Movies
The inspiration of this unit comes from the influence that in recent years there has been a flood of Hollywood movies that are based on comic book superheroes. There have been big budget movies dating back to 1978's Superman - The Movie starring Christopher Reeve. In the early and mid 90's the Batman movies began to emerge, which were also huge hits. There have been gaps between these movies until recently. From 2006 to 2008 there were no fewer than seven big budget movies that were live action accounts of classic comic book superheroes. A brief list of these movies includes: X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2008), Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man (2008), and The Dark Knight (2008). Young kids of today are very versed in the idea and story of these superheroes, thanks to the blockbuster movies. Using these characters and subsequently the comics that originated them should be an easy transition for students. It is always easier to start with something familiar in order to launch into something more complex. In addition, there are many superhero movies slated for production in coming years, so this phenomenon does not seem to be ending any time soon. Upon looking at movies for production for Paramount Pictures the following titles are in the works: Nick Fury (2010), Ant Man (2010), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), The First Avenger: Captain America (2011), Doctor Strange (2012), and The Avengers (2012).
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