July 8th, 2004
So, last night I watched Daredevil. It was an awesome movie - I think I might be over my disappointment with Hulk. The plot was excellent, in my opinion. There were no gaping holes that went unexplained. For everything that you sat there thinking, "WTF? That doesn't make any sense!!" there would be an explanation at a later point in the movie. Of course, I'm not talking about the end. The end of the movie left enough open things for there to be a sequel. A pretty good sequel, in fact. Spoilers reside here-in, so I suppose a cut is warranted. Don't read if you haven't seen the movie and plan on watching it at some point. ( Read more!! ) Of course, there were some problems. The villains were both remarkably underdeveloped. It was almost as though the writers expected you to be familiar with the comic books or use your imagination to fill in the blanks. There wasn't all that much building up of the villainry - both of them were suddenly there. At the end of the movie, their purpose becomes clear and it makes sense. Still, their characters could have used some building up. The head villain isn't really supposed to be a flat character. In Daredevil, they both come off as relatively flat. Yes, there's some depth to Kingpin that comes out at the end. There's the promise of more. In the second movie (assuming there will be one), the villain (assuming it's Kingpin) will be much more fleshed out because of this movie. Some background helps to make it more believable. These two (or three, depending on how Electra's father is viewed) seemed far too random. But that didn't take much away from the movie. The special effects were better (in a different way) than those in Hulk. The acrobatic skills of Murdock and Electra were quite impressive, even though odds are they were both using fly-lines. This movie is going to be added to my collection the next time I see it. ;-) |
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Okay, so. I finally figured out why I like Batman so much better than I like Superman. In fact, I've decoded my entire basis for which superheroes are my favorites versus which ones I just happen to like. Before, I've never really been able to defend why I love who I love. I could tell you basic reasons why Batman is so much better than Superman. Basic reasons why Wolverine is the coolest of the X-men in the X-men movie. But never definitively why. ... Okay, that's all so much crock and bull. I've just finally figured out that all the reasons that I tell people are the reasons why they're my favorites. It alllll came clear when I realized that Daredevil is another one of my favorite superheroes. Oh, and by the way, I'm only talking about movies. Judging by TV shows and comic books, the "whos" tend to change. First of all, whoever it is uses his/her own powers. Okay, that already doesn't make a lot of sense. Let me see if I can explain this better... There's no outside agents that caused whatever superpowers the person has. For instance, the Hulk isn't all that cool because his... not-so-Jolly Green Giant status is caused by a lab accident. Chemicals. And some reactor thingy (see?? The movie was so bad I wasn't even paying enough attention to remember the hows and whys details!!). Also, they're human. Superman? Sure, he was raised as human, but he was born on another freakin' planet. That's why he was so damned invincible. So, how do my guys fit in? After all, wasn't Daredevil blinded by chemicals? See, that doesn't count. Sure, his blindness was caused by chemicals, but the chemicals didn't cause his hearing or his radar or anything like that. His blindness caused his senses to become more acute and his brain to figure out how to use sounds waves to "see". The X-men have always been my favorite superhero team. Sure, there are arguments that they aren't human. But how can they not be? Neanderthals are still human - just a different type of humans. The X-men are evolved humans. homo Superior and all. Or something like that. And Batman? Hell, he's human through and through. He just happens to be rich and have all these sexy gadgets. Second of all, they have to use powers of their own. Daredevil's freakishly acrobatic and has his own gadgets that he uses. Like his walking stick that changes when you twist the top. Or his nun-chucks. The same is with Batman. That's all he has, besides his brain and his phenomenal planning skills. The X-men are sketchy with this. Sure, there are there innate abilities and those do count for most of their fighting power. But Remy has his cards. There's the jet (whose name escapes me for the moment). Scott's motorcycle that Logan took at the end of the first movie. And, compare these against Superman. What does he have? Nothing. He can fly under his own power. His invincible (besides his Kryptonite weakness). Hell, he only has one weakness!! Batman's weakness? His utter normalcy and his need for veangance for his father. Daredevil? Loud sounds and his need for vengeance. The X-men? Hell, there's more than one of them. Of course collectively they're going to have more than one weakness. It almost seems like Superman's cheating by being invincible to that degree and not using any gadgets or anything. And the Hulk? He's big. And strong. And angry. And he can jump real far. Other than that, he's got nothing. And what about the dark side? That's key. In X-men, Logan was on the edge of good/bad for a lot of the movie. Daredevil's a vigilante - that's a dark side in itself. Batman's vengeance for his family's death. All this leads to desicions that aren't all that good. Or, without the desicions, there's the warring within - the person vs. person conflict. Comapred to all of them, Superman's a frickin' saint. He's boring. His big conflict is, "Should I let Lois remember me? If I love her, she could get hurt... What a desicion..." Classic love story conflict. And yes, if I like Superman in the first place, that would be enough for me. But combined with everything else, it's pathetic. Lastely, there's the tortured part of the superhero. What can I say? There's something about emotionally hurt people that draws me to them. Logan - the past that he doesn't quite remember; the little bits of memories he has that cause the nightmares Daredevil - "I'm not the bad guy." Was I the only one who heard the pain and unsurety in those words? I think not. The death of the only two people he ever loved. Batman - his parents' death; his own nightmares; and to me, he just doesn't look or act at all happy; there's a shuttered sadness in his eyes and actions To some extent, Superman does fit this bill, as do most superheroes. To some extent. I guess a partly tortured soul is a requirement. Superman doesn't really belong on earth. The Hulk is normally such a quiet guy. Anyway, that's what it is. That's why I like Batman so much better than Superman. Make of it what you will. More of my favorites (can you figure out how they fit in?): Blade; Darkman; Spiderman |
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