#tragedy is so good so applicable to the superhero genre but no1 wants to do it the way it ought to be done….. | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

velociraptorsaurusrex · 2 years

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the tragedy inherent to the superhero genre is extremely compelling it’s just that comic/film/tv creators these days fundamentally misunderstand what that inherent tragedy IS… where it comes from, why it’s interesting, what to do with it… they don’t get it & ultimately ofc most of them don’t really care.

#i am ofc thinking abt bruce 1st n foremost AS USUAL.#and bruce & jason obviously…#tragedy is so good so applicable to the superhero genre but no1 wants to do it the way it ought to be done…..#Batman is a tragic figure his whole life is a tragedy.#he’s out there fighting anyway though bc despite it all he believes in goodness & in a better future #EVEN THOUGH it will not only ultimately result in his demise/general downward spiral but is ALREADY actively causing problems #his relationships with his kids... bruce & dick are tragedy bruce & jason are especially tragedy bruce & tim are tragedy. etc #in general bruce as a dad is tragedy.#it’s about. fighting to make a better world. or fighting to be a parent. and believing in goodness & being kind and continuing on #when it has and does and will continue to result in more trauma and failure #but putting in the work anyway.#loving someone so much but not being able to fix/support a ‘real’ or healthy relationship bc of your circumstances.#which in many ways cannot be changed objectively but in just as many ways cannot be changed out of one’s own choices #doomed as a hero because the very fight you choose & believe in is what will kill/otherwise destroy you/your quality of life/relationships.#things which you could never have in the first place bc you were always going to end up in the fight/traumatized anyway.#relationships which are doomed only because of how deep the love runs.#this is not like super coherent. but do you get me here. do you understand.#HAL AND PARALLAX AND SPECTRE ALSO DONT THINK I FORGOT ABOUT THAT #AND CAROL.#it’s 1:30 am #dc

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