Timeline for Why have most Superhero movies ditched the "Secret Identity"?
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| Dec 3, 2019 at 10:36 | history | edited | Paul D. Waite | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 9, 2016 at 21:53 | comment | added | Rand al'Thor♦ | @Wildcard Because his comment was originally an answer before I converted it. | |
| May 9, 2016 at 8:21 | comment | added | Wildcard | @bobsmith, how is it that you can comment with 1 rep?? | |
| May 9, 2016 at 3:00 | comment | added | JesseTG | Possibly of interest: worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/39746/… | |
| May 7, 2016 at 20:29 | answer | added | Thorsten S. | timeline score: 6 | |
| May 7, 2016 at 1:39 | vote | accept | Ben | ||
| May 6, 2016 at 22:54 | history | protected | Rand al'Thor♦ | ||
| May 6, 2016 at 22:51 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @bobsmith The question isn't "why do superheroes have secret identities?", the question is "why don't superheroes use secret identities any more in movies?". As such, this doesn't attempt to answer the question. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 21:58 | comment | added | user65729 | The "secret identity" written into scripts of super heroes is, simply, a religious parallel. It is re-invoking the "man/ god" mythology of the Christ figure, who was a god that, somehow, was able to walk among mankind. He would, then, as needed, call upon his "super powers to save mankind" as needed. Comics, in so many ways, are nothing but a parallel of the mythology of gods, in particular, Christianity.... | |
| May 6, 2016 at 21:35 | comment | added | coblr | @KevinWorkman: Just saying that's what seems to be what most Marvel type movies are, some plot (which as OP points out having to protect identity used to add to), lots of endless action, overdone CGI. Sorry to put words in your mouth. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 20:22 | answer | added | 8protons | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 6, 2016 at 19:31 | comment | added | Kevin Workman | @fractalspawn Where did I say that's what's more interesting? You seem to be looking to debate points that I'm not making. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 19:15 | comment | added | coblr | @KevinWorkman: I'm not sure a lengthy fight scene between two characters for 10-15 minutes with all manner of destruction except for any on themselves counts as "more interesting things to see". Reminds me of Family Guy endless chicken fights. It's just filler because the story usually sucks. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 18:53 | comment | added | numaroth | For what it's worth, most Marvel superheroes don't bother with a secret identity in the comics either anymore. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 18:48 | comment | added | Kevin Workman | @DarrelHoffman Yep, that's why I said they're phasing out origin stories, not that they already had. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 18:34 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | @KevinWorkman - Phasing out origin stories? Every other MCU movie that's come out has been an origin story. In fact, there's pretty much only 3 kinds of MCU movies - origin stories, sequels, and crossovers. I can't think of a single one that just started out with the hero(es) already existing and not established in a previous movie. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 17:58 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSciFi/status/728645057847427076 | ||
| May 6, 2016 at 16:53 | comment | added | Kevin Workman | The same reason they're phasing out origin stories: we've seen it a million times before. There are much more interesting things to show on screen. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 13:18 | answer | added | Abulafia | timeline score: 24 | |
| May 6, 2016 at 9:57 | answer | added | Graham | timeline score: 30 | |
| May 6, 2016 at 4:33 | answer | added | FuzzyBoots | timeline score: 19 | |
| May 6, 2016 at 2:58 | history | edited | phantom42 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 6, 2016 at 2:55 | answer | added | phantom42 | timeline score: 74 | |
| May 6, 2016 at 2:34 | history | asked | Ben | CC BY-SA 3.0 |