The Nature of a Hero in Iron Man 2

Next up in my retrospective of the Avengers’ cinematic adventures to date: Iron Man 2. This is a complex movie. Tony Stark enjoys a much more significant character development that the other Avengers, by virtue of the fact that the writers have had two films in which to develop him. I’m interested to see howContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero in Iron Man 2”

The Nature of a Hero in the Incredible Hulk

Continuing my short posts on the previous Avengers films as I build up to this weekend’s opening, tonight’s topic is the Incredible Hulk. I remember being very glad that a new big-screen attempt was being made for the Green Goliath when this was announced several years ago, as the previous Hulk film had been…well, let’sContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero in the Incredible Hulk”

The Nature of a Hero in Iron Man

In preparation for the opening of the Avengers film in the upcoming weekend, and in true geek fashion, I’ve been embarking on a week-long series of watching the rest of the Avengers cinematic canon in order, from Iron Man through Captain America. So far, I’m two films in since Thursday. My ingenious plan to takeContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero in Iron Man”

The Nature of a Hero Part III

DC Entertainment is doing something very interesting. I mean, besides the New 52. Take a look: Besides the fact that this is good charity work, and the fact that it is an excellent quality video that sort of gives me chills, there’s something really fascinating in the way DC is packaging this initiative rhetorically. FirstContinue reading “The Nature of a Hero Part III”