IGN: Super is a movie about superheroes that doesn't want to be a movie about superheroes. It centers on a seemingly ordinary guy who decides to put on a silly costume and dispense some vigilante justice. We've seen this story before, as far back as the 1980 John Ritter comedy Hero at Large, and as recently as last year's Kick-Ass. Even Watchmen, to some extent, explored the special kind of narcissism and delusion an individual must have to get off on fighting bad guys behind a mask. The dark side of heroism is by now a familiar trope in comics and film, and there's not much Super does with it that we haven't seen before in one form or another.
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Den of Geek takes an analytical look at why superhero films have become so popular in the last decade and, more intriguingly, why post-modern deconstructions like Kick-Ass are not. There must be a reason that adults desire this 21st century fantasy to be so grounded.
this is a lengthy detailed article about superheroes and their graphic novel source materials, we love super heroes for different reasons, we love them for their colorful personas, shakesperean like tragedies they encounter that molded their ideals. from batman, spiderman, superman and so on, all this superheroes only helps us escape our reality for a moment and let us enter to their world whether gritty fictional city or a more unrealistic new york city we accept everything it offers us, the darker tones we love strengthens the boundaries of realism and fantasy.
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I think The Rocketeer is the best one on that list in terms of quality. I also believe there's a reason Mystery Men isn't appreciated.
i dont know about the others in the list but sky high and darkman were above the borderline of mediocrity.
Not good. 5/10? I seriously doubt it. The trailer alone is better than a lot of movies. I have huge expectations for this.