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Voltron Headed For The Big Screen
An anonymous reader writes "Following the success of the Transformers movie, Hollywood is preparing to make another live-action film featuring giant robots from the 1980s: 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe'. The script, by Justin Marks, is described as '...a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico. Five ragtag survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth's invaders.' Let's go, Voltron force!"
Comic books movies are embarrassing. Comic books are for children and we aren't children. To tell people that we really like comic book movies, such a Superman, Batman, X-Men, Transformers, is to tell people that you are still a child in your cultural development. Not as in 'child-like', but in 'retarded'. This is not a good thing.
Literature, and movies are in that category, is a very advanced and complex field. Comic books in terms of imagery , plot, character development, etc... is at the very bottom of the hierarchy of literature. Admitting to other people from other cultures that you're a great fan of comic books and comic book movies and then attempting to justify them as 'serious art' makes you the equivalent of being the guy at a major programmer's convention who tries to get people to take Turtle LOGO seriously.
Now before you start to flame me or boot me down to -2 Score, just a short word. This is simply a warning to people who usually don't interact in the non-tech world. If you actually are a serious fan of comic books and comic book movies, keep it quiet. Be quite discreet. This same advice goes out to the guy who still thinks that Turtle LOGO is a serious programming language.
Expand your perspective. Start by asking non-tech smart people, assuming that you know any, why they don't like comic book movies, and, more importantly, what they do like. Ask them to make copies for you if the movies are on DVD (show them how to do it); pick up fiction books and CD's from the library (reserve them by computer if you don't see them on the shelves). Even if you just watch a few minutes or only read a few pages, it is an exposure. Eventually something will grab you. Allow me to suggest crime novels by James Lee Burke (and his daughter Alifair), movies like August Moon by Roman Polanski, and CDs by Brian Eno, Paul Simon, and Steve Roach.