Post #588292

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; finally saw this.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was the best individual superhero film I've seen. It was slightly ahead of it's time of production.&nbsp;The cast did an outstanding job.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It got me to reflecting on why I prefer some of these action movies to others.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There is the loan individual against the impossible forces. Bourne and Downey's IM are a couple of the better examples.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then there is the vision of a small group pulling together to face the overwhelming. It might end with only one survivor, but that one individual is loyal and cooperative with the team in the worst extremity. We seem hardwired to respond very favorably to that spectacle. STAR WARS is the premier example, imo. It is above all Luke's story, but we don't meet him until quite late. It presents individuals and duos&nbsp;converging in common cause. It's divided into duos because the only way to really relate is one-to-one, but there is the overall feeling of growing attatchment to the "tribe."</p>
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