Thursday, August 6, 2009

Confessions of a Superhero

CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO is a feature length documentary that chronicles the lives of three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on Hollywood Boulevard.  This deeply personal look into their daily routines reveals their hardships and triumphs as they pursue and achieve their own kind of fame.  The Hulk sold his Super Nintendo for a bus ticket to LA; Wonder Woman was a mid-western homecoming queen; Batman struggles with his anger, while Superman’s psyche is consumed by the Man of Steel.  Although the Walk of Fame is right beneath their feet, their own paths to stardom prove to be long, hard climbs.


The complete film, courtesy of Hulu:



These people are fascinating. Wonder Woman and Hulk seem relatively normal, even if they don't always make the greatest choices but man, violent compulsive liar Batman and obsessive Superman, they lead lives in a world only vaguely resembling our own.

1 comments:

anigswes said...

Oh man- wasn't that movie a trip?! It was sad and funny and a whole lot weirder than I ever thought it would be. A must for superhero fans!
Though I have to admit I'd be curious how much dough I could rake in hanging out there some afternoon.....