[Opening Scene: Superhero in an action-packed costume shows up during a bank robbery. He kicks major ass, throws shit, breaks the criminals against each other, saves the day. As bank patrons look on in awe, a little boy says "Who is that man, and where did he come from" with lots of "dawe"and "awe". We zoom in on the Superhero's chiseled jaw and cut to:]
TITLE CARD: [SUPERHERO'S NAME, MAYBE A SUBTITLE]
IINTERTITLE: "Six Months Ago"
Cut to: Cubicle in an office. Our Hero works at a computer. His boss comes over, lays a super hero outfit on Our Hero's desk.
BOSS: Bob, here is a uniform. You are now a superhero. Fight crime and do good while still keeping regular hours here.
HERO: Sure thing, boss.
REST OF MOVIE: AWESOME SUPERHERO STUFF, MINIMAL ANGST, EXPLOSIONS.
Fin.
HOLLYWOOD, CALL ME. I CAN SOLVE THOR, GREEN LANTERN AND CAPTAIN AMERICA'S PROBLEMs IN ONE SITTING.
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2 comments:
give them office day jobs, and financial worries ?
Um, no. THey already have that. I'll simply reduce the origin story to under thirty seconds, which will save us an hour's worth of waiting for the hero to accept he's a hero and actually do something.
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