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  • Essay / Rhetorical Analysis Kick-Ass: Extraordinary Beings...

    “Every comic book fan has dreamed of being a superhero,” says Mark Millar, creator of the Kick-Ass comic book in his interview. Millar addresses the superhero fantasies that the intended audience of the action comic and superhero film Kick-Ass sometimes marveled at (Multipleverses). Dave Lizewski, the main protagonist of Kick-Ass, has a dream similar to that of the comic book audience; he also wants to become a superhero. Dave is an average comic book fan who transforms into a superhero without the qualities that many iconic superheroes possess who follow superhero conventions, such as "extraordinary power, skills, and equipment" (Chopra ). The audience is able to connect more with Dave because of his realistic nature. Although Dave is a character with mundane abilities, he is still capable of becoming a hero who helps others; he does not let his humanist qualities stop him. Besides Dave's inner ambition to be a hero due to the glamor his comics create, he is also driven by his desire to help others. The passivity of most of the story's characters toward the violent world they live in forces not only Dave, but also Hit-Girl and Big Daddy to break the continuing cycle of indifference that people have toward each other. In an interview with Mathew Vaughn, the director of the film Kick-Ass, he mentions: “In this society that we live in, people don't help each other anymore. There was a time… often in the '60s, [that] if someone was being attacked, [others] would come and help them” (Empire). By making Dave, Big Daddy, and Hit-Girl realistic and distinctly different from the other characters and the comic, Vaughn makes an ethical comment through Kick-Ass that it doesn't take extraordinary beings to help others . The realistic aspect of the film I...... middle of paper ......be - Spread yourself. Multipleverses, April 15, 2010. Web. November 18, 2011. "Kick-Ass Matthew Vaughn - Director Producer Writer - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast yourself. Multipleverses, April 15, 2010. Web. November 18, 2011."KICK-ASS on set with Matthew Vaughn, part 1 - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.Empire, March 26, 2010. Web. November 18, 2011. "KICK-ASS on Set with Matthew Vaughn, Part 2 - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.Empire, March 26, 2010. Web. November 18, 2011. .Millar, Mark and John Jr. Romita. “Kick ass.” Comic strip. New York: Marvel, 2008. Print. Number 4. Millar, Mark and John Jr. Romita. “Kick ass.” Comic strip. New York: Marvel, 2008. Print issue 7