(Here is first of the guest posts I mentioned yesterday. This is one is by my Protagonize friend Ganga, who always offers a thoughtful view on whatever subject he is tackling. No exception here. Thanks, Ganga, for contributing to Faltarego.com.)
Oh, no, not another Superhero post!
Okay, I’ll try a slightly different perspective here. When I saw a couple of weeks ago that Faltarego.com was going to feature superheroes, I was excited. Despite those capes and masks and the whole revolting idea of men wearing underpants over tights, what it is that we find ourselves attracted to in such superheroes? Why do we need superheroes?
We all have our favourites from DC and Marvel Comics. Mine is Superman. No one else comes close. And yes, I admit that, like with Eric, Smallville happens to be my guilty pleasure as well. Any flaws in the dialogues tend to get lost in the fact that it’s a story about Superman realizing his destiny. That’s enough for me.
The story of a great man born in a distant planet far more advanced than ours and possessing strength, speed and powers no man can dream of is enough to capture anyone’s imagination. But more than the superpowers, it is his noble qualities, his humility and constantly putting the needs of humanity, and the needs of a planet he wasn’t even born in above his own life time and again that made him my favourite.
Who wouldn’t be corrupted by such superior powers? Yet, he chooses to make a humble living as a mild-mannered reporter in his “real” life and continues to make personal sacrifices for the good of his adopted planet. When all such factors combine, they elevate him to something more than a superhero, to a status, of – dare I say, God? Read the rest of this entry »
