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Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by _hardwaregeek on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:01PM (#21576005)
Adding on to Moore's point about superheros and clinging to childhood, the director Pedro Almodovar makes an interesting observation^[1] that the Marvel movies are neutered and almost sexless. All of the relationships shown in the films are practically chaste. The characters who display sexuality are considered immature (Tony Stark in Iron Man, Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy), until they "graduate" to a relationship that immediately removes any trace of sexuality from their being.

[1]: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/pedro-almodovar-wants-sexi...

Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by watwut on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @02:57PM (#21577521)
Given that pretty much anything I had seen lately had sex in it, I really don't think superheroes movies need to have sex too. It is ok to not include it.

And also, part of audience are children.

Plus it is not like sex on screen in movies was typically an adult realistic depiction of how relationships go. So it is double fine.

Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by _hardwaregeek on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @05:05PM (#21578809)
Well more than the physical act of sex, the films are lacking any sort of sensuality. There's no intimacy, whether between friends or family within the films. Even when there's dramatic loss, such as that particular scene in Endgame, we only know that this relationship is important because the two characters relayed quips to each other, not because of any sort of emotional intimacy.
Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by Jamwinner on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @03:04PM (#21577630)
Even kids shows feature romances. Have you not experienced love or attraction as a major motivator in your personal life, even as a child?
Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by watwut on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @03:45PM (#21578071)
You jumped from "neutered and almost sexless" to romance which is something different, especially when considering kids potentially watching movie (sex gives you higher rating). And no, sexual attraction was not motivator majority of the time, definitely not as a child.

Speaking of romance, I dont need romance in the movies. Not every movie needs it. Most relationships in real life are not romantic, most cooperating groups of people dont actually have couple in them. Repetitive same-stupid-hero-falls-in-love with girl that is there to be fallen in love with plus some excuse is worst then no romance.

Re:Alan Moore on superhero culture by kimjongtrill on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @02:21PM (#21577055)
i mean do we need to sex everything up so much? i am down for this is we are going to put up some realistic sexy stuff but i am also fine with comic movies not focusing on it.