One powerless person who opposes controversial people, laws, events happening around the world; or the government; and conveys their message towards it negatively is what makes one cruel. Being powerless comes from having no control or say over the actions of those who do have power/society. A powerless person who decides to fight against the powerful or powerless, might cause a negative impact in which they create a more complicated problem than before. The negative effect is something that impacts
world. He would shout, “Up, up, and away!” (Superman), as he flew to rescue someone in need of help. Superman could have taken over the world in one day and become a super-villain by using his powers for greed. Instead he fought the selfishness of Lex Luthor who was driven by his lust for money. Superman could have turned his back on America and watch the world turn to rubble if he did not save anyone. Maybe Superman did not turn selfish and violent because he felt that he was just like everyone else
Over the course of history the definition of what makes a hero has made many changes. Beowulf, Superman, and firefighters are all examples of heroes, but they are very different when broken down. Today’s society defines a hero by his values, his strength, and his journey. How a society describes its heroes says a lot about its values. In Anglo-Saxon times, men aspired to be like Beowulf. Raffel describes Beowulf as “the strongest of the Geats—greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in the world”
Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea": An Analysis Everyone has an arch enemy. Batman had the Joker, Superman had Lex Luthor. But without their enemies, they would be unimportant, just like anyone else. One could say that they needed their enemies, that their enemies were almost friends. Similarly, The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, is a love story about the relationship developed over the years between a man and his lifelong friend and foe, the sea. Within the following paragraphs,
The main characters of this story are Superman, Supergirl, and her worst enemy, Bizarrogirl. The story takes place in a city called Midvale. When Supergirl is forced to come to earth from the planet Krypton because it was about to blow up into tiny pieces, she wants to blend in with all of the humans. She decided to become an orphan at the Midvale Orphanage until someone adopts her. Eventually she gets adopted and lives with her new parents, Fred and Edna Danvers. Supergirl can’t totally control
After they stopped making The Dark Knight movies, everyone wondered if DC Comics would ever create another Batman movie. When Warner Bros announced that they were going to make a Batman vs Superman, directed by Zack Snyder, I was super hype because I know that Zack Snyder produced other high recognized Superman movies. Everyone was talking about how Batman vs Superman was going to be the movie of the year. People had high expectations for the movie and thought it was going to be just as good as The
Man of Steel Review Man of Steel is a sci-fi drama movie based on a combination of Superman movies created in the late 70s to late 80s. The movie is directed by Zack Snyder who had a heavy hand in the action packed digital innovations movie 300 as well as the movie Watchmen, who is known for doing movies on major DC Comic heroes, with his latest being the most recent of the Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight. Man of Steel starts off introducing the audience to Clark Kent, also known as Superman, as
James Whitlark’s article, “Superheroes as Dream Doubles” articulates “that contemporary superheroes are more psychologically complex” (108). As a result of this complexity the superheroes show double identities the person “.... is divided into two selves: one ineffectual, the other heroic” (107). This idea of superheroes with dual identities is prevalent in “Heat” an episode from the Smallville television series. Throughout the episode the viewers see the main character, Clark Kent struggle with
In the following, I will present the hypothetical case of Superman vs. Lex Luthor; it is wrong for Superman to prevent Lex Luthor from obtaining his goal of world domination. Luthor is a villain, his actions are “evil,” which is the reason Superman and Luther are in conflict; but Luthor believes that “the ends justify the means” meaning although his actions are disagreeable, his end goal is to better humanity as a whole. I will then analyses the case according to three ethical theories, namely Aristotle
Superheros and super villain. Are they good or are they bad? Are they monsters? Superheroes and supervillains mirror each other. There’s good in one and evil in the other. Like the superhero represents virtue and values of a culture the supervillain does the complete opposite. Supervillains have the power the bring the normal activities of a society to a halt and force the superhero to take action. There are five types of supervillains, the monster, the enemy commander, the mad scientists, the criminal
Superman is stuck in an endless loop. His duty calling, he is constantly needed in Metropolis to defeat villains, and keep the peace. Yet, no one ever tries to put themselves in his place. Everyone is just content with the fact they’re safe. They don’t wonder what he feels, while saving the town. Can’t we assume there’s a point where they wonder if he doesn’t feel? In the song “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” John Ondrasik expertly uses Superman’s situation to express his views on humanity, explain
Gatsby throws parties. He hosts flamboyant galas with classy music and entertains thousands. He seems to enjoy the festivities, because his guests always return and he always welcomes his guests. On the surface he seems to be an outgoing fellow, appreciative of all the people in his life. But under this facade there is a more sinister aspect to Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is manipulating his milieu for the satisfaction of himself and does not care about others---in other words a narcissist. Jay Gatsby is
There are many villains in the world. Whether it is a comic book villain to a movie villain, villains have been around for a long time. Magneto is the toughest villain in the series X-Men. Lex Luthor is none other than Superman’s arch-nemesis. Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin, is Spider Man's arch-enemy. Each one of these villains have completely different origin stories. Although they have different backgrounds, they are all evildoers. Magneto’s origin is shady from the start. Magneto actually
In Red Son, the United States economy is in shambles as their effort to rival Superman prove fruitless. Lex Luthor is given a “ludicrous” amount of money for his anti-Superman program which proves to be a failure time and time again. Each new idea of Luthor seems good in practice but is always met with a strong rebuttal from Superman. Halfway through the comic, Luthor is at attempt 307 in his attempts to beat Superman, showing the grotesque number of attempts and resources that went
She is depicted as a woman who Lex Luthor only has due to her appearance. This is misogynistic as it provides the assumption that men are more superior and intelligent than women With regards to Superman himself, in his interview with Lois, Superman’s voice can be heard more clearly and
“You’re dating?” Alex looks at Maggie incredulously before turning back to the nervous couple across the table. Kara looked like a puppy preparing to be scolded while Lena’s outward demeanor was calm, as always, but her eyes betrayed her. Alex saw fear trapped in their greenness. Fear of what, Alex didn’t know. Kara is the first to speak after the question is asked. “Yeah, we’ve been dating for a little while now and we were just looking for the right time to tell you guys.” “Why didn’t you tell
Picture a hero, how he looks, acts, the way he talks. Did you picture any ordinary person with a pair of glasses and a slick nerdy haircut? Though those appearances may seem like an ordinary person they also describe the well known hero, Superman. Just like the appearances of Beowulf are the same as any normal person for the time period he was set in. Now if you begin to look deeper into the characteristics of both of them you find they both are very courageous, loyal, and gracious. Although
There are a lot of similarities between Superman and Hercules. For example, they’re both thought to be fantasy, have superhuman powers, have enemies to defeat. However, there are also many differences between these two types of hero, such as Superman often has to hide his powers, and that Hercules was less idealised than a modern superhero. Although there are similarities between the two types of hero, the differences are more important. It is easy to see why you could compare Superman to Hercules
Unbreakable, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a mystery/thriller starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Sam Jackson’s character, Mr. Glass, believes Bruce Willis, David Dunn, is a nonexaggerated real life superhero. Mr. Glass has broken over 50 bones in his lifetime. David Dunn has not been sick and is the only survivor in a deadly train accident. Mr. Glass’ theory suggests if he was born with frail bones, there should be a person who is the exact opposite. David thinks Mr. Glass is irrational
There have been numerous superheroes throughout the course of comic book and movie history. Many great names have come and gone: Superman, Iron Man, Spiderman. The list could go on indefinitely. However, there is one superhero that is, without question, the greatest of all time. Some may know him as Bruce Wayne, but Batman is by far the most superior superhero of our time. Several reasons that contribute to this are: his intense and thorough scientifically based detective skills, his intelligence