Thursday 27 August 2009



Why Batman is the greatest superhero…Part 2

I think Batman is loved by many because he is a dark and complicated character. He is not a boy scout like Superman, he will break the rules in order to get to the truth, but he will not kill. He works in the shadows and does not look for fame and glory. For him, Bruce Wayne is the act and Batman is who he really is.

Batman is a character with many different complex issues; one could say he’s a schizophrenic. There are two very different personalities that he embodies; one is Bruce Wayne the millionaire playboy who goes around buying expensive sports cars, buying things that aren’t for sale and dating supermodels. The other is this dark avenger of the night who instils fear in criminals and most normal people are afraid of him, he tries to bring justice to an unjust world.

One of the reasons why he is so loved even more than characters like Superman, is because he is damaged, and that shows to us that he is just a man, maybe will love him so much because we all aspire to have the will and determination of Batman.

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Why Batman is the greatest superhero

Out of all the superhereros, I got to admit that Batman is the most be loved and admired.
Batman is just that, a man dressed up like a bat, but he represents what we are capable of doing with the right motivation ( and money!) He is just a man, but a man who is so determined that he makes himself into something that is more, and through this he is “Super”.

He used all the anger and sadness from this tragedy and he makes sure no one will ever go through it. through sheer determination he made himself stronger, faster and smarter than the average Joe. He is so smart and demands so much respect that even Superman is scared of him! Now this is a man who is faster than bullet and even he’s scared of “ The Bat”.

Yes Batman has loads of gadgets, but he does not rely on them to get him out of tough situations, he relies on his mind and ability to adapt to different situations. In my humble opinion the reason that Batman will always be top is because he shows that we all have the ability to change the world because we all posses something super…our minds.


To be continued….

Sunday 9 August 2009

The death of Jack Bauer?






Any one who followed Twenty Four from season 1 will all admit that watching season 7 was seeing an empty shell of the man know as Jack Bauer. In the previous seasons you saw a man struggling with guilt and remorse for what he had to do and what he had done in the past for his country, he never actually had to take five minutes out to explain how he was feeling or force morality onto us. It all seemed so forced and so badly acted I needed a vomit bucket before each episode!! The only reason I watched it was because I was a loyal fan and I assumed it would get better.

To my complete surprise it just got worse, they thought that just by sticking lots of action, plot twists and bringing Tony back were going to make it okay. It didn’t work. The seasons before always had action and twists, but they had a good degree of intelligence and not to mention better acting! In S7 I didn’t care if the President got killed or Jack died, you had no emotional investment at all. The Seasons before had great character development, it would have been hard not to feel for them, whether it was the annoying boss George Mason or the CTU director Ryan Chappell, when their time had run out , you would actually shed a tear for them!

The previous seasons would always have this moment when you thought the danger had past, when actually it hadn’t. Now in S7 they must have done this about 5 or 6 times, and I got to tell you it was annoying to say the least! Not to mention all the scene with big speeches about how America is the high point of morality and how torture is bad, it just made me very angry, it was as if they thought the audience were unable to think for them selves, it was just plain insulting! Where the previous season would have subtle references to real life and morale dilemmas, this was as subtle as getting hit in the face with a frying pan!!!!


And the fact that even after the White House had been under attack and the President’s daughter was going to get killed, they all still objected to Jack’s methods!! This was like the low calories version of Twenty Four, is accessible for idiots, because I cannot seriously believe that a fan of the previous seasons would enjoy this. Twenty Four was famous for having controversial issues and playing against convention, like his wife dying in the first season and having a black President; this seemed more like Twenty Four for dummies! I wish they would just let Jack die with some dignity but it doesn’t look like that will happen. He might die, but not with dignity!
Serie A has returned! But….

It is only available to people who can afford to pay for it. When I heard that Italian football was returning to UK television, I was ecstatic, but that was soon dashed by the cruel realisation that to have the channel you have to pay an extra charge.

I’m serious, how much more money does this industry have to take from us? The tickets are at outrageous prices, they make a fortune from replica shirt and other merchandise sales and they know how loyal the football fans are so they can milk that for a while, now why in God’s name do they have to take this away from the poor people who can’t afford to see their team live?

Now maybe you’re thinking that if I was such a loyal fan I would do anything to see them play, even pay the ridiculous monthly bill. But I happen to be a person of limited finances, as I’m guessing a lot of other people are following the credit crunch!
This is capitalism at it’s peak!!