My Super Hero

The lights dim...the god-knows-how-many watts sound system fires up and then it appears....
The pentagon with a big red 'S' inside it
I have goose pimples that wont go away, as i sit there culminating the seemingly endless wait for what is touted to be the blockbuster of the year 2006.
Superman Returns....

The purpose of the post, alas is not to discuss the plot of the the film ( which i must say...is brilliant) , but to elaborate the aptly titled post.

Observe any kid...and u will notice that they always look for a superhero....
this pursuit leads them to thier fathers, elder brothers and most oftenly to fictional characters they see on tv or read about in comics.

But, the concept and ideology of a "superhero" , atleast to me is truly satisfied only by Superman.

This fact...as i'd like to believe was affirmed after i saw the Q Tarantino films Kill Bill Vol 1&2.
Towards the climax...Bill(David Carradine), explains about his fascination with Superman to a helpless Beatrix(Uma Thurman).

He says, and i quote
"Not a great comic book, not particularly well drawn...but the mythology is not only great but unique"
"The staple of the superhero mythology, is that theres the Superhero and then theres the alter ego ; Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spiderman is actually Peter Parker.
When that character wakes up in the morning, he's peter parker.He has to put on a costume to become Spiderman.
And it is in that characteristic...Superman stands alone."

"Superman didn't become Superman, Superman was born Superman."

"When Superman wakes up inthe morning he is Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red S, thats the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him...those are his clothes."

"What Kent wears, the glasses,the business suit - thats the costume Superman wears to blend in with us."

Adding to the above lines....
Other Super heroes always have an ulterior motive behind there actions- Spiderman feels the guilt of the death of his uncle, Batman sees his parents' killer in every criminal etc.

Here in also lies Supermans uniqueness.
Superman was sent here to protect us...his father Jor-El, a scientist on the planet Krypton sent him here to be our savior. It was what he was meant to do all his life.
Superman doesnt choose good over evil...