Princess Weekes

Hobbes, Rousseau, and The Superhero (The Boys & My Hero Academia-Nerd Talk)

Added 2020-11-24 15:52:48 +0000 UTC

(Spoilers)

During my quarantine, I’ve finally binge-watched the popular shonen anime My Hero Academia and the Amazon original series The Boys. Two very different shows, that gave me a lot of really deep feelings about superheroes. Both are words in which superheroes exist and both deal with issues of morality, capitalism, and what it means to be a hero, but both deal with it in a very Hobbes vs Rousseau kind of way. Plus since at this point in time a good 90% of media seems to be related to comics or some sort of IP that is attached to the military or some big cooperation, it is oddly relevant to explore how exactly our superhero content reflects the most cynical and optimistic parts of our entertainment brains. Especially when it comes to the heroes who end up becoming the most popular.

I hope you enjoy this video, I was anxious about coming back with my new mic and new location. If there are any issues you notice, I'll try to fix them. I am also going to be doing a thing where I answer questions from my Patrons at the end of each video (where the credits would roll) so if you have any questions for me about the topic above or a general topic leave it down below.

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