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I just don't understand what the fuss is all about with these comic book movies, especially the MCU. Are the characters likeable? Yes. Is the action cool? Yes. But for someone like me who enjoyed superhero flicks of the past, I desired more. I got more with hero flicks of the past. And I get more with the shows, cartoons and video games that I drench myself with on a regular basis. Haman's face there mirrors my mood with the modern culture that slobbers over these movies as if they're the Second Coming of Christ. The one media sensation that I can’t put my finger on right now is the sudden popularity of comic book movies. Back then, it was just a bunch of nerds like me who cared about them, now, it’s practically the new Star Wars, with a former friend of mine whom I had a falling out with calling Guardians of the Galaxy a better Star Wars than the actual one. Whether it be Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, or the Avengers as a whole, comic book movies have hit...

(Here I make my stand on what I think about Star Trek, and how my experiences with other science fiction series colored my impression of it. Needless to say, I'm sure this post will ruffle many Trekkies out there, but I just had to come out and talk about how I felt about this.) As a fan of science fiction in general, I am often recommended to watch the old and revered science fiction series, “Star Trek”. Many friends of mine, ranging from classmates, to gaming-friends, to even my professors at school, love the TV series and recommend it to me. Since they often spot me with Star Wars, Transformers, Halo, or Gundam paraphernalia, they figure me for a science fiction man, and with me often talking about science fiction games in public with my friends, they want me to go see Star Trek and see what my reaction to it will be. And to be honest, my opinion is rather……..mixed. There’s parts of it I like, there’s parts of it that I do see as having artistic merit, but ther...

(Here, I opine on a topic that has people debating like cats and dogs until the wolves howl. Yes, it's the growing divide between men and women, and boy, is it a nuisance to behold.) I remember a time when fiction was far less complicated in terms of problems than they are today. Guy loves chick, chick gets kidnapped, guy saves chick, and they make out. It’s older than disco. Nobody complained. In fact, girls back then seemed to love a guy who rescues the damsel in distress. And of course, there was also nothing wrong with female heroes as well. From Judith in the Bible skewering an enemy general, to Joan of Arc and Isabella de Castile charging into battle wearing plate mail and backed up by knights, the past is chock-full of females who knew how to swing a sword or an axe and even led whole armies of men in battle. And fiction reflected that fact: from the earliest days of comics and cartoons, heroines have surfaced to show that girls can duke it out with baddie...