ENGL108A Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: San Diego Comic-Con, Cosplay, Halloween Costume
28 Sep 2017
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Either die a hero or live to see yourself become a villain. Bat(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:373)oralit(cid:455) is tested (cid:271)(cid:455) his (cid:862)o(cid:374)e rule(cid:863) The cost of decency: loses his legacy/reputation. So what is this film trying to say about heroism: heroism is not possible, har(cid:448)e(cid:455) de(cid:374)t"s supposed heroism that is actually a lie, bat(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s reputatio(cid:374) is s(cid:373)eared, (cid:374)o lo(cid:374)ger a (cid:862)hero(cid:863) The ordered universe: tolerate violence when it is expected (soldiers)/in the right circumstances. Burning down the jungle: burn down everything to achieve. Comic con: 1970s, san diego comic con (sdcc) What"s k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as a (cid:862)lo(cid:448)e(cid:373)ark(cid:863: able to see how much love a series or character is currently getting. Expression of adoration for character: attention to detail is a huge part of cosplay. Mccloud distinction between reality and representation is important. Trying to surface the representation of women in comics within our reality is problematic. Same desire to conflate representation and reality is empowered in technology.
