#87 - Superzero the Sequel

So, the Superzero piece was such a phenomenon, I figured I’d re “hash” the old formula! So here comes another family friendly storyline targeted specifically to exploit your personal lack of adventure by appealing to your desperate need for the cheap escapism of unchallenging film making while knowingly relinquishing art for pure profit.

So, in the name of the major Hollywood movie studios, thank you for making it easy to formulate an extremely profitable franchise without having to employ expensive screenwriters and directors who like to compose complicated narratives based on real adult situations that focus on the poignant dynamics of the human experience that urge us to think critically and apply thought to our motives, ultimately inspiring us to be better people.

Maybe “adult” is the wrong word. Because aren’t comic books for kids?

Listen, it’s not that we need to completely eradicate make believe movies about these broken social warriors whose mission is to heal their wounded souls by overcompensating for the outcast insecurity and lack of acceptance in society by thrusting unsolicited protection for the rotting metropolises, but can we please reallocate some of this energy to alternative social programs and other government agencies benefitting local municipalities? Wait, that’s for defunding the police, my bad.

Same thing probably. But this isn’t about defunding the real police, just the pretend police.

Believe me, I used to love superhero cartoons as much as the next kid, but it’s like Coldplay. They’re great and all, but it’s time to move on. And while the big studio budgets green Light the Green Lantern for the tenth iteration, what we’re losing out on is the next Godfather or Gone with the Wind. It’s kind of like the weed business. The more companies enter, the lousier the weed gets. Proving that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing.