Besides children exclaiming that they want to be Batman when they grow up, and people dressing up as heroes in anime and toy conventions, what superhero culture brings in us is a lifestyle. Christopher Reeve will always be known as Superman, and seldom in his other movies such as Somewhere in Time. People now anticipate superhero movies and stay turned for the next episode of....Super Inggo. Superheroes have come a long way, and have evolved from goodie two-shoes to the gritty and dark anti-hero. Fans have evolved too, not only in taste, but they have become millions in number.
As this world is evolving, superheroes have been the source of strength and inspiration for many things, and for people to believe in. Come to think of it, it used to be the lives of saints, apostles, and religious heroes which satisfied this need and now they have become people with secret identities who run and jump around in spandex battling the forces of evil. Garret says that they are "the ones we most need to hear to be whole". These stories lead us and inspire us in our very own quest to do good.
Who says getting rescued is a far-fetched thought? After all, "Superman was seen in Manila at 10:55PM", wasn't he?
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