A few days ago, Marvel released the first trailer for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and I just cannot contain myself. Superhero movies are my absolute favorite and Marvel has done a brilliant job of producing one compelling movie after the other.
Yes, DC has some great movies under its belt too, but I don’t prefer the overall ‘tone’ of their movies, but that’s just me. Anyways, the topic of today’s discussion is superheroes.
We have all been mesmerized by all the various awesome abilities that they depict so perfectly these days in movies (thanks to CGI) that one can’t help but want the same for themselves too!
Who wouldn’t want to fly as free as a bird in an Iron Man suit or summon lightning from the sky using a hammer that no one else can lift and feel like a total badass, amirite? Of course, I am! So, if you could be a superhero, which one would you like to be?
Superpowers Are Awesome
There’s no denying that superpowers are awesome and we have all discussed how cool it would be to have one. Of course, our own personalities are reflected in the choices that we make and that’s the fun part.
Personally, I would like to be Doctor Strange or have his powers and abilities because, I have always been awed by the mystics. If you don’t already know, he is a sorcerer who is regarded as ‘the mightiest magician in the cosmos’ in the Marvel Universe.
He is not only proficient in the mystic arts but has access to several mystical entities that allow him to do all sorts of super cool magical stuff, including having access to other dimensions! Thanks to his Cloak of Levitation, he is also able to fly, which is another superhero ability that most people would like to have.
But wait, theres more! He also has the power of intangibility, transmutation, telekinesis, teleportation, time manipulation, and much more. Having just one of these abilities would be an absolute thrill. Imagine being a superhero who has all these!
But, Would It Be Worth It?
So, now comes the serious part. When the topic of having a superpower is discussed, we immediately go into an imagination mode where we visualize all the cool things we would be able to do with such powers.
But if you think about it more carefully, and consider the reality of such a weight on your shoulders, then the veil of superficial pleasure is lifted. You see, with great power comes great responsibility.
It would be so easy to misuse your powers into getting whatever you wanted and if you have even a shred of impurity in you (as most humans do), those powers could quickly corrupt you. There is another saying which is appropriate here. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Even if you manage to subside the negative tendencies of the human mind, you would feel obligated to help mankind with your abilities. If you don’t, your power would start to feel meaningless after a certain amount of time. Yes, after some time, even the unimaginable pleasures start to become tasteless.
This is why, the superhero genre often portrays the kind of internal fight that rages within the superheroes where they must overcome the most important fight, the fight within, in order to justify holding their powers.
I think, what I am trying to say is, would the gravity of being a superhero be worth it or living simple lives like we are today seem more alluring to such a being? We might never know.