| I think this whole super hero phase is capitalizing on a time where we need a hero to rally around. We as Americans need something to feel proud of and something to rally behind, which sounds like pretty much any comic book hero. It's hard to feel love and loyalty to something that doesn't feel real to you, so I think the movie makers are bringing them down to earth. It's not escapism, so much as an effort to try and make a fantasy more like a reality. If it seems feasible, it feels like there's a hope that it could possibly be real. I think that's one of the reasons Ironman and Batman have gotten such an incredible reaction (including of course both movies totally kicking ass), they're the most believable and possible superheroes. |