Superhero Movies: Supersmashed or Superblessed.
Everybody who has kept an eye on the celluloid industry for the last three years must have noticed that a great number of the movies that have made it big time the last couple of years and are, or have been, in the spotlights this year are movies based comic book properties, superhero comic books in particular. The current superhero tsunami started in 2000 with the release of X-men, which was followed by movies as Blade, Spider-man, X2, and many more are waiting to be released in the next couple of months and years. However, the theme of superheroes has not always been that popular in the movie industry. Just as Superman was the first American comic book superhero, he was also the first superhero to be featured in a superhero movie based on a comic book character. The movie, Superman, was released in 1941 and several other movies followed in the next 35 years, but it was Superman (1978) starring Christopher Reeve that is considered to be the first successful superhero movie and has paved the way for all those which followed. After the movie grossed six times its budget, a sequel just had to follow and successfully did so. In 1980, Superman II was released and being just as a smash as the first movie, two more sequels followed in 1983 and 1987 respectively, but both failed miserably. It wasn't until the 1989 Batman, that the public became exalted over a movie with a superhero as main character again. Given its success, it was inevitable that this movie also spawned multiple sequels in the next 10 years. Unfortunately their success followed the same logarithmic wave the Superman movies did. After Batman & Robin (1997), superhero movies were out of grace with the general public. In 2000, Fox released the aforementioned X-men. Due to the movie's success, film companies' trust in the potential of comic books to make movies out of characters that had their origin in the medium returned.
In "Is There a Superhero in all of Us?... "Is There a Superhero in all of Us?... Iron man is perhaps the most known Superhero that uses technology to be one. ... This is what makes Batman a real Superhero. ... Batman is proof that anyone has the potential to become a Superhero. ...
Elijah wants to win David over to his theory that David is a superhero, but David isn't buying it, although he's intrigued. ... Elijah is relentless in his obsession with David's superhero status and is determined to make David see it also. ... It becomes apparent that David is exactly like a comic book superhero and the part Elijah plays in all of this is the villain. ... It's one of those "watch it twice" movies. ...
Paragraph 1: A hero that you might see in the movies or in comics such as Superman or Batman, are a lot different to a hero in real life. These made up hero's which are also known as superhero's normally have special powers, a big cape and underwear on the outside. ... Chas is fairly normal in comparison with a superhero, but like a superhero he is fighting for good and for peace. ...
In comics, the hero is usually referred to as a superhero. ... A superhero is a very powerful person, who has both strengths as well as weaknesses. ... Batman is the better superhero because his success is not given to him. ... When a superhero is thought of, ethics plays a large part in the character. ... All in all, Batman is the better superhero not only because he is human, but also because he meets all the characteristics of what a superhero is and acts ethically while doing so. ...
It is a superhero you first see. ... Personally, I believe they want to be seen as a superhero in a way. ... At first it creates an appeal about the man, causing the viewer to perceive him as less a man and more a superhero. ... The man is not a superhero. ... Influenced perhaps by comic books filled with high flying superheroes, pulp novels, video games, and action movies, this man decided to become someone else, to serve his melodramatic fantasy, to serve and understand the events in his own life. ...
Batman the Real Man Every little kid has, or had at one time, a favorite superhero. ... I too went through that stage as a little kid and the superhero that influenced my thoughts was Batman. ... To me, the fact that Batman is Bruce Wayne mad him that much better of a superhero. ... This marvelous superhero contributed to my philosophy of what it meant to be a man or women greatly. ... Superheroes influence kids to think that they should acquire the same traits as the superhero. ...
It does not require much effort to see that Batman will go to any lengths to rescue the people of the crime infested streets as seen in both films, yet both movies have proven this in very different manners. ... Because of this realism, he makes mistakes during his fights as he endures many obstacles, causing him to get hurt and proving that Batman is merely human, and not quite a superhero. ... Burton portrays a witty superhero, and Nolan gives a scathing dose of medicine called reality, an everyday hero who is by no means invincible. ...
This movie was released in 1999 but still has better computer graphics than movies of today. ... The pointless relationship between Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Reeves was typical and extremely boring as in most action movies. ... I was very pleased with the mix of action and sci-fi that pulled away from the stereotypical worthless superhero norm. ...