With the Avengers: Infinity Wars out in theatres, many of us Marvel fans have either bunked work or college to rush to see the movie or abstained from social media and friends to avoid spoilers till we can see the movie. We love the characters, have a particular favourite and stand by them against critics and sceptics.
Even though we know they are just comic strip characters, we like them because of their faults. Iron Man is haughty and narcissist. Hulk has anger issues, and Thor cannot seem to really understand how earth works, despite trying to be its guardian. They seem like a rag tag team of freaks, summoned during desperation. And we love them for always saving the day.
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But are we too blind to the fact that they are fiction? We forget to acknowledge the real-life heroes who save the world on daily basis.
Another question that makes one wonder is what makes superheroes the good guys? It is a given in these movies, but there is a nagging sense that for all their tales of heroism and sacrifice and vanquishing alien threats to Earth, the superhero moral compass may no longer pointing in the right direction.
Is not the honest police office a greater hero, who does his job by remaining a part of the system, even when he feels like a cog in the machine? Is he not better than Batman who assigns himself the role of judge, punishing a criminal? Though the Joker preferred anarchy, how was Batman better by playing outside the judicial system. Should not we prefer people who train for becoming police officers?
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Even the changing world scenario puts the team of Avengers under question. Earlier during the Cold War, it may have been fine for Captain America to lead. Now does not it seem colour blind and discriminatory when other countries too have risen. One would like to see Captain Vyom fighting alongside Captain America.
Though comparing Marvel to real life is like comparing apples and oranges, yet, one can consider that the superheroes should only be given the worth they are due. One should not let the commerce of cinema dictate the realities that a daily Samaritan, saving an injured puppy is worth more than a fictional superhero.
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