For our third reflective essay, I found a paragraph from Morrison that I really liked.
“Superhero science has taught me this: Entire universes fit comfortably inside our skulls. Not just one or two but endless universes can be packed into that dark, wet, and bony hollow without breaking it open from the inside. The space in our heads will stretch to accommodate them all.”
I really liked this segment for a few reasons, and I find it somewhat amusing how they are all interrelated. As a biopsychology major, you are constantly thinking why people think the way they do and what causes them to do various things. You begin to learn that neurotransmitters in the brain play a large role. (This has a point, I promise). In my Children’s Theatre class, professor West discusses how they don’t have the chemicals developed like we do. Therefor this leads to their creative imaginations. Majority of comic book artists designed their stories around the minds of young children. When you have someone such as Superman fighting crime, it gives them something to believe in. I think many times children play cops and robbers, or cowboys and Indians, or even just good guys and bad guys. The comics were a great way to get lost in an imaginative world and picture yourself next to your favorite superhero. In gave them the ability to create their own story as well as inspire them.
I liked how it mentions that the universe can fit inside our skulls. This line really stood out to me because we have the power to create whatever we want. It is a fantasy world and anything can happen. If you want a super hero to have a power you can give it to them. If you want them to have a severe weakness you can create that as well. And not to cross genres here but it is “To infinity and beyond”! There are no limits with the imagination and we can make a story unfold however we want it to.
I agree in that this segment of the Morrison reading was very interesting. I like how you took a scientific approach in trying to elaborate on what the author was discussing. It was unique and enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI find that segment interesting as well, and true. I like that you point out we can create a superhero with whatever power we want-and usually that power relates to you and what you are trying to get across with the superhero.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of having the entire superhero universe inside our own heads. I guess it could be said for any form of entertainment, but being able to alter a superhero to fit your own imagination makes it so much more personal/relatable.
ReplyDeleteYour blog post makes me wonder if there might be some sort of studies in biopsychology about how the brain works when at play (like kids playing superheroes) or when imagining (like we do when we read superhero comics. I love how you have taken an interdisciplinary approach to understanding superheroes!
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