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This is an interesting topic. It's certainly a lot of food for thought. I'm still mulling over the original question because there is a lot to think about. From a psychological perspective, it's human nature to want the quick fix for our problems. A superhero is a "quick fix" in some ways because someone else has to do the dirty work of sorting through moral ambiguity and always doing the right thing.
When I think of the "super hero" model, I think of how super hero shows (including BoTP) were presented to us when we were kids. There was rarely, if ever, any moral ambiguity. Right was right and wrong was wrong and there was no gray area. This is how we, as humans, want life to work. We want the easy solution because having it means that we don't have to face our own demons or other things about us that cause us pain.
One of the biggest reasons, for me personally, why Gatchaman (the original) appeals to me more than BoTP does, is that there is ambiguity and that the "heroes" are allowed to have flaws and make mistakes (and thusly, have to suffer the consequences of their decisions). I can relate to them when I see their flaws. Plus the psych major and psychology geek in me is fascinated by what makes people act the way they do.
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Hey guys! Hope you don't mind if I join in the conversation with a few little thoughts --
With the original question, why do we like superheroes so much, it is partly what everyone has already mentioned, but also because we like to picture ourselves in their places -- we are living vicariously through them. We like to think that, if called upon, we would -- or could, with the right superpowers -- do all of the awesome things they do and save the world. I mean, that beats the boring old 9-to-5 desk job, right?
As to the ISO, well, it is a little odd that a scientific organization would have a better military than the U.N., but since they are backed by President Anderson, what they are doing isn't exactly breaking any laws. Obviously, everyone knows what they're doing if they always call them in!
Plus, originally, if I understand correctly, the ISO's original purpose was to promote world peace and sustainability through the Mantle Project. The Science Ninja Team came into being to find Galactor headquarters and basically use their ninja skills to take back whatever Galactor tried to steal from them. Not exactly military maneuvers, but then as things progressed, Galactor got increasingly violent and the team had no choice but to either step up or let others take over, hence the whole team getting their personal vehicles armed and they stopped the whole "ask for permission to hit the shiny red button" thing.
As for me, personally, I like the superhero idea -- and ideal -- because they are what I would like to be -- someone strong, powerful, and can hold my own in a fight. Maybe some day ....
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Becky Rock
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quote: | Originally posted by RIgirl
Hey guys! Hope you don't mind if I join in the conversation with a few little thoughts --
With the original question, why do we like superheroes so much, it is partly what everyone has already mentioned, but also because we like to picture ourselves in their places -- we are living vicariously through them. We like to think that, if called upon, we would -- or could, with the right superpowers -- do all of the awesome things they do and save the world. I mean, that beats the boring old 9-to-5 desk job, right?
As to the ISO, well, it is a little odd that a scientific organization would have a better military than the U.N., but since they are backed by President Anderson, what they are doing isn't exactly breaking any laws. Obviously, everyone knows what they're doing if they always call them in!
Plus, originally, if I understand correctly, the ISO's original purpose was to promote world peace and sustainability through the Mantle Project. The Science Ninja Team came into being to find Galactor headquarters and basically use their ninja skills to take back whatever Galactor tried to steal from them. Not exactly military maneuvers, but then as things progressed, Galactor got increasingly violent and the team had no choice but to either step up or let others take over, hence the whole team getting their personal vehicles armed and they stopped the whole "ask for permission to hit the shiny red button" thing.
As for me, personally, I like the superhero idea -- and ideal -- because they are what I would like to be -- someone strong, powerful, and can hold my own in a fight. Maybe some day .... |
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You have a point, RI. I think at some point in our childhoods we all pretended to be a superhero. Each of us may have had a different reason for doing so, but maybe our tie to them started really early in our lives and now takes us back to simpler times to escape the horror in the world at times.
We know there were several occasions where Joe didn't bother to ask for permission to use the big red button.
I don't remember if this was in the Turtle King Gatch episode, but I seem to remember someone in the BoTP version mentioning it wasn't the team's first time going up against Spectra.
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