With great power comes great responsibility
Alex Saint
J.E Wolfson
Humanities C02
February 13, 2014
With great power comes great Responsibility
A hero is usually recognized as someone with great courage. Batman and Hulk choose to risk and sacrifice their lives for the greater good of humankind. Extraordinary acts of physical strength and courage, such as saving a stranger from a burning house or standing up to an armed criminal, are ways to show heroism. Although Batman Returns and The Incredible Hulk both examine the theme of heroism, the former does a better job of explaining social responsibility. The Incredible Hulk begins with Bruce Banner receiving treatment to keep the power of the Hulk inside him, with his longtime friend Betty Ross overlooking the experiment. For reasons unknown the experiment goes wrong and Banner transforms into the hulk he wishes to contain, a fight among scientists and a few guards foreseeing the event quickly flickers, ending with destruction of the lab and the Hulk, emerging as the victor of this. He soon notices Ross’ lifeless body thus forcing the Hulk to flee the destruction he didn’t mean to create. Time passes and Banner visits the hospital in which Ross is in, and finds her unconscious with several injuries. He soon sends word to an anonymous person named Mr. Blue that he received a plant; Mr. Blue Believes will cure Banner from the Hulk inside of him. But this attempt ends in ruin, with Mr. Blue requesting some of his blood, which Banner doesn’t agree to. Betty’s father who is a general in the military soon hears word that Banner is living in Brazil and orders troops to find him. A fight begins, and Banner is once again forced to leave his home and return to America, leaving soldiers horrifically wounded. Upon his arrival into the United States he is soon discovered by General Ross who contains Banner. Outraged by this, Banner transforms into the hulk and destroys many weapons used to control him. Banner escapes once again, and begins to search for Mr. Blue in
J.E Wolfson
Humanities C02
February 13, 2014
With great power comes great Responsibility
A hero is usually recognized as someone with great courage. Batman and Hulk choose to risk and sacrifice their lives for the greater good of humankind. Extraordinary acts of physical strength and courage, such as saving a stranger from a burning house or standing up to an armed criminal, are ways to show heroism. Although Batman Returns and The Incredible Hulk both examine the theme of heroism, the former does a better job of explaining social responsibility. The Incredible Hulk begins with Bruce Banner receiving treatment to keep the power of the Hulk inside him, with his longtime friend Betty Ross overlooking the experiment. For reasons unknown the experiment goes wrong and Banner transforms into the hulk he wishes to contain, a fight among scientists and a few guards foreseeing the event quickly flickers, ending with destruction of the lab and the Hulk, emerging as the victor of this. He soon notices Ross’ lifeless body thus forcing the Hulk to flee the destruction he didn’t mean to create. Time passes and Banner visits the hospital in which Ross is in, and finds her unconscious with several injuries. He soon sends word to an anonymous person named Mr. Blue that he received a plant; Mr. Blue Believes will cure Banner from the Hulk inside of him. But this attempt ends in ruin, with Mr. Blue requesting some of his blood, which Banner doesn’t agree to. Betty’s father who is a general in the military soon hears word that Banner is living in Brazil and orders troops to find him. A fight begins, and Banner is once again forced to leave his home and return to America, leaving soldiers horrifically wounded. Upon his arrival into the United States he is soon discovered by General Ross who contains Banner. Outraged by this, Banner transforms into the hulk and destroys many weapons used to control him. Banner escapes once again, and begins to search for Mr. Blue in