Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

[mamadeb]

I watched and loved this last year, so I'm watching it again now.

And, yeah - it's people dressed in ridiculous costumes pretending to have superpowers trying to be in a comic book (and have a movie, and be an action figure), so it's silly.

But it's not about the costumes or the fake powers or that sort of thing. It's about being heroic - which is really, and I think Stan Lee would agree with this phrasing - being a mench. Being a decent person - one who works with a team, who doesn't give up, one who cares about others - and acts on it. A person who does the task at hand instead showing off, but who is willing to stop to help someone else.

When one person - a police dectective calling himself The Defuser - sought out another contestent to give her strength and reassurance, that was being a hero. He's also a leader, and that's part of it, too.

It's ironic that Mr. Mitzvah was one of those who showed the least menchlechite - he's arrogant and stand-offish, and that's not a mench. He was in the bottom three according to Mr. Lee, and while I'm glad he stayed, it would have been fair for him to leave.

I like watching a show about being decent, you know?

Comments

Superheroes

[madripoor-rose.livejournal.com]

Hi, hope you don't mind me friending you. I watch Who Wants To Be A Superhero too and there just aren't enough people talking about it. Sure it's a little silly, but I think it's a positive reality show compared to some of them, promoting ideas like heroism, selflessness and bravery.

The Defuser showed good leadership with Whipcrack when she was crying, I agree. That's being a teammate, not a competitor. I think Mister Mitzvah went into this with more of a regular reality show mindset, there to win, not make friends.

Re: Superheroes

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

You're welcome to friend me.

I think you're right about Mr. Mitzvah - he probably didn't see last year's series and thought this was going to be a different sort of show.

It's more like Top Chef, I think - they're being judged on their skills. It's just that the skills they're being judged on are intangible.