Stan Brakhage

There have been countless influential people in this world. It would take years to study each and every person’s life, because there have been so many influential people in the world. One of these extremely important people was Bruce Lee. He is known for numerous things, such as his kung fu skills, or his fantastic movies. All of these things greatly helped him to change acting. To do this though, his childhood had to form him into who he was. Additionally, his career greatly defined how he influenced

From Superman to an ordinary firefighter, there are many different versions of a hero. Every hero has their own distinct traits, and as such, people will have differing views on what exactly constitutes a hero. However, one common quality between heroes such as policemen or The Flash is that no matter how enormous the obstacles they face are, they constantly persevere and fight to do what is best for the common good. This definition of a hero, a person who selflessly fights against any odds for the

Once there was a superhero. The superhero’s name was Little Miss Supergirl. She was born as a superhero. Little Miss Supergirl lives in North America to fight for them and to save the Americans. Her real name was Baylee. She was 11 years old, and attended school daily like a normal child would do. No one knows that Little Miss Supergirl has all these powers. She has learned to keep things a secret and to not trust anyone. Her motto is “Be Your Own Hero”. Baylee only does easy missions. She was told

anything thing a spider can and catches thieves just like flies. It’s the spectacular, extraordinary, amazing Spider-man movie. Spider-man (2002) released on May 3, 2002 is an comic book based movie directed by Sam Raimi, but was originally written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The movie has a run time of 121 minutes or 2 hours and a minute with the genres of action, adventure, sci-fi with the theme of responsibility and heroism. Peter Parker played by Tobey Maguire is a awkward and nerdy high school

Daredevil is an epic hero because he displays great intelligence, he demonstrate values and ideals, his quest affects more than himself, and he possesses a character flaw. The Daredevil is a blind hero with increased hearing and sensing abilities. First, the daredevil shows intelligence by solving cases as a lawyer. For example, they were so close to solving an older women's case before she is killed by a villain. Secondly, the daredevil demonstrates values and ideals by fighting off villains for

Many people, including myself, had their lives changed by many people and characters through many books as well as movies. Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America, has influenced me a great deal throughout my life. Captain America has and will be one of the most influential characters in history. Many people grow up loving Captain America and love him throughout their lives. He’s a natural-born leader, a war hero, compassionate, and he is determined. Steve Rogers has always been a strong and

As children, we thought of heroes as superhumans who had supernatural abilities to save the world from the “bad guys”. Growing up we begin to realize that not all heroes wear capes.. Overall to me a hero is a person who faces challenges, no matter how difficult it might be,to accomplish what he or she wants to do or change in the world. In media, there is an hero archetype. The hero archetype is a series of steps that a hero most take. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Montag follows the steps of

Amit Fogat 4232066 THE INCREDIBLES “The Incredibles” is a Brad Bird’s movie from 2004 revolving around the superheroes that try to live as a part of society doing regular and good deeds living as a family of normal people. The movie tries to project that being a superhero is not necessarily having super powers. According to Friedrich Nietzsche, being a super hero is a result of class stratification—the essential relation between superior or Nobel man and commoners or the slaves. Nietzsche suggests

American people, no matter who they are, whether they are rich, famous, intelligent or just an ordinary person, they all share certain values and assumptions because they grow up in one particular country, the U.S. Most American people are familiar with superheroes who are always protagonists and like to help others, these heroes also show their own values and assumptions in the movie, drama, novel, especially in The Avengers. In the movie The Avengers, Iron Man, one of six superheroes, displays

What is Kick-Ass? For some it’s just a silly comedy; however, it’s a real hero story. This story is about a normal high-schooler, David Lizewski, who likes to read comics. One day he thinks to himself that there are so many people who need help and he wonders why no one has tried becoming a superhero. After, he gets robbed by two villains, following that he decides to become a superhero and fight for the people of New York. Therefore he buys a green suit on eBay and two clubs, and starts fighting