Superman and Batman are just two superheroes out of many. We could also include Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Robin Hood, James Bond, Zorro, Indiana Jones and a lot more. They're all more or less the same person, in different forms. Some are in the past, others in the present, others in the future.
But why does Hollywood love superheroes? Is it a question of money? Of course; but it's not only money.
People have always loved superheroes.Long before the first Hollywood movie, people loved stories about superheroes. Robin Hood has been a popular hero for over 600 years ... and there were others before him.
The first superheroes were real people. Nevertheless, the stories about them were often invented. Some of the oldest European superheroes were Charlemagne and Roland (Orlando). Mediaeval writers and singers invented exciting stories about these real men, just as Hollywood invents stories about tomorrow's superheroes.
A thousand years ago, people sometimes sat round in dark rooms in the evening, listening to the adventures of brave heroes. Today, we sit in a dark room in the evening, watching the adventures of the brave Batman. The medium is different, the technology has changed .... but the people are really the same.
Hollywood doesn't actually invent many new superheroes. Superman, Judge Dredd, Batman and the others already "existed" before Hollywood discovered them. These three all come from comic magazines.
The first Batman story came out in 1939! So Batman has now been defending the people of Gotham City for over 80 years! There have been several Batman movies, with different stars including Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale. How long can it last?
Superman is even older: he dates from about 1932 (the exact year is not certain). Even Judge Dredd is a familiar figure; he first appeared in England in 1977.
Hollywood's biggest superheroes live in the future. That is not really surprising. Hollywood has fallen in love with special effects, and the future allows great spectacular special effects. Besides, people today are frightened about the future. Things do not always look good; perhaps we will need characters like Batman and Judge Dredd in 100 years' time. Perhaps we even need them today!
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Oefening: Exercise 1
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Imagine you have been talking to Ben Affleck (who plays Batman in Justice League). How did Ben answer your questions?
We have established that escaping can be challenging, but have you ever thought about breaking into the school? (to save your classmates of course...)
Imagine that you are the only one that can save your classmates that are trapped in classroom 419. You cannot use any electronic devices, nor can you ask anybody for help.
You are going to write your own rescue plan that will save your classmates. Use the 4 chunks from the box below. Your plan needs to consist of 120-150 words.
The Big Bang Theory is a comedy series. The series is about a group of people who work in the science-field. Watch the YouTube-video by Learn English With TV Series and do the exercise they provide. Turn on subtitles (ondertiteling) in the options. Watch the video three times.
First watch: Watch the scene with subtitles and try to understand as much as you can.
Second watch: Study all the most important fluency aspects of that scene - vocabulary, pronunciation and connected speech, cultural references like jokes and situational humor.
Third watch: Watch the scene again without subtitles and really test your understanding.
Write a story by choosing and using one of the following writing prompts. Write at least 120 words, but feel free to continue writing.
1. You have been transported to another dimension! This world is similar to our own, but several key things are different. What are these key things, how did you get there, and how might you be able to get home (if you even wanted to)?
2. It's an alien invasion! You are one of the first people to make contact with a new alien species. Are you able to communicate? How does everything go?
3. Your family, friends, and life might be a lot different...if they were in space! Imagine that everything you knew was transported to a traveling space ship. How would your day to day life change?
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Arrangement
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Exercise 1
What makes a superhero?
Exercise
Exercise
Story writing
Exercise
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