Intro
Animated
film chosen is Justice League: War (80 min)
Thesis:
In a world full of superheroes, physics are pushed for theatrical effect, and
invented to give some credibility to the powers of heroes.
Body
1. Flight or levitation appears to require an energy field
- Water ripples when Green Lantern flies
too close to it
- Darkseid greatly effects the water in a
wide-area when he’s punched into it
- The water boils under Darkseid’s hands when
he pushes himself to fly
2. Shazam can align electrons in the air and control
positive and negative charges to control electricity
- In
order to transform, Shazam can call down lightning strikes when there is no
storm
- Shazam
can sustain lightning strikes for longer than they occur naturally
- He is
constantly surrounded by a visible electrical field
- His
field is so volatile that it can be thrown and flung
3. Heroes only require slow-outs when it benefits the drama
of a shot
- Flash
dramatically skids to a stop after running from something
- Flash
doesn’t need to stop when he approaches Batman
-Flash
doesn’t need to stop when he appears at STAR labs
- Flash
doesn’t need to stop when he pauses behind Green Lantern
-
Superman can stop in the air without slowing out at all
Conclusion
-Hero abilities are given visible
physics to make them appear more believable, and to make them appear more
formidable.
- Physics that would normally be required are discarded for theatrical reasons, making the heroes appear more in control and efficient than they should be.
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