Superheroes Essay

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Superheroes in Society In recent years, Hollywood has produced a plethora of movies depicting the world-saving exploits of a variety of comic book super-heroes. The seed of the 'super-craze' was sown back in the 70's with the release of a series of blockbusters featuring the classic DC hero Superman. Since the mid-nineties, however, the cinema has brought us Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, Spiderman I and II, The Phantom, X-Men I through III, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Fantastic Four, Hellboy, Daredevil, The Hulk, and many more different heroes to come. While most of these are just new twists on the original comic heroes, several attempts at new age superheroes have also been made, presumably to spark the interest of young viewers. Among these "unofficial" heroes are the famous Parr family in The Incredibles, the engaging Cortez family from the Spy Kids movies, a new teen Clark Kent from Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the supers-in-training featured in the new Disney film Sky High. The many different variations of superheroes shows how throughout time, people still have the need for a hero in their lives. There is a need for an outlet to escape the pressures of modern living and a hero brings that to people. The appeal of superheroes is that in our fast paced world, people need a hero or an example to model their lives after. In the documentary on superheroes we watched in class it shows the lives of three actors and an actress who are chasing their dreams in Hollywood. The Superhero life appeals to them and helps them escape their old lives to, mostly, better themselves. These actors dress up as superheroes in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in hopes to get tips for taking pictures with tourists. For these actors, dressing up is an escape. It is a way for the people to get away from their
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