Kick-ass

Kick-ass Movie.

This particular movie parodies the superhero conventions. It tackles the idea of a regular person becoming a superhero. It tackles how a real life superhero could exist in our universe. It uses popular culture throughout the film so the audience can immerse themselves and relate to that world. For example the main character in the film uses a popular social networking sites to talk to his fans. The writers have successfully established a main character which is relatable, early on in the film the narrator explains how he is different from the other superhero by not having any powers but just enough motivation to want to become a hero. He is sterotypically nerdy. One character points out that Batman and other heroes do not have any superhero powers like him but they were extordainry people in bizarre situations. The character sees himself as a average person until he plays the superhero and is forced into risky situations.

What I loved about the movie was the fact it made fun of its self. The central joke is how a average person becomes a pathetic but popular hero. The characters only real power is that he can be beat up for a vast amount of time without feeling any pain but is so weak in actually fighting villains. At the best of times the central character only just survives.

This idea of an 'everyman' (To quote the Simpsons) is what shaped my story for the comic.