Along the way he gets attached to a homeless drug addict he rescues and this propels the story along, while adding a lot of emotional depth to the comic book fare making it a very human story. Defendor is on a mission to seek and destroy his nemesis Captain Industry, the person he holds responsible for his mother’s death. Defendorīy far the most poignant film on this list, the Peter Stebbings-directed Defendor stars Woody Harrelson as Arthur, a simple construction worker who takes on the persona of the titular superhero at night. Directed by Jordan Galland, this is one movie that punches way above its (very obviously) limited resources. Clocking in at just over an hour, Alter Egos is a leisurely break from all the breakneck pace that typifies superhero movies, and with a nicely written script that delivers enough humour and astute observations to keep you going. Where there are superheroes, there must be supervillains too (and vice versa), and Alter Egos has one too one with a tragic backstory link to Fridge, whose emotional distress in turn puts a dangerous mission involving the villain under risk. The most low budget movie in this list, Alter Egos is a classic indie movie, with the biggest known name attached to it being John Lennon’s son, Sean Lennon, who plays ‘Electric Death’ and scored the music for the film. Helping him deal with his emotional issues is his friend C-Thru, with both having to deal with budget cuts for superheroes, in a time where the people have had enough of super-shenanigans. Yes, he sees the superhero as the alter-ego, not the other way around as usually happens. That’s the situation that Brenden finds himself in, and this makes him very jealous of his own alter ego Fridge, the instant-ice-making superhero. Imagine if Lois Lane didn’t know that her boyfriend Clark Kent is actually Superman, and she’s cheating on Clark by having a passionate affair on the side with Superman. Featuring superheroes that aren’t what we have come to expect. Each enjoyable, thought provoking and laughter inducing in its own way. Five movies that I would like to draw your attention to, in case you haven’t already seen them. So this week on New Worlds Weekly, let’s turn the spotlight on ‘superhero movies’ that aren’t your usual superhero fare. In the same vein, not all superhero movies are based on Marvel and DC comics only, or any comic book for that matter. And not all ‘superhero’ movies are big-budget blockbusters and CGI extravaganzas. Not all superheroes have super powers either.
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