VOA标准英语2012--Movies About Superheroes Score Big in US
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Movies About Superheroes Score Big in US
Captain America and the superheroes known as The Avengers have a plan - to dominate movie theaters, as they compete with rival superheroes - Batman in The Dark Knight 1 Rises, and The Amazing Spider-Man.
The Avengers has amassed 2 more than $1.4 billion in worldwide revenue, and superhero films account for one-third of US box office take this summer.
Ryan Thompson, a film school graduate, has loved these characters since childhood.
“I think it really is that emotional connection, in one way," said Thompson. "That's how I connected with it. I think it's wish-fulfillment, I think it's fantasy.”
Publisher Gotham Chopra is an Indian-American. He incorporates Asian heroes in his comic books and digital cartoons. He has explored the theme of gods, prophets and superheroes in books with his father, the writer Deepak Chopra.
“They represent primordial 3 forces, so whether they are qualities of power, of balance, of seeking justice, this connect with some sort of transcendent experience, that's what great superheroes do, whether ancient or modern," said Chopra.
Chopra is working with film director John Woo on characters inspired by Chinese folklore 4, and has announced a collaboration 5 with industry legend Stan Lee - who co-created Spider-Man and other Marvel 6 Comics heroes - to develop a superhero for the Indian market.
Modern superheroes are attracting new fans. Many gather each year at Comic-Con, a convention in San Diego.
In Los Angeles, a shop called Nostalgic Books and Comics, sells the latest superhero books and merchandise. Manager Peter Mellini says reissues from the past are also selling well, especially those that feature popular characters like Batman.
“We started all their books back to issue one," said Mellini. "So it made it that anyone could jump in and get in on that. And that actually brought a lot of teenaged readers.”
It's all great fun, but another side of some superheroes has emerged, says Ryan Thompson. He says Batman films have had darker themes since the 1980s.
“There was more of a grim and gritty persona to them, a grim and gritty style, more realistic, hyper-realistic, more psychological," he said.
The July shooting in Colorado at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises has led to questions about whether the violence in some films is too realistic. But the tragedy has not slowed the momentum 7 of the summer movies.
Hollywood has plans for more superhero adventures in 2013, featuring Superman, Iron Man and other characters from the comic books.
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
- They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is the primordial force that propels us forward.它是推动我们前进的原始动力。
- The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.的尼安德特人是我们的原始祖先之一.
- Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
- In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。
- The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
- He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
- The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
- The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。