The Super Part of Superheroes is their Propensity to be Human
[why the world needs public phones by maura]
Amos is right. Superman needs to blog. But it isn't just 'cause he's a lone hero and that's old school. It's because he needs to be human.
Seriously. Chris and I took another chunk out of our sleep schedule (which is down to about 5 hours per night) and went and saw the midnight screening of Superman at the IMAX - 3D and all.
Our verdict: not worth the sleep deprivation.
I love superheroes, too. As Amos pointed out to me in an email, Miss Rogue is an homage to one of my favourite X-Men bad girls. I believe the world needs more heroes...lone, as a team, whatever. But the world needs to identify with our heroes. Superman was just too perfect. Too chisled. Too earnest. Too nice. I was actually cheering for Lex Luther (more like Kitty Kowalski, played by Parker Posey...the only character worth watching the entire film).
Personally, Spiderman is still my favourite - the man struggling with his 'gift' (With great power comes great responsibility), torn between his love and his duty, imperfect at each...the noticeable struggle that I felt watching Peter Parker. Batman is okay...a little dark...a little spoiled...but Spiderman. Yeah. He's the modern day hero. Something we can all strive for (minus the red leotard...although if it works for you, go for it).
So, yes, Amos...Superman should have a blog, but I don't know if it would make him more human. On the other hand, I would totally subscribe to Spidey wisdom. ;)
Tags: superman, spiderman, spidermanfloatsmyboat
2 Comments:
QUOTE: "I believe the world needs more heroes...lone, as a team, whatever. But the world needs to identify with our heroes."
Tara - I think if you work the idea of 'hero' over more - you might find some additional inspriation/ideas for your work. Something happened to 'heroes,' and I tend to feel the effects of this are felt all over the place.
It's very unfortunate that so long ago, at least here in the US, the concept of 'hero' was hijacked by the concept of 'cool.'
But why did it happen?
If we look at the two ideas, we find that cool was something that could be faked, packaged and sold. You want cool? Get these shades... wear this shrit, drive this car, etc. Cool generates status and hype. And what about being a hero? I think if you try to fake, package and sell a hero, you still end up selling 'cool.'
How many people want to be cool? How many people want to be a hero?
Why are heroes important, and how has the fixation on cool shaped society?
If we look at the current state of the Web, we might see that the heroes are starting to show up again, and that it's a prime time to start talking about heroes again. Some of these heroes are teams of people, some are individuals, and a few are companies.
So in response to the quote I lifted from your post, I think we need to help bubble up the heroes, and bring a greater level of attention them. They exist.
Possibly, one part of the problem is a dissassociation with the term and concept of hero. Today, it's a mythological term that's been replaced with "celebrities" and "fictional characters."
Let me wrap this up by stating this can apply to a company too. As an entity, a company can become a hero or it can run about trying to be cool. Cool is an easier sell, it's probably cheaper, but it's shelf life is much shorter. The actions of a hero can be viral, inspirational and revolutionary. So the question is, how can the company express itself as a hero?
Anyways :) I'm glad to see you are doing well with your new game plan, and look forward to seeing what happens with Citizen Agency.
- Gideon Marken
I went to see Lex Luther: Returns last weekend. The movie was so so. Great actor, intense character, and the ever lasting conflict of who to hurt next.
The only let down, I felt they gave his sidekick Superman too much screen time in this one. They really need to spend more time on character development of the super villain.
The ending, where he gets stranded on an island, leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
I hope they close those in the sequel, I think it's called Pirates of the Caribbean.
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