huffingtonpost:

We have an obsession, here, with the idea of the superhero. We teach our young boys to idolize them. We read comic after comic hailing them. We jokingly label helpful and insightful friends as ‘superheroes.’ We create a grandiose notion of this person, invincible to the harms we face in our daily lives, a savior who will make everything better if we just wait for him to come.
That’s precisely the idea behind HBO’s upcoming documentary, “Superheroes,” an in-depth look at what happens when everyday people chose to bear the cross of public safety and make it their own mission to protect innocent civilians.
Real Life ‘Superheroes’: America’s Need For A Savior

huffingtonpost:

We have an obsession, here, with the idea of the superhero. We teach our young boys to idolize them. We read comic after comic hailing them. We jokingly label helpful and insightful friends as ‘superheroes.’ We create a grandiose notion of this person, invincible to the harms we face in our daily lives, a savior who will make everything better if we just wait for him to come.

That’s precisely the idea behind HBO’s upcoming documentary, “Superheroes,” an in-depth look at what happens when everyday people chose to bear the cross of public safety and make it their own mission to protect innocent civilians.

Real Life ‘Superheroes’: America’s Need For A Savior