Super hero movies are America’s attempt at preserving its own sense of being noble by encoding it in sagas, sublimating what Hollywood can’t say: That the bad people should be killed in a big fight, and the good people should win and save us all.
If said more directly Hollywood would be advocating violence against some very powerful people.
When America needs help, they turn to the fictional world of super heros.
Super hero movies are America’s attempt at preserving its own sense of being noble by encoding it in sagas, sublimating what Hollywood can’t say: That the bad people should be killed in a big fight, and the good people should win and save us all.
If said more directly Hollywood would be advocating violence against some very powerful people.
When America needs help, they turn to the fictional world of super heros.
I’m not surprised to see you downvoted, it’s a good point and might make you think about the way things are if the realization wasn’t so painful.
I’ve been thinking about Happy Hero again lately and it’s kind of about that kind of thing.