http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/07/why-do-supervillains-fascinate-us/
Read the article and comment on what perspective you agree with in regards to America's fascination with supervillains.
Your comments are due by Monday, September 16 at 5pm.
Why Do Supervillains Fascinate Us? A Psychological Perspective
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/07/why-do-supervillains-fascinate-us/ Read the article and comment on what perspective you agree with in regards to America's fascination with supervillains. Your comments are due by Monday, September 16 at 5pm.
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Isabel Barbosa
9/16/2013 06:26:24 am
Supervillians fascinate us through movies, comics, etc. They seem to fascinate us by the way they make us feel and what they show us through their character. People think that these supervillians help them because they show them what they can do which can help people in their day to day life. These things include: confrontation, fulfillment, needs, and conditioning like the article says. Supervillians don't need help with these things so people tend to look up to them. The fascination some have with supervillians could also be a bad thing because they could think and aspire to be like them and what the villians do is not very realistic most of the time. The fascination could be good or bad depending on the the psychological perspective.
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Heather Hervieux
9/16/2013 07:35:26 am
Supervillians fascinate us in many ways, whether it be from a movie or from a comic book. The reason they fascinate us is because they can do things we shouldn't do, which asks the question, why do they do it? For example, the man that shot up the movie theatre in Colorado should not have done what he did, and because he did it, everybody wants to know why. Another reason supervillians fascinate us is because they seem invincible, like nothing can touch them. They are not the kind of people that are scared of the bully, or has no friends, they are the kind of people that seems as if they are on top of the world. There are many different psychological views on whether looking up to supervilians is good or bad for us, but even if they are bad, it may not stop people from still looking up to them.
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Chris Leclaire
9/16/2013 08:37:34 am
There are many ways supervillians fascinate us. Now a days they fascinate us mostly through movies but when we were younger they use to fascinate us through comic books, toys, and more. They do this because they can do super natural things such as fly, run through buildings, ect. Some people, especially younger kids look up to them very much. They want to be just like them when they grow up... which we all know now isn't realistic. Little kids could try and do something they do and hurt themselves because they don't know any better. The fascination can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on who and how they are fascinated in that supervillian.
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Alexia Cosme
9/16/2013 10:36:43 am
Supervillians are able to fascinate humans through many different ways. They're found in comic strips, toys, and even the latest movies; subconsciously surrounding and captivating us. Humans are fascinated by these characters because they obtain characteristics that we could never have. Supervillians are able to fly, lazer beam with their eyes, run super fast, etc. All these traits that supervillians have, catch the human eye because they are abnormal and unrealistic. We are so attracted to these things because we always want what we do not have; whether it be power, knowledge, freedom or possible 'payback'. Ultimately we envy supervillians, therefore we become fascinated with them, wanting to secretly be them. Some psychological views claim being so captivated by supervillans can be unhealthy as we tend to become frustrated when certain events don't go as they "should"; but the truth is, we will always be fascinated by supervillians because they are exactly what we want to but can never be.
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Cody Foster
9/17/2013 05:34:35 am
Supervillians fascinate us for many reasons. They fascinate us because we think they are invincable, they are perfect, and they exemplify the perfect human being at points. We view them as invincable because nothing can hurt them and they can do what they want. Usually the supervillians are role models and thats why we want to become them and have some of their traits. We usually see them in movies, comics or on telivision!
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Valeriya Shaposhnik
9/17/2013 08:15:14 am
Supervillians fascinate us in many ways. One reason is that they have powers that a normal person doesn't have and use their power to defeated the super heros. People want to have those powers like be invisible,fly, have incredible strength etc... to get pay back on people who have hurt them like the artical mentioned. Also supervillinas fascinate because they are "prefect". Meaning that nothing can get in their way and not afaid to do anything.
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Nicole Facente
9/17/2013 10:35:25 am
Supervillians have always been entertainment for us as children, whether they were in movies, school, books or even toys, they've always fascinated us. Many of the reasons they fascinate us are purely because they do things that we cannot. Although they don't always use their powers for "good", the fact they have those abilities and they can use them in such amazing ways makes us curious, it intrigues us.
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Marissa Mancini
9/24/2013 12:46:21 am
Why Do Supervillains Fascinate Us? Read the article and comment on what perspective you agree with in regards to America's fascination with supervillains.
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Alexandrea B
9/29/2013 10:57:29 am
Superheroes do fascinate us in ways that I did not even know of. In one aspect, healthy confrontation with our "shadow selves" can unearth new strengths. We enjoy watching superheroes because they display personalities and actions that we may seek out ourselves, such as freedom, power, payback, they help us to face our fears in our minds and explore the unknown, aspects of ourselves that we never confronted before.
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