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But ~why~ does it appeal to people? That's the far more interesting question. You don't have to think that hard about Daniel Tiger or an hour of shifting colors
by overthemoon 7y ago
But ~why~ does it appeal to people? That's the far more interesting question. You don't have to think that hard about Daniel Tiger or an hour of shifting colors and train noises, either. It's not a neutral unit of content, its themes mean something, they appeal for a reason.
- nickbauman 7y agoSuperheroes are fascist in nature: the idea of "punching your way to justice" with all rules set aside is fundamental to the concept.
- krapp 7y agoClassic, archetypical superheroes don't often just punch their way to justice "with all rules set aside." It's typically their strict personal moral codes and dedication to law and order that sets them apart from from supervillains. Superman as a character, for example, is anything but fascist.
- pessimizer 7y agoPersonal moral codes and dedication to law and order are two different things. There are very few modern movie superheroes who have a dedication to law and order as far as I can tell; they're generally vigilantes that do extrajudicial killings unless part of secret government programs. edit: Wasn't Iron Man the bad guy in the Winter Soldier film precisely because he chose to be law-abiding?
- dageshi 7y agoWell they're basically fantastical adventure stories which have always been popular to greater or lesser degrees. It's just that special effects got good enough and their producers had 30+ years of comic books to mine for decent storylines which allowed them to produce a lot of movies in a relatively short amount of time without tiring people out.