I can't say for sure whether its treatment of Hindu
gods as superheroes is as offensive as it might seem to some (I'm guessing not, with Disney and Pixar behind it).
Not exact matches
This is a show, after all, that once painted
God as a gap - toothed rhinoceros - monkey, portrays Satan
as a simpering milquetoast and regularly features Jesus
as a
superhero - the kind who's not afraid to ignore the peaceful teachings of the Sermon on the Mount to smite his opponents.
We should imagine ourselves not
as genetically enhanced
superheroes or congealed stardust, but
as the stuff from which
God became incarnate among us.
I'm not incredibly familiar with Warner Bros.» line of DC animated films, but they seem to do well and, at the very least, keep things interesting by introducing twists on the
superheroes as in
Gods and Monsters.
Teaser trailers have revealed that this modernized interpretation of the Superman origin and mythos will include some deep, probing questions about what it is to live
as a
god - like orphan on an alien world; however, we've seen little to no action from this
Superhero blockbuster.
Thor Rated PG - 13 for sequences of intense sci - fi action and violence Available on Blu - ray 3D, Blu - ray and DVD Marvel
superhero Thor is a
god who is cast to Earth by his father, Odin, and forced to live there
as a mortal until he learns the valuable lesson his father wishes to teach him.
The promotional materials for Thor: Ragnarok continue to give us pretty much everything we could want from a
superhero movie about alien space - Norse
gods duking it out: Jeff Goldblum being hammy, Hulk punching giant wolves and fire giants, and Chris Hemsworth affably goofing his way through another turn
as the...
... There's less than two weeks to go until Thor: Ragnarok begins its international roll out, and if early tracking is to be believed, the
God of Thunder's third solo outing is tracking a domestic opening weekend of between $ 100 and $ 110 million, which would put it comfortably ahead of the first two Thor movies,
as well
as putting it ahead of rival 2017
superhero movies Logan ($ 88.4 million) and Wonder Woman ($ 103.3 million).
The billionaire rival of Superman is presented
as a Nabokov - quoting psychopath who does bad things because he's the villain of a
superhero movie, not because the film actually establishes him
as having a reason to beyond some vague daddy issues and a grudge against
God.
However, none of those managed to replicate the success of the year's first
superhero offering, Thor, which grossed almost $ 450 million and featured a star - making turn from Chris Hemsworth
as the
God of Thunder.
Entertainment Weekly has a series of photos from this fall's
superhero movie, including shots of Tessa Thompson (
as Valkyrie), Cate Blanchett (Hela) Jeff Goldblum (Grandmaster) and Tom Hiddleston (reprising his role
as Loki) alongside Chris Hemsworth
as the
god of thunder.
The upcoming film brings together
superheroes Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), The Flash (Miller), Cyborg (Fisher), and Aquaman (Momoa)
as they band together to save the world from a tyrannical
god named Darkseid.
The movie's got the «
god» part down: Batman, Superman, and the debuting Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot, a delightfully entertaining ass - kicker) come across
as all - powerful goliaths, striking the most epic
superhero poses this critic has ever seen (Snyder's signature slo - mo, while
as excessively implemented
as ever, lends itself to characters of this magnitude).
With a humbling visual design bereft oflacking the usual
superhero accoutrement in favor of a simple but iconic chromed exterior and his surfboard, visually the Silver Surfer has more in common with Greek
gods as seen in ancient sculpture than the four - color
superheroes that he shares the comics shelves with.
Elise is a spiritual
superhero, dependent upon
God, and confused
as Hell.
DC's New 52, DC Second Wave, Legends of the
Superheroes, Green Lantern Comes Out
as Gay, Iron Man 3, Injustice:
Gods Among Us, The Avengers 10 - Disc Blu - ray
Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced that
superhero Green Arrow will feature
as a playable character in their upcoming title, Injustice:
Gods Among Us.
Injustice:
Gods Among Us is currently slated for a 2013 release on PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. With a character roster said to be at least
as large
as Mortal Kombat, what DC
superheroes and villains do you think should be in the game?
For several years her work has consisted of synchromystic, genre - mixing adventures where 80 «s rock stars and personalities such
as Adam Ant, Gary Numan, Siouxsie Sioux and Malcolm McLaren have been portrayed
as superheroes, arch-villains, revolutionaries, space travelers and Lovecraftian
gods.