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"the superhero movie is a rather American genre" . - Lol Sure, where did Zeus, Promethues, Thor, and countless of other 'gods/titans/demi-gods' heroes come fro
by ardit33 8y ago
"the superhero movie is a rather American genre" . - Lol
Sure, where did Zeus, Promethues, Thor, and countless of other 'gods/titans/demi-gods' heroes come from?
Almost all, either European and non European countries have their Mythological beings, (either gods, super human heros, etc...).
The US is just good at creating commercial versions of them and putting them in film, the but concept of 'an hero' is as old as humanity itself.
- _vertigo 8y agoI think you'll find "an hero" means something different entirely from "a hero"
- nine_k 8y agoI suppose that the popularity of the superhero genre in comic books started with Superman, then continued with Captain America, and other indigenous characters. Characters of the Norse pantheon is a much-much later addition.
- nemothekid 8y ago>Sure, where did Zeus, Promethues, Thor, and countless of other 'gods/titans/demi-gods' heroes come from? That's odd that you would outright deny American culture influence on stories like Thor. Not to mention the countless other Superhero movies which are strictly American. Next,the value we place on our superheroes reflect American culture. I'd be hard pressed to call the classical Greek stories of Zeus or Prometheus "superheroes". Zeus wasn't exactly an upstanding role model.
- dnautics 8y agoZeus was practically an anti-hero, and iirc there are arguments that ancient Greek culture treated them as such by way of using them as cautionary tales .
- dnautics 8y agoNo claim was ever made that the superhero archetype was exclusively American. I used the word "rather" carefully.
- sorokod 8y ago>Sure, where did Zeus, Promethues, Thor, and countless of other 'gods/titans/demi-gods' heroes come from? Hollywood. They come from Hollywood and bear little resemblance to the originals.
- bsder 8y agoBefore the US got ahold of them, most of the mythical figures were quite capricious and not terribly friendly to mortals. Heroes of and for the common man like Paul Bunyan and John Henry are quite American.
- watwut 8y agoThey were not like superheroes genre, except high strength.
- fallingfrog 8y agoHaha, I wonder if future historians will talk about the rival D.C. and marvel American pantheons of gods?