That’s right movie fans. Marvel studios highly anticipated The Avengers, is coming out this FRIDAY!!! It’s been almost four years in the
making and it’s finally here. To say I’m excited is an understatement. Every
trailer for this film just gets better and better. I daresay I’m more excited
to see this than I am Batman: The Dark
Knight Rises. I know…that’s crazy talk.
But it’s the truth. Anyways, while I love the heroes that will appear in
The Avengers, they are not the ones
that I’d include in my own “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” team. So this weeks Top
5 will feature the five marvel superheroes that I would put on my own personal
Avengers squad. (Jeez, I am such a dork!)
Number 5
Peter
Parker/Spiderman
Spiderman
is different than any other superhero; not only because of his powers, but also
because of his personality.
We’ll start
with his powers. Spiderman doesn’t fly. He swings like a modern day Tarzan,
through the urban jungle of New York (which is really the only city in the
world where he could use that power. If he lived in De Moines, Spiderman would
be nothing more than a gymnastic instructor at the YMCA.)
He’s
strong, but not SUPER strong. He’s wiry, and sometimes even a little feminine
in his posture.
But all
these things are what make Spiderman great. He’s different than the stereotypical
hero. This is more evident in his personality. Spiderman never really wanted to
be a hero. He wanted to be a Mexican wrestler like Nacho Libre and make a
little money. And let’s face it, that made him more relatable. Because in “real
life” you know that would be the first thing any of us would think:
“I have
super powers. Sweet. How can I use it to make money!”
We ARE
Americans after all.
Spiderman
is constantly questioning himself and his abilities. He’s not a man. He’s a
kid. And like all kids he’s just trying to figure life out. His powers
complicate those insecurities, rather than simplify them. Spiderman is the
closest thing there is to a “relatable” superhero. The other kids make fun of
him at school, he’s a nerd, he’s an orphan, he’s weak emotionally, and he’s
just trying to make sense out of life. Our hearts really go out to him.
So, even
though he would be utterly useless in any other city than New York, he’s still
badass enough to earn the Number 5 spot on my list.
But I want
to know your THOUGHTS…
Have you
seen the trailer for the new Spiderman movie? What do you think? Comment below
and let me know.
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Come back
tomorrow for Number 4….
