Confessions of a Superhero (Review)

What I knew going in:
A buddy of mine said this was pretty funny and that I should check it out. Its about the real lives of people who dress up as superheroes and work the Hollywood walk of fame posing for photographs with tourists.

Hype:
Meh. I have to be in the right mood for a comedy. I was playing a JRPG and trying to relax and needed more mental stimulation than the game was providing.

Opening Thoughts:
Oh. My. Gawd. At least I'm not THAT guy. Wonder Woman has a pretty nice bod but her personality - scary. Batman has an anger problem? Nah never would have guessed that from his interviews... These people even admit to being aspiring actors who panhandle to make the rent. That's a pretty tough gig.

Bottom Line:
Scary. Disturbing. Never in the history of Hollywood have they ever been able to make someone feel better about themselves than by watching what other people have chosen as their professions. The four main people interviewed in the movie are just on this side of Arkham and yet are unashamed of the direction their lives have taken. I'm not sure about how I would go about recommending this movie to people other than as an example of how NOT to live. Do I read comic books? Sure. Do I idolize superheroes? Sure. Given enough resources would I build a Batmobile? Absolutely. Would I EVER allow these things to destroy the things that make me unique for the sake of a persona? Hell no.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016164/