What Is A Superhero?

Half of the person we become is an impression of the ones we admire. Growing up in the United States every child has someone they look up to. This most likely is an individual that represents success and the values we are taught to respect. Superheroes have always served as something good in our lives because they make us want to help the world and feel like we can do anything. Superheroes represent qualities that we should all attempt to embody. What Captain America truly represents can be interpreted in many ways, but there are messages being conveyed. The authors of “Captain America: The First Avengers” use rhetoric to express the social ideology that being a hero is not exactly how strong you are, but what values

When it comes to superheroes, most of them have costumes, nickname, and certain powers that make them unique. The Google definitions of the term “superhero” is “fictional characters with superhuman powers.” In today’s world, there are superheroes who do not have superhuman abilities but use human materials to fight crime. Are those with natural abilities denied the title of a “superhero?”

Heroes has been talked about for centuries and they all are different in a way, like Batman and Odysseus were from different times and places fighting different things. But a lot showes that they have a lot more in common than you might think. Superheroes is something we have all heard about and we and we all have our own favorite, but what we might not know is that a lot of them have similar traits through characteristics and journey. I'm going to be comparing the modern day hero Batman with the old Greek hero Odysseus. Odysseus and Batman are very similar in their adventure comparing the modern day hero with Odysseus and have many similarities between their characters.

The portrayal of superheroes in films has changed in terms of their character, appearance, style and strength. Superheroes has been a popular theme in hollywood films since its inception. They are what peoples imagination can only think of. A perfect human being who saves the world .The first time superhero appeared on T.V was “The Adventures of Captain Marvel” in 1941. Superheroes was on the rise within popular comic books in 1930′s to the 1940’s as well in which they were considered the ‘Golden Age of Comic Books’ . Comic books became widespread and popular which translated into making films about them.

Superhero movies have been on the rise lately. These movies are often looked at as entertainment for people who play Dungeons and Dragons and are simply mindless pleasure; however, this is not the case. The reason behind the popularity of superhero movies is more than just the want of the common comic book reader. The superhero movie industry has made a sharp incline in popularity; in fact there are more superhero movies now than ever before. A website called Fights, Tights and Movie Nights listed all of the superhero movies made since the 1980’s by year and these were their findings. In the 1980’s an average of three to four super movies came out a year. In the 1990’s these movies were made on average five to six times per year. In the 2000’s the movies doubled to 12-13 produced on average each year. Today, 2010’s, the average number of superhero movies has again doubled in size with it now resting at twenty-two to twenty-three superhero movies made on average each year. The drastic increase of the number of superhero movies leaves the average movie attendee wondering why they are seeing this spike of superhero movies. The increase of superhero movies can be contributed to a few key factors: the advances of technology in the movie industry, the movie genre’s adaption to be socially relevant, and the characters now possessing more humanistic qualities (Fights…).

By now we should all know the two leading Industries in superhero comics,graphic novels and blockbusters,Marvel and DC. and although both companies are great in their own ways, comic fans everywhere love to debate about which side is better. on one side fans argue DC is better because They were the original superhero company, that gave birth to some of the most iconic superheroes today, such as Batman,Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash. But I say that Marvel is better because I believe superhero should be human to a certain degree In order for us, the readers/viewers to relate, they should just be normal people with exceptional powers and a moral compass. they should have basic human wants and needs and inner strengths and weaknesses

The story of Captain America: First Avenger is a story of a sick man, Steve Rogers from Brooklyn, who was enlisted to be a part of a super-soldier program conducted by the U.S. Government. Dr. Abraham Erskine was the lead scientist and turned Rogers into a super-soldier. Rogers’s main mission is to destroy Red Skull who plotting to gain world domination by using a mysterious artifact “Tesseract” that is a rare energy-source.

Throughout human history, heroes have served as symbols of hope, sacrifice, and inspiration. Modern superheroes and ancient Greek heroes inspire societies with their impressive and heroic feats. Theseus and Captain America are no exception, they are legendary heroes of major significance. Captain America and Theseus symbolize a hero’s importance through their similarities and differences. They both sacrifice their lives for others safety, are symbols and champions of their people, and teach different life lessons in their stories.

It seems that children seek to have an ideal of a perfect hero to whom they can admire. Superhero comics deserve their own part in the history of comics, since most comics are only about superheroes, and Captain America, is in fact a superhero. What are the roles of a hero in defining the values of a culture? A man on the street might tell you, a superhero is someone with extraordinary abilities and powers who saves the day. Superheroes could be characterized as having super strength, the ability to fly, or magical capabilities that utilizes the elements. Most would probably say superheroes are usually attractive white men, who have a super strength,

To begin, a doctor, named Dr. Erskine, from New York, New York created Captain America in 1941. This was a time when Americans were very proud of their nation and centered everything around World War II. The community was mostly anti-German, since Germany was one of the three countries America was battling during World War II. Captain America, who was known as Steve Rogers before he transformed over, was a scrawny boy who failed to meet the requirements to join the military. Eager to join, Steve Rogers volunteered himself for an operation that Dr. Erskine planned to conduct, which would alter his physique to that of a super human. After ingesting the “Super Soldier Serum,” Steve Rogers transformed into Captain America. His muscles and reflexes were greatly enhanced, as well as his height and frame. An agent from Nazi, Germany assassinated Dr. Erskine because he

In the comic titled Captain America Comics #1: Meet Captain America it explains how he starts as a young, skinny boy from Brooklyn, New York. After being denied repeatedly for the army because of his health, Steve Rogers is given an opportunity for a science experiment to become a super soldier for the war. The scientist who gives him this opportunity was named Dr. Abraham Erskine, a German Jew who escaped Germany during World War II. He is killed shortly after Steve Rogers is turned into the super soldier known as Captain America. Since Dr. Erskine is the only one who knows how to make the super-soldier serum, the army is unable to create more super-soldiers.

Captain America is a Marvel comic book character, created in 1940. His real name is Steve Rodgers. The Captain became a beloved superhero around the time of World War II. After being rejected by the Army, Rodgers found himself as the test subject of a super-soldier project. This experiment was successful and it gave him abnormal strength, endurance, intelligence and speed.

The average American superhero will have many different traits or unnatural abilities which makes them who they are. Their superhuman traits make people want to be like them, dress up like them or buy some of their cool gadgets. What makes these superheroes, so great, is just that, they are heroes. No matter the age, people love superheroes. Each superhero is unique is their very own way but they do share some traits that make viewers or readers cling to them. Superpowers, unique costumes and dual identities are common characteristics that are major traits which American superheroes share.

In 1940 there was a rise in popularity for patriotic themed superheroes caused by the creation of the hero the Shield. As a result, in 1941, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created the second most iconic superhero in Marvel comics, Captain America. (“Marvel comics database.”) Captain America, whose original name was Super American, was a consciously political character that was used to attack enemies of the United States, and had become Timely Comics most

Through my analyzation of these values, I have assessed the relevance of superheroes in cinema through the impact of American popular culture, the contrast of gender roles, and their impact on children. As a result, society should be gracious toward the immense popularity of superhero films, as they bolster American popular culture and positively impact children from a young age. Although the gender roles might be a bit skewed, many film companies are taking steps to include women in more empowering roles such as Wonder Woman in the DC cinematic universe. Therefore, superheroes in cinema tend to only create and preserve positive characteristics within society, which is glorious in the future of mankind. In closing, I end with the question, “Which superhero best depicts