Hollywood and superheroes – in easy English
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intermediate English useful resource.
Why
is Hollywood fascinated by Superheroes ?
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There
have been a lot of films
about superheroes! Fabulous heroes like Superman, or Batman, or
Spiderman, have been widespread for the reason that first half of the
twentieth century, saving individuals and saving the world. If solely they have been actual ! As Coronavirus
strikes the entire world, we may do with just a few
superheroes to assist us get by.
Not
simply
Superman and
Batman…
Superman
and Batman are simply two superheroes out of many. We may
additionally embody Spiderman,
Marvel Girl, Robin Hood, James Bond, Zorro, Indiana Jones
and much more. They’re all roughly the identical particular person, in numerous
varieties. Some are prior to now, others within the current, others within the
future.
However why does Hollywood
superheroes? Is
it a query of cash? In fact; nevertheless it’s not solely cash.
Individuals have all the time
superheroes.
Lengthy earlier than
the primary Hollywood film, individuals cherished tales about superheroes.
Robin Hood has
a
widespread hero for over 600 years … and there
have been
others earlier than him.
The primary superheroes have been actual
individuals. However,
the tales about
have been usually
.
A few of the first European
superheroes have been Charlemagne
and Roland (Orlando). Mediaeval
writers and singers invented thrilling tales about these actual males,
simply as Hollywood
tales about tomorrow’s superheroes.
A thousand years
, individuals typically sat spherical
in darkish rooms within the night,
to the adventures of courageous
heroes. At the moment, we sit in a darkish room within the night,
the
adventures of the courageous Batman. The medium
is completely different, the know-how
modified …. however the individuals are actually
the identical.
Hollywood would not truly
invent
new superheroes. Superman, Choose Dredd, Batman and the
others
“existed” earlier than Hollywood found them. These three
all come from
magazines.
The primary Batman story got here out in 1939!
So Batman has now been defending the individuals of Gotham Metropolis for
80
years! There have been a number of Batman films, with completely different stars
Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale. How lengthy can
it final?
Superman is even
: he dates
from
about 1932 (the precise 12 months is just not
). Even Choose Dredd is a
acquainted determine; he first
in England in 1977.
Hollywood’s largest superheroes reside in
the longer term. That’s not
shocking. Hollywood has fallen in love
with particular results, and the longer term
nice spectacular particular
results. In addition to,
individuals at this time are frightened in regards to the future. Issues don’t
look
good; maybe we’ll want characters like Batman and Choose Dredd in
100 years’ time. Maybe we even want them at this time!
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Worksheet
Train:
Think about
you’ve got been speaking to Ben Affleck (who performs Batman in Justice League). How
did Ben reply your questions?.
YOU:
Is Batman Hollywood’s first celebrity?
BEN:
YOU: Who’s Batman ?
BEN:
YOU: Why do individuals love superheroes ?
BEN:
YOU: Did superheroes exist earlier than
Hollywood ?
BEN:
YOU: Are you Hollywood’s first Batman?
BEN:
YOU: Are superheroes all the time imaginary
individuals?
BEN:
YOU: Do you assume we’ll see extra
superheroes sooner or later?
BEN: