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The most absurd Superhero Origin in movie history

posted 10 years ago by bijinius
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So Matt, already a certified superhero by being one thousand percent virtuous, straight-A smart and (of course) completely photogenic, for some reason shows up to what he thinks is his dad's workplace (a work site that appears to be one of the most dangerous ever created, with sparks flying everywhere, a steady flux of massive vehicles that look interesting on camera, and, oh yeah - barrels and barrels of toxic whatever sludge right out in the open.

Matt speaks to the foreman, who claims Matt's father hasn't worked at the site in months. Matt walks less than a city block away at random, only to find his father trying to beat some money out of a chef or something. It truly is a small world after all. So Matt runs, of course, to where it is not at all clear. And then the magic happens, a forklift slices one of the many, many barrels 'o' ooze, and it sprays as if under pressure at Matt's eyes. ONLY his eyes. His model-like good looks are not even a bit damaged or otherwise at ALL changed.

Then those mean old bullies from the beginning attempt to fight Matt AGAIN - despite the fact Matt is now BLIND. Truly, these are some mean bullies.

P.S. it DOES contain one of the best quotes in any movie, ever, though. Matt's father walks into the room after his son has just first realized his...powers? anyway, his inability to see causes sound to create blue recreations of his surroundings. His father begins to say "I talked to your Doctor", but is cut off by Matt who says "I'm blind. I know." To which his father replies "How could you know?" - I mean, that is some Oscar-calibre stuff, there... hahhaha JESUS - "HOW could you KNOW?" !!! As if it were difficult for Matt to discern the fact that he's blind...!

What a dumb f--king STUPID-*beep* movie.

[–] Link6321 10 years ago

by bijinius » 8 hours ago (Tue May 5 2015 12:27:30)

P.S. it DOES contain one of the best quotes in any movie, ever, though. Matt's father walks into the room after his son has just first realized his...powers? anyway, his inability to see causes sound to create blue recreations of his surroundings. His father begins to say "I talked to your Doctor", but is cut off by Matt who says "I'm blind. I know." To which his father replies "How could you know?" - I mean, that is some Oscar-calibre stuff, there... hahhaha JESUS - "HOW could you KNOW?" !!! As if it were difficult for Matt to discern the fact that he's blind...!

The part of your post I didn't quote I do kind of understand. The movie had many coincidences that weren't really even coincidences, but just a cop-out way of establishing something in a few minutes.

However, this part right here. You realize his father doesn't know he acquired a "radar sense," right? You also realize that just because a patient's eyes are bandaged, that does not automatically mean they're blind, yeah? For example, when one receives a cornea transplant, that's what doctors do, they wrap the patient's eyes, and all they'll "see" is darkness. In normal situations, when eyes are bandaged, the only way a patient will really know if they've gone blind is if either the doctor tells them (with their eyes still bandaged), or when the bandage is taken off. Of course Jack would ask Matt how he knew he was most definitely blind.

[–] highwaystar50 10 years ago

OP, aren't most all superhero origins by definition and compared to real life, absurd?
KS

[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

OP, aren't most all superhero origins by definition and compared to real life, absurd?

Thanks! I was going to say exactly the same thing. The OP appears to be taking the whole super hero thing way too seriously.🐭

[–] BladePuppet 9 years ago

Compared to the comic book version of his origin it is not very good. The Netflix show does the origin spot on. It is naturally absurd, but the way they tried to spruce it up in this movie was my least favorite thing about it.