Post by richardvasseur on Jan 17, 2018 15:42:26 GMT
DVD name: Superheroes
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Color: 81 minutes
Year : 2011
Reviewed by: Allen Klingelhoets
Jazma CEO
The back cover states:
Touching and inspirational, SUPERHEROES shows the potential for greatness lies in all of us. Director Michael Burnett traveling the country capturing ordinary people committing extraordinary acts of bravery and kindness. They are teachers, security guards and stay-at-home-dads who don homemade comic-book costumes and fight for justice with names like Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and Vigilante-Spider.
SUPERHEROES is an unvarnished tale of courage and compassion where fantasy and reality collide on some of the meanest streets in North America. This awe-inspiring documentary unmasks the true-life stories behind these costumed avengers as they confront not just drug dealers, muggers and slumlords but also the most dangerous of all-apathy.
Funny, heartwarming and at times painfully intimate. SUPERHEROES will refresh and provoke as it casts light on an unsung movement and celebrates the spirit of altruism.
My thoughts:
I liked how documentary started with giving Stan Lee's view about people in real life situations dressing up as SUPERHEROES. He made it very clear that real people do not have powers. They could get really hurt by attempting things shown in comic-books. It was interesting to recall from my own memory Stan's Lee's 2 season television show "Who Want's to be a Superhero?" People shown in that show mostly just wanted to do some sort of good for communities they lived in by giving others hope.
I liked how some of characters in SUPERHEROES trained many hours on skills so as not to get hurt in confrontations. Some had tasers, intense flashlights with high beams. Some wore body armor like chest protectors or helmets and elbow pads. Some had really colorful costumes. Most had use of phones to talk to other members or police. Very few did patrols by themselves. One person even helped solve crime of man that had been groping women and than escaping to do it again to another women. The things done by real live superheroes was not always authorized by police. Heroes had to have excellent communication with police. It was made clean that most of heroes were not trained to be police or have that sort of power. They could get really hurt by making stand against drug-lord or gang member. Also, not everyone took it in right thought when see person dressed up in costume. Not everyone comprehends that person is hero and not villain.
Some of the tasks of being hero might be as simple as giving food pack or bottle of water to homeless person. None of these people are actually going to fly or lift cars. They are real life people attempting to make difference in communities. There were no villains in story in costume. I think that was left more up to "Who Want's to be a Superhero" show. That Stan Lee show was not mentioned although Stan's segment was filmed at POW Entertainment.
I think very enriching documentary. It was rewarding to see people just wanting to make change without resorting to violence.
I think all age group DVD.
I do not know cost of DVD. I got my copy through library.
Allen Klingelhoets