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Day 69/ 365 – Superhero Identity

~ Akshay ~ Leave a comment

So I received the below image on my WhatsApp today and it made me wonder why did Ironman disclose his identity. If you look at any of the superhero’s like Batman, Superman, Spiderman – they have always tried to withhold their identity so that the enemies wont harm their loved ones.  In the first movie, we see Ironman announce to the world that he is Ironman. This is in spite of the fact that he had just saved Pepper Potts from  Obadiah Stane. Also once he announced to the world that he is Ironman, obviously he became a target for everyone and in the process endangering the lives of people around him. I find it a bit odd as it flies against the traditional logic of being a superhero. I am not sure how disclosing his name really impacted the good deeds that he planned to do or was doing. Or was it purely to increase the stock price of his company since the company stocks had tanked after Tony Stark announces that Stark Industries would no longer be manufacturing weapons? Or was it simply his ego? What do you think?

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Man of Steel

~ Akshay ~ Leave a comment

The movie Man of Steel comes out next month. Another super hero film – I think this movie is going to be one of the best super hero movies in a long time. However, Superman movies have been around since quite some time now. The comic book has been around ever longer. So what is it that attracts us to Superman? We all know he is a fictional character and things he does are something which normal people like you and me would never be able to do. However, as kids we all wanted to be Superman. Someone who will be able to achieve the impossible. When I think of this, I realize that during the times of crisis or while facing a difficult objective or while following our dreams and passion, we transform ourselves into something more than ordinary to achieve the impossible.  There are times in our lives when we are faced with insurmountable odds, where everything is stacked against us – still we face those challenges and do everything possible to come out on top and win. This is what makes me believe there is a Man of Steel in all of us. This is what I feel attracts us to Superman.

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