Superhero

Superheros and the mythological characters in the in the stories, “Into the Maze of Doom” by Spencer Kayden and “What's with these Guys,” by Kristen Lewis inspire us to be our better selves in many ways. The first inspiration that heroes have is they are courageous in all situations. In the story with the monitor it says, “Theseus: I cannot flee. I must kill the monitor, or more young athenians will die.” (page 14). Theseus was the hero in this story. Even though the monitor has killed many…

What is a Meme: Superhero The superhero has been there for centuries. From Greek demigods to modern day Marvel Avengers. One of the reasons for the persistence of the Superhero meme could be the human desire to feel closer to God. So while the place for God meme is already occupied by a all knowing, omnipresent etc etc personality, the Superhero meme is the second fiddle to the God meme. So, if Zeus was a full-fledged God, the Olympians of Mount Olympus are just one step below him,…

Some people might say that the main character from the X-men Wolverine is a superhero, well I disagree with this statement for various reasons. Wolverine is considered is a superhero because he saves people from the villains, some people do not realize that Wolverine also kills people. Even though he saves people, he does it by killing the villains and that can make some people think that he is rather a killer. Chuck Klosterman is an American author who focuses on American popular culture. In…

Colin Cowherd, a radio show host known for his commentary on sports and scandals, discusses the fragility of reputation in a race sensitive, contemporary society in his essay, “The Saddest Superhero.” Using Marxist theory to analyze Cowherd, I seek to answer if dominant social structures restrain racism, or perpetuate discrimination through ignorance? The discussion and consideration of how racism is approached in contemporary society will reveal Marxist principles of dominant ideologies within…

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…

As my generation has grown up, it has been a trend for movie makers to make the old superhero comics and films into new and improved superhero films. In all the films that I have seen advertised, on DVD, or in theaters, a man has been portrayed as the big and strong main character/superhero and the woman has been portrayed as the “damsel in distress.” Even on the posters for the movies the guy is made to look larger than the woman even if she has the privilege to be on the poster. Sexism is a…

The Westerns The Genre As a Whole I will be researching how old style westerns have influenced modern day superhero movies from their editing, writing, and their aesthetic appeal. I will be going through the history of westerns as well as discussing what makes a western a western, how they’ve changed through the years, and why they’re still relevant. I will then talk about superhero films and how they have started, their brief history, how they’ve changed, and how westerns have influenced them…

Watchmen, are very similar in some areas, and very different in some areas. Both books describe the hardships with being a super heroes, such as dealing with death of innocents, betrayed, misconceptions on some people. The Long Halloween still kept the superhero tradition of solving a mystery, beating the bad guy in a unique way, but at the same time, still following the typical tradition. Watchmen has a hero(es) that is trying to solve a mystery of the killings of mask heroes, betrayal of a…

Superheroes first came into the mix in the late thirties. The phantom created by Lee Falk was the first to actually be considered a superhero. Then of course their is superman. The first women superhero was not created until the 1940s and she was a minor character, named Fantomah. The first serious role of a women in the superhero world is that of course Wonder Woman. Her first appearance was in 1941. Superheroes affect everybody in many ways due to how long they have been around. However,…

monumental step in Ray Fisher’s career. This is his first major motion picture. Not only that, his character is DC’s first movie screen black hero. To a lot of comic fans, Cyborg is not just a member of the Justice League. He represents not just a superhero but a role model for many children. Fisher shares that his first interaction with the character was when he watched the cartoon show Teen Titans in the early 2000s. He was a freshman in high school during that time. Fisher recalls growing up…