the other day i was sitting around the house moping about. i turned on the picture box to see what it'll show me today. batman returns. a classic. who can resist? catwoman eyes, batman's hardcore body and alfred's lameness. who captured me most of the character of penguin. first of how much he looked exactly like the comic. unreal. secondly, i asked myself why is he the villian in the movie? for a while, everyone loved penguin, supporting him to be mayor. flocks of women, mothers and/with their children would go up to him. so why is he the villian? what is wrong with a new leader? is it only because he is not attractive? why is it only the ones that are masked the heroes? why ones who have a secondary personality be the credited one? is hiding your real identity the point of the story? in most superhero stories, the villian is very certain about their identity. there is no doubt. there is no hiding. they scream out their name in pride, they create a dramatic entrance, and show their courage against their opponent. while the hero is easily disgressed into a romantic relationship. hiding in their costume and mask, worried about what people think of them once they know their true identity. so is that the message for the viewers/readers? the antagonist is one who is truthful to who they are no matter what. always striving to accomplish their goal. at a young age, we are given this borderline between villan and heroism. but should these criteria really be applied into real life? or could it be? arent we just a bit hypocritical? that is why we are such fuck ups.
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