X-Men

Marvel hoped that movies based on their intellectual property would boost comic book sales this was wholly dependent on the care that the studio in charge of the film put into the final product. For example, films such as the X-Men (2000) created a renewed interest in X-Men comics due to its high quality; while films such as Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider 2, both of which were critically panned, led to a disconnect with the comic book fan base. The third and final problem was also the largest. Since

Deadpool tells the origin story of Marvel’s most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool, who is famous for breaking the fourth wall. Wade Wilson, a former special force operatives, turned mercenary, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. A mysterious man tells Wade he can be cured. Wade ends up being subjected to a rogue experiment, leaving him with accelerated healing, he then adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Wilson then goes after the evil scientist who did this to him. It is a captivating tale, with such

We are peasants in medieval times that work hard every day and try to make a living and this is our story. In a small home outside of Canterbury lived four men and their families named Arthur, Drake, Griffo, and Hrodebert. All four of them were experienced armorers but they needed money because they can’t afford a simple meal. Our houses were made out of wood, straw, and mud. At the first crack of dawn, we entered the kitchen for breakfast. We can’t drink water anymore due to a recent discovery of

When I think of big impacts on my childhood, heroes are definitely near the top. Whether it was Legolas from Lord of the Rings or Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, I wanted to save the world. Maybe that 's why I fell in love with comics early on. I wanted the admiration from my peers that these heroes got from me, and yet, the world doesn 't work that way. I realized pretty quickly that it wasn 't like in the movies and comics. The world didn 't exist to give you a pat on the back whenever you did a good

as yet taken no root. The war swept us away. For the others, the older men, it is but an interruption. They are able to think beyond it. We, however, have been gripped by it and do not know what the end may be. We know only that in some strange and melancholy way we have become a waste land. All the same, we are not often sad.” (Pg 24) Point: The young soldiers have nothing to go home to accept their parents, while the older men have wives and children back at home waiting for them. Example: The

the beast before it struck their town again. Beowulf silenced his thanes after hearing a not so subtle movement. They felt the presence of something. They felt that it wasn’t a friend. Beowulf knew the beast was near. The beast knew Beowulf and his men were in the mountains. It had been watching them throughout their

faces me. My men will protect your people and not stop until the beast is dead! Men! Hear my voice! I will stand by you all as shield-brothers in battle, we will fight and die together to ensure the beast is dead. ” Skjorvar and his men slept in the palace that night to prepare for the battle tomorrow. Through the night his mind was plagued with thoughts of his men dying or the dragon not being in the ruins of the mead-hall. Mjurkaal’s Cowardice That next morning Skjorvar and his men set out to the

political figure back in the 1800’s I would understand because that was just how things tend to work back then. However, this is a movie written in the 1990’s for children to watch seventy years after women got the vote and were recognized to be equal to men. Nonetheless, I probably doubt that most children who view this movie look at it in a chauvinistic way but if they did recognize the feminism towards women it would upset them. Adults on the other hand, pick up on these inessential parts of the movie

few people had to walk. Mountains and rivers were the toughest obstacles in the journey. One of the greatest surprises to the group was that they didn’t run out of food on their exactly 170 day journey. The group consisted of 62 men, 62 women, and 128 children. All the men were married and all were between the ages of 20 and 41. The women ranged

The portrayal of ethics in Beauty and the Beast “Beauty and the Beast” are one of the most interesting tales that has one of the best endings. The tale is about the relationship between Beauty and the Beast. The suspense of the tale where the Beast turns into a prince at the end makes the tale even more interesting. The author Leprince De Beaumont, did a great job in keeping up the suspense until Beauty confessed her love towards the Beast to show that the physical appearance plays no role