Just Ask Georgia: 10/5/2022

Georgia, I have a question,

I’ve always been fascinated by the Superheroes we grew up watching on the Saturday morning cartoons. Many of these, we now know as adults, were just make-believe, being just, you know, cartoons, but when movies like Superman came out later on, we KNEW that he, at least, was real, even though he was actually an alien, which explains his powers.

Batman, although he was a Superhero, didn’t really have any powers; he just had some amazing toys! Then, we learned that Spiderman and The Flash were real too, even though they were just regular people.

My question is, where did THEY get THEIR powers?! I wish I could run as fast as the Flash! Is there some sort of vitamin I could take to be that fast?

Stuck in the Slow Lane

Dear Stuck,

The definition of REAL appears to be a little misconstrued here. While Superheroes such as Superman, Spiderman, The Flash, and Batman are certainly cool, their powers are limited by the budget alotted for the CGI department in whatever film they are in.

Best example: I assume you have seen Deadpool 1 and 2. The budget for these movies was astronomical, whereas Deadpool’s first appearance in Wolverine....eh, not so much. He was actually pretty lame.

So yes, take some vitamins but don’t bank on them to make you fly, fast, or funny.

With love, Georgia

Georgia, I have a question,

I just watched Saving Private Ryan for the first time. Sad, but great movie. I went back and watched it a second time through, counting all the extras who died on screen.

My question: why do movie extras volunteer to die for the sake of a movie? Isn’t their life worth more to them than that? I mean, Saving Private Ryan was a very noble film to die for, but horror movies? Why would you volunteer to be murdered? I just don’t understand our world!

Sincerely, Why Die?

Dear Why,

Please see the previous question and again note, movies are NOT REAL. No one is volunteering to die for a film, it’s all in the CGI!

With love, Georgia