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American superhero culture
Since 1938,the two major US comic giants Marvel and DC have created more than 5000 superheroes.Superhero comics have become an integral part of American culture.
Each nation has its own unique culture, which is like a person's thought and behavior patterns.So different societies have different cultural patterns. Superhero comics reflect American social aesthetic characteristics and cultural representation,and the story behind the superhero is the spirit of the United States the core idea.
superman
Superman is a DC comic superhero, he is also the first superhero in history. He was born in the Krypton planet with the name of KarlAyer. Facing the destruction of the Krypton planet, his parents searched for the vast universe to find a new home - Earth.Then sent their baby to Earth . The spaceship crashed in Smallville, Kansas, where Karl was picked up by the farmer Kent. The Kent couple raised Superman and gave him a new name Clark Kent.As he grew up, Clark became a journalist for the Metropolis's Planet Daily. He has the innate ability and strong sense of justice and compassion.Always in times of crisis, he put on blue tights and red cloak, as the embodiment of Superman to save the world .
Captain America
Captain America’s real nam e is Steven Rogers. He once joined in an experiment and became a super hero. He always wears a uniform and takes a shield which is his weapon. Captain had experienced WW2, and defeated his enemy Red Skull.
During 1964, he joined the Avengers and became their leader.
The first American culture we will see is individualistic heroism. This can be seen in many American films.
Next is team work. In the films, Captain won’t fight alone. He likes fighting with his team members. In our real life, team work plays a very important role.
Iron man
“Iron man" adapt from"marvel comic" classic story, tells the story of industrialist and inventor Tony stark in a plot to kidnap, was forced to make the most dangerous weapons, but seriously injured, he secretly made a set of high-tech armor to protect themselves.Gradually ,he use the power to protect the world and who he loves.
here are 46 kinds of iron man armors since it begins. Each of them has different uses.
Individualistic heroism
The majority of superheroes are repeatedly tells a common theme: individual heroism. This kind of strong individual heroism in western literature can be traced back to the ancient Greek mythology.These all-powerful heroes,who rely on personal power to save the world has been widely respected in western culture , while the United States more than 200 years of history itself is a personal struggle with countless accumulation of personal history of heroes, personally to save others and self salvation has been a very important part in the culture of the United states
Hegemonism
USA has a strong overall national strength and is accustomed to use the identity of the world's police force to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and even use force to wage war, under the guise of "human rights" and "democracy". In many movies, Russia and China are its imaginary enemies.
Messianism
In almost every American superhero movies, the heroes are the saviors of the Earth.Because Christian faith is the mainstream of American culture. In Lincoln's Declaration of Independence that put forward universalism, and it gradually evolved into the Messianism - the United States must save the world.
Conclusion
No matter what form of art, it is the embodiment of culture.
American superhero movies only represent American values, but it can't reflect the attitude of the world.
What we need to do is to treate superhero as the entertainment.。