Super Heroes
My wife and I rented the first two of the seven films in the first season of Heroes. We had rented and watched the entire series before the weekend.
Character development is excellent. Peter, for example, goes through amazing changes by the end of that series. It becomes a changed man, both in their conduct and in their world view. The originality and sympathy of almost every character in the show is remarkable.
(Warning: The following paragraph is a plot spoiler) The Heroes' good guys are trying their way to avoid a nuclear detonation from New York City devastating. It sounds cliché, I know, but it is not. In Indeed, it is prophetic. This attack on New York City was planned by those who are supposed to be protecting the general public. They justify this atrocity with his theory that this explosion will join the country and work for the greater good. Sound familiar?
There is a longing to be special sharp crossing all episodes. Some of the characters appreciate their powers because it makes them feel special. Mohinder, the Indian geneticist melodramatic, repeatedly narrates this emotional need for your voice segues. During these stunts he also enjoys marveling at the miracle of evolution.
It is ironic that the evolution and the desire to feel special are so closely intertwined in this sample because evolution is inherently meaningless. Evolution is as significant as tripping with a trunk. It is also ironic that superheroes (super-evolved people) should be as concerned about millions of people less evolved. Would an explosion only facilitate the natural evolutionary process, killing these lesser beings to make way for a better future?
Heroes is an excellent example of how close the secular stories can get at the truth without taking that last critical step of acknowledging. I swear, "God" hang the tip of the tongue characters sometimes … they had to work hard to not speak its name. The writers of Heroes series made profitable by the capitalization of the most dramatic of human life, the very reasonable things that lead people to God. The tragedy, evil, desire the good, the imperfections, miracles, reconciliation, healing, death, life … all these things are designed to compel us to God.
by Patrick Roberts. Find similar media reviews at KoG Media, http://www.kogmedia.com
Patrick is an average Christ-seeker. His goal is to turn people to Jesus Christ.
Legion of Super Heroes S01E01 – Man of Tomorrow Part 1
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