Recently I saw the movie Man of Steel. Not my favorite superhero movie but I enjoyed it. Towards the end of the movie Superman and his Kripton rivals are duking in out in New York City. This is also quite similar to how The Avengers ended.
What occurred to me is that the fight scenes in both of these movies are similar to the September 11 terrorists attacks. Both destroyed a bunch of buildings, both were in New York City, and both could be considered Terrorist attacks from foreign enemies..
So why do we enjoy watching these movies. When the first tower was attacked on 9/11 if anyone felt anything other than sadness it was confusion. I've heard people tell stories hearing it on the radio and thinking "what, a plane flew into a building?" Others I heard saw it on the news and thought it was movie. After the second tower was attacked it was clear that it was a terrorist attack rather than an accident or hoax.
When watching superhero movies we see the villains attacking several building in NYC or the San Francisco and the movie never confirms that they're empty. When Superman's enemy kryoptonians knock over a building we don't normally think of think of any of the people inside, the people who just lost a spouse or parent, the damage to the environment, or economy.
I don't wish to condemn anyone who enjoyed these movies. But there seems to be an interesting paradox or fallacy at hand.
What occurred to me is that the fight scenes in both of these movies are similar to the September 11 terrorists attacks. Both destroyed a bunch of buildings, both were in New York City, and both could be considered Terrorist attacks from foreign enemies..
So why do we enjoy watching these movies. When the first tower was attacked on 9/11 if anyone felt anything other than sadness it was confusion. I've heard people tell stories hearing it on the radio and thinking "what, a plane flew into a building?" Others I heard saw it on the news and thought it was movie. After the second tower was attacked it was clear that it was a terrorist attack rather than an accident or hoax.
When watching superhero movies we see the villains attacking several building in NYC or the San Francisco and the movie never confirms that they're empty. When Superman's enemy kryoptonians knock over a building we don't normally think of think of any of the people inside, the people who just lost a spouse or parent, the damage to the environment, or economy.
I don't wish to condemn anyone who enjoyed these movies. But there seems to be an interesting paradox or fallacy at hand.
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