[UA] Mystery Men

[Liam Astley]

From: "James O'Rance" <jorance at hotmail.com>
Subject: [UA] (OT) Mystery Men (was Kevin Matchstick/Unbreakable *spoiler*)
>Captain Amazing *is* somebody who channels the hero without believing in
the
>archetype. That's a great example.

you can stick feathers up your arse but that doesn't make you a chicken...
i'd say that captain amazing is a bad example as he acts in a way that's
definitely unheroic, thus presumably breaking taboo. obviously in the film
he's not an avatar, and so can act any way he damn wants without worrying
about losing his powers. but i don't see how a "Hero" avatar in UA could get
away with acting like a "Villain".

>Mystery Men was a funny film, I thought; but better than that, it had the
>Disco Boys. Man, if I ever become a supervillain, I want disco henchmen.

i liked how the heroes were taking the piss out of them for not having
disco-related weapons. then got beaten up.


liam
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