Film Culture Commentary: In Defense of Superhero Movies

MM blows a kiss to Tom "Loki" Hiddleston.  Do read his very nice editorial about superhero narratives as meditations on being human.  Here's a bit of it:

"The Hulk is the perfect metaphor for our fear of anger; its destructive consequences, its consuming fire. There’s not a soul on this earth who hasn’t wanted to ‘Hulk smash’ something in their lives. And when the heat of rage cools, all that we are left with is shame and regret. Bruce Banner, the Hulk’s humble alter ego, is as appalled by his anger as we are."

Indeed.