What Even Are Superhero Movies?
What Even Are Superhero Movies? They're are many ways to define a superhero, however many of these definitions are either too vague or too limiting. For example, if a superhero is defined as having special powers, that excludes Batman, one of the most popular superheroes of all time. I would define a superhero as a character who possesses special powers and/or is represented by a theme, symbol, or costume who is dedicated to doing good and/or fighting crime outside of traditional law enforcement. Superheroes are a concept that dates back to the comic books of the 1930s, and even earlier than that if you want to count detective characters and western characters. Around the same time, they made their way to the silver screen in the form of short black and white serials that played in front of feature films. The superhero genre has come a long way from being a niche genre for supposed nerds to one of the major pillars of pop culture, and in that time it has developed a series of conve...