Amazing Heroes of the Cenema
... special abilities, and the cinematographic styles of these movies. Although both characters are superheroes, Batman and Spiderman are entirely different, especially behind the masks they wear. Batman’s true identity is that of Bruce Wayne, a self-made millionaire who controls Wayne Enterprises. Wayne is a deeply self-controlled man in his mid-thirties who interacts with his fellow man from an aloof stance. Batman has the utmost confidence in himself and his actions. The superhero Spiderman is entirely the opposite. His true name is Peter Parker, a struggling youth, who is experiencing the challenges of college, employment, and financial problems. Parker’s character is constantly frustrated as he risks his life for strangers while struggling just to make ends meet. Peter Parker is played as an emotional person who is never at peace with his place in life. The secret of being Spiderman does nothing to calm the problems closest to his heart. The special talents that make Batman and Spiderman superheroes are polar opposites of each other. Batman has given years training in various styles of martial arts to enable him with the incredible fighting skills he possesses. The tools Batman uses to battle crime are purely of his own creation. Similar to the James Bond series, the belt he wears around his waist carries a grappling hook, knockout gas, underwater oxygen mask, and the boomerang known as the “Batarang.” Spiderman, later gaining the title of man without fear, begins the movie as the stereotypical “bookworm” who is abused by several of his classmates. Only after an encounter with a radioactive spider, which gives him superhuman strength overnight, does he become a superhero. Throughout the film series, Spiderman finds himself trying to understand the powers he has unexpectedly acquired. The cinematographic styles of Batman and Spiderman are created in completely different formats. Batman is filmed in a atmosphere that is close to crime movies in the early fifties. The cities are portrayed as dark and ominous, with an emphasis on fear and corruption running rampant. This is used to show the audience how ...