The problem with super hero movies is that they spend between 1/3 and 2/3 of the first movie depicting the person transforming into the super hero. Then when the movie does well, they try to make a 2 hr. sequel without all the time devoted to the metamorphosis. The sequels seem to drag and not have much story.
Spiderman has tried to remedy this by having every movie utilize some of the "becoming the superhero motiff." Think about it.
Spiderman 1 Becoming Spiderman
Spiderman 2 Unbecoming Spiderman then rebecoming Spiderman
Spiderman 3 Attack of the black stuff which is really unbecoming and then rebecoming Spiderman.
We just got through seeing Iron Man, and it was pretty good, but IM II will be tedious. Hollywood should make an unwritten rule that super hero sequels cut 30 minutes off of the original movie, no questions asked. Now if I can only find out a way to get someone that anybody wants elected President.
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"Now if I can only find out a way to get someone that anybody wants elected President."
what does that mean?
We are witnessing a symptom late onset fatherhood.
I wonder if the metamorphosis isn't more interesting (at least to us) because it is a picture of the gospel? The intriguing part of the story is the death and resurrection, which ultimately leads to the final battle with the evil one. Right?
To keep our interest, you have to have to either have a flawed hero who will undergo a death and resurrection in each "episode" or a perfect hero that leaves the "cleaning up" to other flawed characters (e.g., the Narnia stories). Either one will work, but to me the most interesting heros are the flawed kind (Batman, Spiderman, Harry Potter, etc.) and not the "perfect" ones (Superman).
I was thinking of taking Will to Ironman. Is it a) safe enough and b) worth it?
Iron Man shows Downey Jr. as a boozing, womanizing, know it all who transforms into a decent man that wants to make a difference in the world. The womanizing scenes (there are two) and innuendo ("You went 12 for 12 with super models?") make it impossible for me to recommend the movie for your son. You need to watch it and decide. Jef was 15 and I'm not sure if I made the right decision to let him see it.
Modernity is toxic.
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