Not Your Average Superhero

While I was growing up I realized that all the Superhero's are good guys. After watching Hancock though, I started to see that that's not always true. Hancock, played by Will Smith, is a superhero who is hated by everyone. When he does try to help the citizens out he's cause millions of dollars worth of damage. That is until he helps Ray Embrey, played by Jason Bateman, who was trapped between two cars and a train is coming towards him. Hancock comes out of the sky and quickly moves his car out of the way, and is invited back to Embrey's house for dinner. As the days go on Embrey helps Hancock get his life together. Hancock goes to jail and is then asked by the chief of police to help them. He does and then the city loves him. Later we find out that Embrey's wife Mary, played by Charlize Theron, is also a superhero. She tells Hancock that they used to be married and that the longer they stay close to each other the more their powers will fade away. The end was definitely your typical happy ending, and they all lived happily ever after.

The movie was first release in theatres on July 2, 2008, but the DVD was just released November 25, 2008. I personally liked this movie a lot, because it was different than the stereotypical superhero movies where they start out good and in the end they're still good. I think this one was more realistic, because everyone had hard times even if they are superheros. Hancock had an alcohol problems and anger issues. He seemed more like all the rest of the people, but unlike everyone else he seeked help. In real life most people think they don't have problems and they just live their lives like it normal to hit your wife or drink until you can't remember what you did.

I think that because Hancock broke the norm of hero movies they should make more like it. Like with Batman, he's a normal man who makes himself super, but what if he ends up being addicted to some sort of drug or drugs. Even if they just give Superman an anger problem. I think a lot of people would like to go see those movies. Hancock was indeed my favorite superhero movie of all time. That is until Watchmen comes out next year. When that happens I'll have to compare and contrast both to figure out which one I like best. So, what do the rest of you think? Is Hancock a good movie because they give him real problems or should they keep all superhero movies the same?