Why does the Avengers matter!

Many people who are not fans of the comic movie/ comic TV movement don’t understand what the big deal is. I spoke to a couple of friends of mine and they said “I really don’t get why these movies pull in so many fan. I mean its just comic books”.

I first asked, “Well did you watch any of the movies?” They answered no, I replied well there is your problem right there.

So I took it upon myself to have them watch Iron Man 1,2 &3 as well as Thor 1 & 2 with my friends. Than for the final movie we watched Avengers movie and all 3 of them looked at me and I seen it too. They understood why these movies were as popular as they were.

To explain what I’m talking about we first have to look at the origin of the comic book stories. These stories are about super heroes and defeating bad guys, but there is a deeper meaning because these stories plays on the emotions of regular people like me and you. We tend to look at our own problems and hide them from the world. What comics do is show us that were not the only ones with these issues, and sometimes shows us the solution to these problems.

Now we understand the story behind the story, lets look at the fantasy brought to life aspect of it all. When we read a book we are placing ourselves in a world that’s created from our imagination, but when you can go to movies and see 5 heroes you read about as real people it becomes so much more then just a movie. It is almost like watching someone you know do these things. You forget they are actors because it was something you read about and now something you see happening.

The power of story amazes us because it touches its something we can relate too. Someone took the time to develop this character with flaws as well as good qualities. It’s us in story form. Maybe not us physically but us emotionally.