So recently I watched the Phantom Mini series and I watched Kick Ass today. Last week I saw Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Awesome movie
by the way. So I've kinda been thinking about the themes in these shows. Oh my past
english teachers would be proud, the obvious one is Superhero, and because in all these the main character goes from a somewhat average person into someone amazing. The Phantom turns from a law student, into a highly trained
vigilante agent with a hi-tech bullet proof suit. Suggesting that to be "Super" we need to have funds, and training. In Kick Dave
Lizewski goes from being an average high-school student with nothing special about him to a wetsuit dressed idiot who willingly gets his ass kicked several times. Scott Pilgrim fights the battles first as he doesn't know whats going on and is attacked. Then later he fights for Ramona, while finally he fights for self-respect. Which ultimately ends up being his most powerful weapon. Why am I talking about superhero's for theme
Thursday you must be wondering, I'm a teenage boy superhero's are awesome! That and I think this weeks theme seems to fit superheros. The one thing that all three before mentioned hero's had was that they were able to brush off attacks, emotions, pain, and get on with what was needed to be done. Get the bad guys,
apologise to the girls they've hurt (Scott Pilgrim) so that they can finally get piece forgive him and work as a team to defeat the
villain, rescue an injured Hit Girl from a sword
wielding Red Mist.
Hero's are everywhere though, think about the guy that plays sport and for some reason always gets majorly taken out, and when you see them go down you always cringe, you can feel the pain of there tumble from across the field. Only moments later though they are jumping up and playing again, saving a goal, making an amazing tackle. Brushing off there pain. You even wonder if they were hurt by the fall until you see them moments later after the ball is away from them and they shake there ankle or clutch there side before the look to the side line for a substitution. That to me is an act of heroism.
