Captain America (Steve Rogers) and Iron Man (Tony Stark), despite existing in different eras, share a general plot in which there is the birth of the superhero (which usually entails a morally defining challenge motivating them to fight forces of evil as well as artificial enhancements allowing them to do so), a love interest who aids them, an evolution in their weaponry, a seemingly undefeatable villain with technology capable of threatening world peace and a final face-off where the villain dies at the hands of their own technology. Moreover, the themes of good versus evil and self-sacrifice are predominant in both films. Both films also make use of bright primary colours- red, yellow and blue, and use non-diegetic sounds as a cutting device. Both superheroes have a lot in common: sharing the …show more content…
For Tony Stark, this is his superior intellect and for Steve Rogers it is his patriotism and selflessness. However, in both opening scenes their weakness is made apparent to the audience. For Steve Rogers this was shown by his comparable smallness and underdevelopment to other male characters in the scene where he is shirtless, lined up next to other men waiting to take the physical test required to join the army; the test he subsequently fails. With Tony Stark it was shown in the opening scene when he runs away from his assailant and hides behind a rock to try get help after the military tank he was in, is blown up- much like Steve Rogers he is also not physically strong and cannot defend himself in this scene. However, their respective qualities help them overcome their challenges as Tony Stark uses his intellect to build an Iron Suit with which he can escape, and Steve Rogers displays his indomitable spirit which eventually gets him into the army. Thus, they both have inherent humane qualities which help them achieve the
The United States mobilized resources and opinion for the war effort by distributing Progressive value across the world and by promoting national unity, self-sacrifice and “social justice.” Men were required to register for the military under the Selective Service Act of May 1917, making Roosevelt and other Progressive’s desires come to life. War Industries Board agency was established for purchases of war supplies.
V. Battle tactics used by Captain America and Beowulf were similar in style but different in battle strategies. a. Captain America i. Fought in teams with well thought out plans. ii. He also fought with a shield made of a rare material called ‘adamantium.’
Brandon Brennan Brennan 1 Mr. Julien AP English 12 15 July 2015 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -2014 Prompt What a person values is said to only be determined by what they knowingly sacrifice, surrender, or forfeit. Religion, is an example of this in that a person will sacrifice certain aspects of their lives for their religious values.
They are realistic because in spite being superheroes, Captain America and the other Avengers have human, mortal cravings. They are made of flesh and blood, they get hurt, and can be killed. They have tempers and consciences that
For Captain Atom, the very nature of his abilities are unsettling to people, many view him as the world 's greatest powder keg, a walking nuclear bomb. This judgement from society carries over to the heroes themselves. It weighs on them to point where both Dr. Manhattan and Captain Atom have questioned their own stability. Dr. Manhattan and Captain Atom share many similarities. They were both created by accident and given powers of incredible magnitude.
Dr. Abraham Erskine asked Rogers to join an experiment to make the ultimate soldier to defeat the Germans. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Rogers goes through the different stages of a hero's journey, which are: the birth/beginning, the call to adventure,
Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Being a hero doesn’t mean being “super”, it means having the courage to run towards danger when everybody else is running away from it. Heroism is the courage, the bravery to risk his/her life in order to save somebody else’s. In the article, Where I Find My Heroes, Oliver Stone states, “Who is heroic?
His ability to keep fighting for what he believed in, no matter the consequences, is a strong characteristic of his. He proved that nobody should ever give up hope because giving up is never an option for something you truly believe in. In Captain America Civil War, the government passes a law that requires all "superheroes"
Sacrifice, one the most prominent themes in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, clearly determines a person’s unconditional love and complete fidelity for another individual. Hosseini’s best-selling novel recounts the events of Amir’s life from childhood to adulthood. Deprived of his father’s approval and unsure of his relationship with Hassan, Amir commits treacherous acts which he later regrets and attempts to search for redemption. These distressing occurrences throughout his youth serve as an aid during his transition from a selfish child to an altruistic adult.
How does one live a life as a Christian that honors and glorifies God? The answer is by reflecting Christ’s image by acting as He would in every situation. Because of what Jesus has done for sinners on the cross, they desire to live by His example in order to give Him glory. However, living a Christ-like life can only happen through the work of the Holy Spirit, who comes in to sinner’s hearts when they first put their trust in Jesus and the cross, growing them and making them more like Jesus. Many characters in books, stories, and movies have Christ-like qualities and characteristics, an example of this being Harper Lee’s masterpiece.
“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice- no power currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.” John Burroughs. One of the points he is making is that getting anything of value accomplished or done requires sacrifice. Making sacrifices requires one to get out of their comfort zone. In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, the characters make sacrifices and get out of their comfort zones for each other.
Throughout, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy teaches the patients how to revolt in order to oppose the Nurse’s extensive control with the Combine. He uses his Christ like attributes to allow them to work alone without his assistance and to make them realize their submission to the Nurse’s commandment isn’t necessary since they are men and not mental patients. As a result, McMurphy has conceded the men into controlling their own lives rather than the Nurse doing it for
All of these heroes have flaws which they struggle with, as all of us do. Iron Man is described in the article as being “pompous, womanizing, hard-drinking genius”, Batman is the alter-ego of the “rich playboy Bruce Wayne” and Indiana Jones is characterized as someone who makes a lot of mistakes and has the same line of thinking as all of us. What separates those men from all other and makes them worthy of being called heroes is the fact that they are not brought down by those flaws and they fight for what they believe is right despite them. That one minute more is the moment when we can see who are the ones strong enough to not give in to their shortcomings and thrive regardless of their own inner demons.
This is one of the consequences Stark personally had to live with. Also, Ultron saying make the reader think about how all the Avengers have had a dark past and haven't been perfect like how the movies make it seem. The quote uses the literacy device of a rhetorical question by asking how could the avengers possibly be worthy with all the actions they have taken that have resulted in the loss of life and have caused
“I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice"(Wolverine). “With great power comes great responsibility”(Spiderman). Wolverine and Spiderman are two very different superheros. Wolverine, a trained assassin, killing wherever his employer sends him. Spider-Man on the other hand serves to protect, anybody in danger is likely to meet him.