LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 559 - 528: The Most Down-to-Earth Superhero_1
Chapter 559: Chapter 528: The Most Down-to-Earth Superhero_1
Inside a movie theater.
Long Yang takes his son, Little Tiger, to watch a movie.
In addition to Long Yang and his son, Long Yang’s assistant and the assistant’s wife have also come along.
“Four tickets!”
The assistant distributes four tickets for “Spiderman,” then laughs and says,
“I observed just now, it seems our ‘Legend of the Dragonman’ is more popular, most of the audience are specifically here for our movie.”
That’s to be expected.
Whether in terms of investment cost or casting lineup, ‘Legend of the Dragonman’ has a higher profile, and the audience knows how to choose.
Those who choose ‘Spiderman’ largely have their personal preferences at play, for example, they may be fans of Xian Yu.
Long Yang smiles and nods, then looks at his son, Little Tiger, with a bit of triumph.
Did you hear that, kiddo?
Your dad’s movie is the most popular one!
But then Little Tiger is staring at the poster of ‘Spiderman’ with sparkling eyes, murmuring,
“So cool!”
On the poster.
Spiderman is wearing his classic red battle suit, legs apart, showing off his iconic action of shooting spider webs; this is Spiderman’s classic fighting style.
Long Yang’s smile freezes, he feels a bit awkward.
Soon after, ‘Spiderman’ starts ticket inspection.
Long Yang and his party enter the theater, sitting in the seventh row, which is perfect for viewing.
Coke, popcorn.
The standard setup for watching a movie.
Without too much waiting, the movie begins.
The popcorn-munching, coke-drinking audience settles down to watch the big screen.
The movie starts with a simple narrative, introducing the main character and his relationships with the people around him.
The protagonist is named Peter Parker, an ordinary student.
He becomes an orphan at a tender age but is kind-hearted by nature and grows up in his aunt and uncle’s home.
He harbors a secret crush on a schoolmate and has a good buddy.
After introducing the characters and their backgrounds, the movie finally bestows the protagonist with a superpower.
At a science research exhibition, Peter Parker gets bitten by a spider.
On the subway ride home, Peter Parker faints.
Inside the subway car, a tattooed guy, amidst his friends’ laughter, tries to prank the sleeping Peter Parker.
But then Peter, who is deep asleep, suddenly gets goosebumps and abruptly opens his eyes, almost instinctively climbing onto…
The wall of the car?
Caught in the surprised stares around him, Peter Parker is stunned himself, and hastily climbs down.
A woman next to him tries to push him, he resists with one hand yet when he let go, he unintentionally tears apart the woman’s clothes, leaving only the last bit that covered her. The scene gets a bit raunchy…
“Pff!”
The audience breaks into laughter.
The ensuing tumultuous scene in the subway car is filmed quite humorously.
While trying to get used to his strangely familiar superpower, Peter Parker ends up in confrontations with the hoodlums.
He sporadically attaches himself to the ceiling, or dangles from the subway’s poles, nimble like a spider.
The playful and fast-paced background score, however, makes this scene very lively and interesting.
“Comedic approach?”
Long Yang looks surprised.
It’s the first time he has seen a superhero movie use comedic techniques.
The usual tone of other superhero movies largely revolves around the ‘save-the-world, avenge-injustice’ theme.
But watching ‘Spiderman’ imparts a relaxed and cheerful feeling!
Xian Yu is truly audacious!
This is quite a breakthrough for the other conventional superhero formats.
Would the audience accept it?
The audience would, of course, accept it!
Surrounding bursts of laughter from the audience say it all!
In the confined subway car space, the protagonist’s cool and anti-human moves, the camera’s alternating fast and slow shots, and the comically chaotic characters meld together seamlessly.
Little Tiger is also laughing, having a great time!
Long Yang suddenly gets a bad feeling in his heart.
The plot continues.
Peter Parker starts learning about his ability and makes a device that can shoot spider web.
The movie employs montage techniques to show his growing familiarity and use of his power. And when he perfects his red spider battle suit, and skillfully swings through skyscrapers using his spider webs, a ripple of excitement surges through the audience!
What a thrill!
Why are superhero movies enduringly popular?
Isn’t it because the powers of a superhero let the audience fantasize?
Watching Spiderman swing through the city, helping the police punish villains, everyone finds it extremely satisfying!
This kind of thrill is very direct!
Along with the intense thrill, the hearty laughter this movie brought was genuinely entertaining!
Because this Spiderman…
He sure can natter!
This guy loves to fully utilize his chatterbox nature while fighting, cracking all sorts of humorous comments.
With his crisp, efficient actions, he gives off a feeling of being cool, dashing, daring but steady!
Extremely joyful!
When the police arrived late once again, they found the bad guys already dangling from the bank doors, trapped in spider webs.
Who knows what place this is, the law and order here is just too bad…
“Help!”
“I’m calling the police!”
“I want to report that guy swinging on that swing on the wall!”
“…”
The thieves were as happy to see the police as if they were their own parents!
Seeing this, the audience was completely amused, saying how Spiderman swinging through the city sky was really quite a sight.
But please!
You guys are thieves!
Why do you seem so vexed?
But when they think about how pitifully the thieves were bullied by Spiderman and had to endure his mockery and prattle, everyone suddenly felt sorry for these thieves…
“Boss.”
The assistant turned to Long Yang.
He also felt that something wasn’t right.
The audience’s reaction to this movie was really too enthusiastic!
In fact, even he himself couldn’t help but be amused.
This Spiderman, completely different from the superhero he had in mind.
Other superheroes were often filled with sorrow and vengeance, even self-sacrifice, their characters imbued with heroic traits and a sense of tragedy.
But what about Spiderman?
Comic relief!
Vibrancy!
Joy!
Even innocence!
His mouth is always chattering away without end!
Possibly he was fighting crime with his face covered as Spiderman one day, making criminals lose their nerve, then the next day he would be racking his brains over his exam papers and figuring out how to confess his feelings to the girl he likes…
If it weren’t for Spiderman’s hidden identity, he would just be an ordinary student.
Just like every ordinary person.
Even after Spiderman puts on his mask, he doesn’t completely become a different person. After he finishes fighting the bad guys, he casually helps a little kid on the street…
This is the first time!
Everyone is identifying with a superhero!
He’s not so grandiose.
No longer full of sorrow and vengeance.
He’s not a hero to all of humanity, he didn’t save the world.
But he’s like a good-natured neighbor who lives amongst us, always more than willing to lend a hand!
“A superhero of ordinary people…”
Long Yang finally understood Xian Yu’s intention.
The same superhero, everyone is increasingly doing it on a larger scale, including his own “Legend of the Dragonman”.
How majestic and powerful dragons are?
Sacred and dignified!
Dominant and unrivaled!
They must save Blue Star!
But Xian Yu did the opposite!
While others are creating superheroes with major special effects and grand scenes, Xian Yu’s Spiderman is actually downsizing!
While other superheroes are fighting for the fate of humanity,
Spiderman is focusing on beating thugs in his city, spewing whatever comment he fancies, even making a casual detour to run errands for children. He is devoted to saving every ordinary person he sees in difficulty, no matter how big or small the trouble is…
Such an approach!
It’s completely reversed!
But at the same time…
It also means:
Spiderman is extremely down-to-earth!
This almost contradicts the traditional thinking of superheroes, yet it allows the audience to fully invest themselves in the story!
As Long Yang’s uneasiness grew, it got stronger!
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ps: I might not have rested well yesterday, couldn’t resist the sleepiness, will write more tomorrow, just to adjust the time difference. Sorry, everyone, don’t have to wait.