Comment on Superhero stories have become less about saving people and more about fighting villains.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoAt least Batman and iron man fit the description. What about the others then? I can’t think of many superheroes who happen to be wealthy.
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 3 weeks ago
If they’re not wealthy it’s usually individuals that are in some way special and exceptional because they have a power by birth, accident or because of a rare doohickey.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Hmm. So that’s where the exceptionalism argument comes from. Kinda makes sense too, since you have to be exceptional to have exceptional powers. Can’t really make a movie about usual people having exceptional powers.
lastweakness@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah the argument seems very shallow to me. Where does spider-man even fall in all this? The typical spidey depiction is a broke kid who isn’t even sure he wants to be a superhero. What does that make him?
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Well his personality and background aren’t anything compared to many other superheroes. The circumstances of gaining the powers is the only really exceptional thing about him. Other than that, he seems like a pretty average kid to me.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Extraordinary is a sitcom where everyone has a power. I really liked it
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Oh thanks. Now the following two weeks of my life will be consumed by binging a new TV series. Better start canceling those appointments and then switch my phone off.