Well, you have to provide dramatic tension and draw out a story. If they kept things logical it would make things a lot more straightforward and ultimately reduce the run time. Truthfully I think "family" is a cop out used far too often, the argument being that when loved ones are in danger people will prioritize them over everything else, however it typically becomes exaggerated beyond belief, especially when dealing with a situation where going to save the loved one is preventing addressing a situation where the loved one will die anyway (along with everyone else) if the hero doesn't step in. Granted due to cinematic invincibility the hero typically manages to do both, but it's still pretty ridiculous when you see it.cojo965 said:
To be honest I think the fairly tight (at least when you watch them without too much deep analysis) science fiction and fantasy series become so popular largely because you don't have to put your brain into neutral to appreciate them on a basic level (it takes more consideration to notice the major plot or concept holes or stupidly irrational behavior). The ones that have you going "WTF" during a first, casual, viewing are the ones that tend to be forgotten or most heavily criticized. For example the Spider Man movie you mention is one that got pretty heavily bashed. As far as Batman goes, well the thing is that he's not afraid to die, and figures not stopping Hugo will do more damage than killing himself, I had a little less problem with that. Or course to be honest I'm not really looking forward to the new Batman game because the premise of "Arkham City" causes my brain to recoil on a basic level... Even within the logic of Batman comics I just cannot see someone like Hugo being given permission to cordon off part of the city as a private prison and social experiment center to begin with, and just grab popular citizens off the street and lob them in. I mean seriously, if someone suggesting that in New York City could you see it ever getting off the ground?
