So, on the way home from Aspen Grove today, Aaron and I heard Dianne Reams (I spell it like it sounds) talking about the issue between the media and the federal government. It made me think aout the press and it's role in the US. And THEN I started to think about how Spiderman and Superman storylines both have the media/press playing a big role. I think comics are interesting because they make definite political statements and it is almost like they can get away with saying what others can't (because very few take them seriously). So, I am interested to hear what you guys think tose two comic plotlines say about the role of the press-what they have in common, why they differ, etc. And I think it would be fun to have questions like this occasionally.
-Emily
Thursday, July 06, 2006
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Emily-
i don't think that the media plays as big a role in Superman comics as in Spiderman. in Superman, it just seems to be a tool so that Clark knows what's going on in the world and where he's needed. it also seems to be an environment that makes Clark look all the more awkward and out of place.
Spiderman, however is a different story. Stan Lee must really hate the media. it's interesting to me that he would allow movies to be made when it seems he thinks that media is evil. the way that the editor of the paper is portrayed is ridiculous. he's callous and horrible and he picked one point of view (Spiderman is a menace) and he refuses to let go of it. he will do anything he can to sell papers. even if it means turning a hero into a villian. (by the way, the next movie looks really cool.)
i think that no matter where you go, people will inject their political views into their work. take the x-files for example. (since that's all i've been watching lately) they do these shows about the military and how evil it is. if you're an officer in the military, you are corrupted, mean, and manipulative. you have your own agenda and it's not in the best interest of the country. there has only been one man in the military who you could even like and horrible things happened to him. it's not hard to imagine how creator Chris Carter feels about our military. but then he'll do these semi-religious shows and you don't know whether he believes in God or not. maybe he's not sure if he does either.
anyway, i don't know if that answered your question or not but there it is.
love,
ashley
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