...that the "heroic" lives depicted in the "superhero" film genre are often quite narrowly proscribed, although I believe she gives one counterexample in the Spiderman film series, the hero of which, Peter Parker, is deeply conflicted about the tension between living a productive life, which he has a great deal of trouble doing, and being cursed, or blessed, with miraculous powers which don't, in fact, appear to contribute to his Darwinian fitness. Spiderman is a strange combination of the "slacker" film and the traditional "superhero" film, which has perhaps contributed to the generally excellent showing of these films at the box office, since they appeal to both males and females.

Spiderman's main female lead, and the love interest of Peter Parker, is singularly uninterested in romantic pairing to the exclusion of all else, and has a career to which she is committed, none of which conform to the romantic adulation Peter seems to feel that he deserves at times, since he's a superhero and all.

The wild popularity of the "Center" series of collaborative narratives seem to point to the same general theme of alternative narratives to the typical Jean-Claude Van Damme-style steroid-enhanced refugee from Wrestlemania, which may of course be a subjective viewpoint.

In general, though, I tend to agree.

Case in point.

Cheers,

Puddin'

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