英美文化及影视欣赏论文：Superhero-(英语作业).doc

课 程 论 文 科 目 英美文化及影视欣赏论文题目 _ _ Superhero _ Superhero Complex Reflected in the American Movies I like American , American is a wonderful place. So I like see American Movies .but I liker to Superhero. Because Superman is a hero. A superhero is a type of stock character possessing extraordinary or superhuman powers and dedicated to protecting the public and has some visual characteristic (typically an outfit) that makes him/her identifiable. Since the debut of the superhero in 1938, stories of superheroesranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagashave dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. The word itself dates to at least 1917. A female superhero is sometimes called a supermanine . Super-heroes is a trademark co-owned by DC comics and Marvel comics. Superheroes are authentically US-American, spawning from the great depression. A lot of American movies have Superman, superman is a hero, people love them, they help people to do anything , which is difficult for most of people.But the superman have a lot of kinds, but they have many similar characters.A superheros costume helps make him or her recognizable to the general public. Costumes are often colorful to enhance the characters visual appeal and frequently incorporate the superheros name and theme. For example, Daredevil resembles a red devil, Captain Americas costume echoes the American flag, Batman resembles a large bat, and Spider-Mans costume features a spider web pattern. The convention of superheroes wearing masks (frequently without visible pupils) and skintight unitards originated with Lee Falks comic strip hero The Phantom. Several superheroes such as the Phantom, Superman, Batman and Robin wear breeches (underwear briefs) over their unitard . This is often satirized as the idea that superheroes wear their underpants on the outside.By most definitions, characters do not strictly require actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although terms such as costumed crime fighters are sometimes used to refer to those such as Batman and Green Arrow without such powers who share other common superhero traits. Such characters were generally referred to as mystery men in the late 1930s and 1940s period historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books, to distinguish them from characters with super-powers.Normally, superheroes use their powers to police day-to-day crime whilealso combating threats against humanity by supervillains, criminals of unprecedented powers in the same way as superheroes. One of these supervillains is often the superheros archenemy, although sometimes the superhero has a rogues gallery of archenemies. Additionally, superheroes sometimes will combat such threats as aliens and supernatural or mythological entities. Superman was the first comic book hero who had super powers. Superman can fly. He has powerful vision and hearing. He is called the man of steel because he is very strong. Superman protects innocent people from harm, fights evil and carries out justice. Weakness :But the superhero also some weak, but they win the flight in the end, such as the Spider-man: 1) Lacking in directed training, a very large part of his combat ability is improvisation.2) He has no specialy made weapon.3) The girl he loved is always get into his way during combat and became Many superheroes work independently. However, there are also many superhero teams. Some, such as the Fantastic Four and X-Men, have common origins and usually operate as a group. Others, such as DC Comicss Justice League and Marvels Avengers, are all-star groups consisting of heroes with separate origins who also operate individually, yet will team up to confront larger threats. The shared setting or universes of Marvel, DC and other publishers also allow for regular superhero team-ups. Yes A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is an action, fantasy or science fiction film that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public. These films are almost always action-oriented, and the first film of a particular character often includes a focus on the origin of the special powers including the first fight against the characters most famous archenemy or supervillain. The plot typically revolves around the efforts of the superheroes to thwart some dire peril of significant consequence. The 2000s brought forward some of the most profitable superhero franchises in history. It began with the surprise hit of Bryan Singers X-Men (2000) which also became a film franchise but with less violence than the Blade series.But they also a lot of similar characters.