A few weeks ago I saw the movie Kick-Ass. One of the best movies I've seen in years, and no it's just because a little girl was beating the crap out of guys with her knives while simultaneously cursing them out. The visuals effects, the music, the acting and story line were all superb.
I won't spoil it for those of you that haven't seen it, but the basic plot line is that an everyday dork wonders why no one has ever decided to be a vigilante after reading all these comic books. He takes it upon himself to do so, and gets his ass kicked first. But later, as these things tend to go, he ends up saving the day.
It got me thinking, if he could be a hero why not me? Ok, yes I realize this is real life and that was a movie. But there are people who train in martial arts and do things with their bodies we'd never imagine possible every day. I'm not saying I want to try flying, I'd end up flatter than the pancakes they serve in the dining halls at my school. But am I really the only one who has fantasized about this?
Recently, when one of my friend's purses went missing my first reaction wasn't to notify the school's lost and found, no...it was to find the bastard who took it and give him a beating while wearing oh so trendy spandex! I was going to learn park-our and train with my friends on sword team to learn some weapon skills so I could smite my enemies with my bow staff. I'm not crazy, I'd never act on this obviously. But the movie did bring up a good point: with all the crazy people out there, you'd think one of them would put on a mask and go ape shit.
Maybe this blog is just an excuse for me to live out the dream a little bit. Or maybe it's just an excuse to procrastinate the academic papers I should be writing.
Until next time,
I'm just your friendly neighborhood bloggerman
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I'd be a liar if I didn't admit to the thought of becoming a superhero having crossed my mind a few times. While I don't necessarily see the need for spandex and other snazzy outfits (XD) I can totally see the need to perhaps learn some sort of form of martial arts. I mean, I would feel completely and utterly useless if the best I could do for a friend who needed my help was yell, "hang in there, I'm going to call someone to come help." =/
ReplyDelete....maybe I'm thinking about this too much. XD
Thinking about it too much is the way to go, sometimes I think people don't question things/think about things deep enough. Also yeah I've been thinking myself a lot lately about the need to learn some sort of martial art.
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