Weekly Analysis Week 5 - Assignment 5-1

Movies are a great outlet for everyone creative and non-creative people alike. Directors work hard each year to break the mold and the audience still demands more and more movies. Movies have so many formulas that people don’t usually notice them. Like love stories usually start with two people meeting and falling in love, usually a tragedy strikes and brings them closer together, something happens and they are apart for a while and then the movies ends with them back together happily ever after. A lot of older films and newer films all have a similar format. Not much has changed as far as movie formats go except the drama in the movies is usually much bigger now than before. Action/Adventure and Sci-fi movies like Superman and Spiderman have similar formulas. The original Superman movie with Christopher Reeves came out in 1976, while Spiderman came out in 2002 but has a similar format.
The format for these movies are very similar between Spiderman and Superman, because powers emerge, tragedy strikes, hero uses powers for good, villain emerges, love interest endangered, hero becomes angry, hero defeats villain. I believe I love both these movies so much because I too would love to have super powers and save the world. Spiderman summed it up best with the phrase “With great powers comes great responsibility.” This is a motto all superheroes must live with. It was the values taught in upbringing and the tragedy of a mentor that sparks both Spiderman and Superman to be good. With their powers they could have chosen to become evil but because they were taught values and know right from wrong they choose to be good and save the world.
Next time you watch a movie see if you can find the formula they use. I bet you’ll find more movies are similar in formula than you thought. Just as discovered between Superman and Spiderman.

References:
Arad, A., Bryce, I, Ziskin, L. (Producers), & Raimi, S. (Director). (2002). Spiderman [Motion Picture]. United States: Sony Pictures

Salkind, A. (Producer), & Hamlin, G. (Director). (1978). Superman [Motion Picture]. United States: Warner Brothers.

Assignment 5-2

Movie Formula's can sometimes be pretty similar. Take for example Spiderman (2002) and Superman (1976) there are over 25 years difference between the movies, yet their forumulas are pretty similar. They are both action/adventure and sci-fi movies. The format for these movies are very similar between Spiderman and Superman, because powers emerge, tragedy strikes, hero uses powers for good, villain emerges, love interest endangered, hero becomes angry, hero defeats villain. I believe I love both these movies so much because I too would love to have super powers and save the world. Spiderman summed it up best with the phrase “With great powers comes great responsibility.” This is a motto all superheroes must live with. It was the values taught in upbringing and the tragedy of a mentor that sparks both Spiderman and Superman to be good. With their powers they could have chosen to become evil but because they were taught values and know right from wrong they choose to be good and save the world.

References:

Arad, A., Bryce, I, Ziskin, L. (Producers), & Raimi, S. (Director). (2002). Spiderman [Motion Picture]. United States: Sony Pictures

Salkind, A. (Producer), & Hamlin, G. (Director). (1978). Superman [Motion Picture]. United States: Warner Brothers.