared in a graphic novel in 1938 as well as in film. With reference to Superman: The Movie (1978) and Man of Steel, the evolution of the filmic technology and of the particular film will be discussed. If one has to analyse the posters, one can clearly see the change and evolution of filmic technology evident in these films. In posters 1 and 2, there are minimal details of Superman and…

When you think of a female superhero what do you see? Do you see nice ass and big boobs, or someone fighting for a purpose? When it comes to female superheroes they have been over sexualized since their first creation. No one can truly understand the full complexity of a female superhero when all the viewers can look at is the front and the back. Creator of DC Comics, William Marston, says “Wonder Women, who was created in 1941, was a feminine character with all the strength of Super Man plus…

film a few months ago when there were trailers being released. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. I actually filter the heroes I love, so I have deep knowledge about the most famous heroes like Iron man and Captain America. However, I do not know any history of other characters. Watching Black Panther was a good start of getting to know about others. First of all, about the quality of the movie, since I am a movie lover, I usually watch all kinds of movies with positive perspective. Also, Black…

Winning? When the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was announced, being the casual superhero fan, I had just one question in mind: What the hell is going on here? How could Batman, an ordinary superhero who possesses no superhuman abilities, possibly battle Superman, a superhero whose powers include superhuman strength, vision, speed, and flight? That’s highly unlikely to happen! Looking from the other side how come Batman still remains to be such a fascinating superhero whose fame…

Whatever the reason, one thing about superheroes remains constant; Each hero is a symbol for something. Whether its Superman as a symbol of Hope and Strength, or Captain America as a symbol of Freedom and Patriotism. Each superhero may symbolize something different, but could superheros symbolize an age in history? Could superheroes symbolize Romanticism? So for all intentse…

All movies based on superhero comics have many things in common. Adults, as well as children, like to watch them. Their characters often have superpowers. Some characters are also secret agents. All of the movies have action which is why they are so entertaining to watch. People like to imagine what it would be like to be a secret agent, with superpowers, and action-filled lives. The first things that superhero movies have in common are that the hero has superpowers. Is having a superpower all…