I know not every superhero story is the same, but I feel like recent superhero media has moved away from showing heroes actually saving people. Even vigilantes like Batman and Daredevil rescue civilians—they’re not just crime fighters. Superheroes may not be realistic, but they’ve always prioritized saving lives.
That’s one reason I like The Flash on the CW—it balanced both saving people and crime fighting, even if the crime-fighting usually came first. Superman & Lois does this even better. Almost every episode shows Superman stopping disasters or accidents, not just punching villains.
Superheroes aren’t just super-powered cops, soldiers, or secret agents. They should also be part-time super-firefighters. Shows like 9-1-1 and Chicago Fire make me wish we had more of those rescue scenes—but with superheroes. Not every episode has to be about saving the whole city.
THIS, EXACTLY THIS.
I find it strange to call today’s supers “heroes” when the least they do is help others. They look more like guys with superpowers beating each other up, more like Japanese Shonen than anything else (mind you, I like Shonen, but there’s a limit).
That’s why I love that in The Batman (2022) the climax is seeing Batman saving civilians, the same with James Gunn’s Superman.
I WANT TO SEE MORE SUPERHEROES BEING HEROIC, DAMN IT.
I recently watched that Superman movie and liked it. I couldn’t figure out exactly why, but I think it is because he’s helping others.
I was a bit hesitant prior because of MCU fatigue, but I’m glad I watched it. MCU ended for me at whenever Thanos was truly defeated. I can’t even remember the movie.
*Shonen. That is all.
Isn’t it shounen?
It’s 少年. How you want to transliterate that into our alphabet is open to interpretation.
It’s both, and also shōnen, it’s got several recognized romanizations
The correct transliteration of the Japanese word would be shounen, but as an English loanword both are in use.
Ahhh, I see
Fair. Done.