On Monday we got into a pretty interesting conversation about superheroes and their costumes. I think the costumes are a very important part of a superhero it’s our way of distinguishing them and even becomes a part of their identity. Like what Mr. B said, even with color schemes or symbols we can identify the superhero and when there’s changes to their costumes some people aren’t too happy. In the first Spider-man movie they took the time to show him creating his costume, although it was for wrestling in, nonetheless I think it demonstrates how important it is for a superhero to have a costume.
When they’re not in their costumes, they’re the everyday Joe Schmo, going through the daily ups and downs of life. We relate to them on that level, especially when they form friendships/interests in other people. They can get in trouble with their boss, they can spill coffee on themselves, they can be having the worse day ever, and we know how it feels to have nothing go right. To see someone and feel like it’s love at first sight, but not have the courage to say anything or to realize that they’re with someone else. Then the city comes under attack and all of a sudden they change/transform into a superhero, goes out and saves the day. Transforming sets themselves a part from us and they become something extraordinary; they make us think of things we haven’t thought of before (I’m thinking from a kid’s first experience with a superhero) and they make us dream that maybe somewhere out there, they really do exist. I think that if we didn’t have this transformation it would’ve been a little difficult for people to really accept these superheroes because they wouldn’t have anything they could relate to.
Wonder woman is one of the superheroes that, I don’t believe, has that secret identity thing going on, but it works to her advantage. The reason why I think that is because women can embrace her and feel empowered because they see her out there kicking guys’ you know what and she looks good doing it. She stands up for herself and does what she believes is right. I think she stands for what women want to be, powerful yet feminine at the same time.
On Wednesday my group and I did our presentations and I must admit, it felt like I was in COM 101 again (mainly because it was the same room that class was in a couple of semesters ago) and I think my group and I did a good job. I really don’t have much complaints about our presentation, except I’m kind of mad at myself because I forgot to point out two important points, but other than that it went well. I loved Patrick’s rap! The final product was a complete surprise for me and the rest of the group because we hadn’t seen it until that day and he did an incredible job! It was extremely enjoyable, catchy, and informative. If I had to give the rest of the groups advice it’d be: It’s better to know more than what you think you need to know. There was so much research invested into the presentation that not all of it made it into the final product, but it did help when actually talking the class because you have the confidence that takes away any nervous feelings.
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Your guys did well in presentation! :) I enjoyed the rap. And I agree with you on the costumes as well. Costumes are necessary and i think that costumes are the reason why most people remember superheroes.
ReplyDeleteI think there's also a bit of escapism in costumes. When Clark Kent goes to work, he can have a bad day like us. So, when we imagine slipping into Superman's tights we can imagine our bad day slipping away as we vicariously become who he is. We kinda miss that with Wonder Woman, but she's still a very interesting character.
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