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Okay--this always bugs me when I watch the Marvel films.
Why do they insist that the superheros battle without their masks on?
I got into this with my son just a little while ago and he defended the decisions with things like the Captain America character not wearing a mask at one point when he became nomad or some such thing? I don't follow any of that. I'm a child of the 60s and 70s and if my superheros had a mask they wore a mask.
I am hardly a comics expert. I will admit that I bought very few superhero comics growing up.
I DID buy a lot of Archie's and Sad Sacks and Dennis the Menace and Richie Rich and Tales From The Crypt and those guys ALWAYS kept their masks on.
Anyway--maybe it's an age thing and maybe I'm just being cynical but I have a theory and I'm just gonna throw it out there. Shoot it down if you must but it's my theory and I'm sticking to it:
Actor insecurity.
Look, some superheros aren't burdened by masks: Thor, Doctor Strange, The Black Widow, Hawkeye, The Scarlet Witch and probably others.
But what about the actors who have to wear masks?
Captain America? He didn't wear one at all in Avengers Infinity war.
Iron Man? They have cleverly rigged it so Robert Downey Jr. can have himself filmed while inside the mask.
Hulk? My God they would not even let him become the Hulk in this one(other than the beginning). Instead they put Mark Ruffalo in a Hulk like Iron Man suit where his face could be seen.
Spiderman? His mask is off at every opportunity. Sam Rami seemed to have it off for half of his films.
War Machine? I can't recall if his was ever on. I recall seeing Don Cheadle walk around with the suit on.
Black Panther pretty much did--I'll give them that one.
But hey--call me old fashioned. I want to see these heroes battling in masks without having to see the actors faces.
Winter Soldier had his face completely exposed as well now that I think of it.
The kid in me found an awful lot of fun in the masks. The films aren't as interested in that.
I blame the actors.
Why do they insist that the superheros battle without their masks on?
I got into this with my son just a little while ago and he defended the decisions with things like the Captain America character not wearing a mask at one point when he became nomad or some such thing? I don't follow any of that. I'm a child of the 60s and 70s and if my superheros had a mask they wore a mask.
I am hardly a comics expert. I will admit that I bought very few superhero comics growing up.
I DID buy a lot of Archie's and Sad Sacks and Dennis the Menace and Richie Rich and Tales From The Crypt and those guys ALWAYS kept their masks on.
Anyway--maybe it's an age thing and maybe I'm just being cynical but I have a theory and I'm just gonna throw it out there. Shoot it down if you must but it's my theory and I'm sticking to it:
Actor insecurity.
Look, some superheros aren't burdened by masks: Thor, Doctor Strange, The Black Widow, Hawkeye, The Scarlet Witch and probably others.
But what about the actors who have to wear masks?
Captain America? He didn't wear one at all in Avengers Infinity war.
Iron Man? They have cleverly rigged it so Robert Downey Jr. can have himself filmed while inside the mask.
Hulk? My God they would not even let him become the Hulk in this one(other than the beginning). Instead they put Mark Ruffalo in a Hulk like Iron Man suit where his face could be seen.
Spiderman? His mask is off at every opportunity. Sam Rami seemed to have it off for half of his films.
War Machine? I can't recall if his was ever on. I recall seeing Don Cheadle walk around with the suit on.
Black Panther pretty much did--I'll give them that one.
But hey--call me old fashioned. I want to see these heroes battling in masks without having to see the actors faces.
Winter Soldier had his face completely exposed as well now that I think of it.
The kid in me found an awful lot of fun in the masks. The films aren't as interested in that.
I blame the actors.