Narora

This weekend I decided to take some time off my hands to go watch a movie with a couple of my friends. I did not think this movie had much to talk about but while watching the film I kept thinking about our class discussion about a true superhero.

Kick-ass was more than just a movie of humor and all out destruction. It brought a lot of meaning to the world of superheroes and the legacy they lead. This movie posses the question that we must all ask ourselves and that is, what makes a superhero so special?

The movie starts off with a kid who thinks he is invisible from all the popular kids in his school. He wants to do something with his life and make himself a better person and in doing so decides to be his own superhero, fighting crime all across the city. This movie may sound like a typical Peter Parker, Spider-man tale but as the movie progress you begin to understand the true definition of the term superhero. You realize that a superhero does not have to be strong or have magical powers but rather a superhero is someone who stands up and does something about the cruel things people are doing in society.

This movie, in my opinion, make superman and spider-man look very childish because it gives the wrong impression of what a superhero is suppose to be. The reason why Superman is a superhero is not because he can lift a car over his head, it is because he does things to help others from harms way. In this movie the only super power we see falls in the heart and the mind of a normal individual, living a normal life. Throughout the movie we see how the heart and mind of an individual can overcome any obstacle. At one point in the movie we see how Kick-Ass gets published all over the news and how people then begin making there own heroes, but in the wrong way. People start becoming there own superheroes with guns and knives, which causes Kick-ass to think less of himself due to his lack of strength. In my opinion, even though a gun can make you physically stronger, nothing can beat the strength of your mind. The movie Kick-ass shows us how we can all be our own superhero in our own unique way. Besides the humor and action of this movie I found it to be very inspiring and meaningful to all superhero fans. It is a must see movie and is way worth the $10. So if you have not watch it yet, I strongly advice you do!