Reluctant Heroics

I finally got to see Hancock last night, and enjoyed it. It was a bit cheesy at times, but still fun overall. I thought the "twist" was a bit predictable, but the friend who watched it with me said she didn't see it coming. (I thought it was given away in an earlier shot.)

I did enjoy the development on the idea of the lonely hero, the isolation of greatness... whatever you want to call it. It's one of those themes that is often explored in superhero stories, and it is a fun one. I really liked the connection, made overt in one comment, between the superhero and similar characters from older mythologies. But the real fun in the movie came via the reluctant nature of the heroics we witnessed. Will Smith pulled his role off beautifully (as always).

One thing I didn't quite like was how the end seemed a little slapped together. How did the "bad guy" suddenly know so much about Hancock's identity and all? That was a little off, but otherwise, I did enjoy the show.


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Barry Bonds, tarnishing the name hero?

The whole notion of heroism is one that is of interest to me. I found this discussion about Barry Bonds to be very intriguing, in light of that.

And I must say that I couldn't agree with this more than I do. It is indeed a shame to think of him holding this most honored of records.

I can hardly wait for A-Rod to make him a memory that will fade into the shadows.

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Do We, in fact, Need Another Hero?

It seems my main blog site might be about to give up the ghost, as the site is down more than up these days. I'll be transferring lots of posts over to my other blogs from that one. This is one of those.

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I've not yet stopped thinking about my recent rereadings of Thoreau's Civil Disobedience. I posted here on some thoughts prompted by the synchronicity of reading Thoreau while being subject to new airline restrictions, and how this might relate to the question of one's civil rights. It has led me to a continued consideration of the question of the heroic.

The rest of this post has been moved to its new home at HubPages

-- sorry for the inconvenience --

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More reflections on the hero, the heroic and heroism

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