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March 22, 2015: Thrilling Without Killing - The Morals Set by Today's Superheroes
Scott Cranford, who portrayed the official Superman at the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL from 2000 - 2007, has written an article entitled "Thrilling Without Killing" which takes an in-depth look at the morals - or lack there of - set by today's Superheroes in movies and comic books. Here's an excerpt:
Whether you are a director of a big budget superhero movie, a comic book writer or a fan-filmaker on a zero budget production, if you are handling iconic superheroes that millions of children look up to, make them act responsibly. What they do and say can have a tremendous effect on children’s thoughts, desires and how they behave.
Why was Clark Kent drinking beer in both Superman Returns and Man of Steel? Nothing against beer, but can’t there be one guy who is above it. Shouldn’t a superhero try to set a moral standard even if he is in his secret identity. If I’m a kid and I learn that Superman is down on booze, I’m going to be down on booze. I may go on to drink, but my hero is always going to hold that gold standard.
It is amazing how many “Superheroes” in big budget "Superhero" movies barely do anything heroic. In some, they are the cause of the problem.
The blurry line of what makes up a Superhero worries me. Looking cool has become more important than doing right. I'm all for gritty superheroes but we need happy ones too. I don’t want to see gritty become the norm. That's not what superheroes are about.
Read the complete article as HeroicWorld.com
