It is undeniable that they are in fashion, but today we want to offer an interesting reflection on the morality of superheroes.
Today, there are many films dedicated to your adventures, from the classics of Superman and Batman, to the movies that take superheroes to the big screen for the first time, such as Wonder Woman, to movies that bring together various superheroes, such as The Avengers. The point here is that superheroes are attractive, although each of us has their own preferences, there is always a superhero who adapts to us in a certain way.
- The question is.
- Why are they so attractive? One possible answer is the morale of superheroes.
- Superheroes are above good and evil.
- Good superheroes will do their best to defend the good.
- While the bad guys will want evil to prevail.
We all have our morals, we have a relative idea of what’s right and what’s wrong. However, just because we all have morality doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone.
The pursuit of universal morality has given many headaches to many philosophers and thinkers, the problem is that our morality will guide our thoughts and behaviors, so we will end up judging how people think and act against our moral beliefs.
We can say that morality is a set of values and beliefs, that is, in our day to day we adapt to various rules that we consider appropriate to live with others.
When these beliefs are of great importance to us, it is said that we have a strong moral conviction, so morality will have a more incisive impact on our lives, so when morality is strengthened, we will feel a moral obligation. we will be motivated to act to stand up for what we believe is right.
“I can’t save everyone because I’m not God, but I can try because I’m Superman. “- Superman-
How’s the morale of a superhero? Think, for example, of Batman, who despite being a slightly dark superhero with a turbulent past, would sacrifice himself to save anyone, even refuses to kill someone, prefers to punish the bad guys with violence only when necessary.
It is possible to find a similar moral in Superman, an alien with superpowers who is always on the side of justice and who uses his powers only when necessary to fight evil.
We could continue with a huge list of superheroes, such as Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Thor, Spider-Man, Captain America, Invisible Woman, among others, each, each with their peculiarities, have the common goal of fighting for justice. Even if they have to sacrifice other things, they are willing to sacrifice their lives to take down the bad guys.
Your moral obligation? It’s so strong that whenever they feel that someone doesn’t respect their moral principles, they feel compelled to do something.
Another curious situation is when they have to decide to save multiple people or one, usually in these situations, the only person is a person close to the superhero, this decision between saving a loved one or saving many people creates a strong dissonance. The solution they end up finding is to risk their lives so they don’t have to make that decision, which is that they try to save everyone without exception.
“If you can do good things for others, do you have a moral obligation to do these things?”- Spider man-
What would we do in these situations? If we had to choose between saving several strangers or someone we know, the answer would be the person we know, even if these others were numerous, we are more likely to choose to save those closest to us.
That’s because our morale is not as strong as that of superheroes, although we have great moral conviction, our moral obligation is not strong enough to act every time someone violates our moral norms.
Anyway, that’s why we love superheroes so much, or at least that’s one of the reasons. We can’t forget the charm of the superpowers and the fantastic uniforms they wear.
Superheroes are the kind of corporate entity we all want to be. They act in situations where we’d be motionless. They defend morality without breaking their moral norms, such as not killing. That’s what makes them superheroes, not supervillains: their great sense of morality accompanied by strong moral conviction and a high moral obligation.