A few days ago, I went to see Avengers: Infinity War for the second time. As usual, you see a lot that you missed in the second viewing. I still hold to my original critique that the movie is too big for it’s own good. However, there was another layer that I had missed theContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero Gone Wrong”
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The Nature of a Hero in “Flashpoint”
I’m not one to watch much television. Really, I’m not (I feel defensive considering what I’m about to write). I’m certainly not one to watch more than two episodes of anything in a night, and definitely not one to blow through a season of a program on Netflix in a week. Seriously, I’m not. So,Continue reading “The Nature of a Hero in “Flashpoint””
The Nature of a Hero in the Eyes of a Child
I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical when DC Comics began releasing it’s New 52 version of Captain Marvel, and announced that he would be called Shazam from here forward. For those of you who don’t know, Captain Marvel, a powerful but lesser known hero in the DC Universe, is a boy named BillyContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero in the Eyes of a Child”
The Nature of a Hero: Epilogue II
Every time I think that this theme of the nature of a hero is finally settling itself in my head, I’m confronted with yet another example of it in everyday life, books, television…or, in this case, music. It’s always really cool to listen to a track from a long time ago with fresh ears. AContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero: Epilogue II”
The Nature of a Hero: Behind the Scenes
Those most interesting conversations always seem to happen over coffee when you least expect them. A friend of mine and I were talking about acting, and the way in which actors can become absorbed in roles to the point of the character beginning to take over. During my undergrad, my training in acting was stronglyContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero: Behind the Scenes”