Abishai100
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This is a media parable about American super-celebrity Tom Hanks confessing that he wants to be in a film featuring Mac Gargan (fictional agile and eerie Marvel Comics super-villain known as 'Scorpion').
Has modern media affected our stories about socialism tolerance?
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Hanks' film-industry agent just handed him another script --- it was for a Spielberg film about policemen in South Africa. It sounded just like something Hanks would be able to tackle, however, today, Tom Hanks felt a bit unnerved and anxious and even claustrophobic about his otherwise 'normal life.' Hanks craved something unusual or even extra-terrestrial, so he began scouring through comic books looking for something truly unusual to embrace/endorse and provide his career a dose of something...eccentric.
Hanks came across a Marvel Comics super-villain known as Scorpion (real name: Mac Gargan). Scorpion is not superior in hand-to-hand combat but he possesses scorpion-like resilience, agility, and prowess and possesses an acidic 'spray' in his giant mechanized scorpion-tail which he can use as an 'extra leg' (enabling him to be very unusual in movement --- like a scorpion!). Hanks realized Scorpion was an adversary of the heroic webbed-wonder superhero Spider-Man (real name: Peter Parker). Since Peter Parker was a photojournalist and Mac Gargan was once a private-investigator, Hanks decided to dress up as a P.I. for a celebrity Halloween party in Los Angeles.
Hanks was using his P.I. costume as a conversation-starter at the celebrity Halloween party. Hanks wanted to talk about the general modern-day social appeal of the fictional P.I. Mac Gargan (aka, 'Scorpion'). Well, a couple of attendees of the celebrity Halloween party liked what Hanks was talking about and approached DreamWorks about a Spider-Man film featuring the Scorpion (Mac Gargan) as the main villain. Hanks jumped onto the project, portraying Peter Parker's boss J. Jonah Jameson at the newspaper the Daily Bugle. Spielberg was attached then to direct the film titled Spider-Man: Scorpion.
HANKS: I'm excited about marketing this comics film, Steven!
SPIELBERG: Yes. Jude Law did a terrific job as Mac/Scorpion.
HANKS: I agree; Andrew Garfield was perfect as Peter/Spider-Man.
SPIELBERG: I agree; you did a fine job yourself as Jameson.
HANKS: Well, the Daily Bugle is a symbol of American idealism, no?
SPIELBERG: It sure is; Peter Parker is a news diplomat and media 'doll.'
HANKS: You and I made a film about journalism already...The Post.
SPIELBERG: Yes; that turned out well I think in many respects.
HANKS: Well, this Spider-Man/Scorpion film is just what I craved.
SPIELBERG: Americans find journalism fascinating!
HANKS: They sure do; Americans are curious about detective-work.
SPIELBERG: America cares about civics (and justice!).
HANKS: My career needed something offbeat and maybe something for youngsters.
SPIELBERG: Well, a Spider-Man film is surely that.
HANKS: I'm surprised you signed on to do a comics film, Steven!
SPIELBERG: It's been on my mind; I liked Donner and Lester's work with Superman.
HANKS: Yes, they did a terrific job with Christopher Reeve's Superman films (1980s).
SPIELBERG: There's that 'curse' with Superman-actors, ya know?
HANKS: Yeah, I know; Reeve was crippled; I'm not worried about portraying Jameson.
SPIELBERG: Even though he's Peter Parker's boss?
HANKS: Well, the Daily Bugle could be the NY Times or Washington Post...
SPIELBERG: Do Americans crave pedestrian dialogue?
HANKS: That's why I made this comics film; America needs 'black magic.'
SPIELBERG: Perhaps pluralism has made Americans 'witchcraft-favourable.'
HANKS: Americans will always dislike socialism, however.
SPIELBERG: That's all because of consumerism-hype in the media (e.g., Air Jordans)...
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Has modern media affected our stories about socialism tolerance?
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Hanks' film-industry agent just handed him another script --- it was for a Spielberg film about policemen in South Africa. It sounded just like something Hanks would be able to tackle, however, today, Tom Hanks felt a bit unnerved and anxious and even claustrophobic about his otherwise 'normal life.' Hanks craved something unusual or even extra-terrestrial, so he began scouring through comic books looking for something truly unusual to embrace/endorse and provide his career a dose of something...eccentric.
Hanks came across a Marvel Comics super-villain known as Scorpion (real name: Mac Gargan). Scorpion is not superior in hand-to-hand combat but he possesses scorpion-like resilience, agility, and prowess and possesses an acidic 'spray' in his giant mechanized scorpion-tail which he can use as an 'extra leg' (enabling him to be very unusual in movement --- like a scorpion!). Hanks realized Scorpion was an adversary of the heroic webbed-wonder superhero Spider-Man (real name: Peter Parker). Since Peter Parker was a photojournalist and Mac Gargan was once a private-investigator, Hanks decided to dress up as a P.I. for a celebrity Halloween party in Los Angeles.
Hanks was using his P.I. costume as a conversation-starter at the celebrity Halloween party. Hanks wanted to talk about the general modern-day social appeal of the fictional P.I. Mac Gargan (aka, 'Scorpion'). Well, a couple of attendees of the celebrity Halloween party liked what Hanks was talking about and approached DreamWorks about a Spider-Man film featuring the Scorpion (Mac Gargan) as the main villain. Hanks jumped onto the project, portraying Peter Parker's boss J. Jonah Jameson at the newspaper the Daily Bugle. Spielberg was attached then to direct the film titled Spider-Man: Scorpion.
HANKS: I'm excited about marketing this comics film, Steven!
SPIELBERG: Yes. Jude Law did a terrific job as Mac/Scorpion.
HANKS: I agree; Andrew Garfield was perfect as Peter/Spider-Man.
SPIELBERG: I agree; you did a fine job yourself as Jameson.
HANKS: Well, the Daily Bugle is a symbol of American idealism, no?
SPIELBERG: It sure is; Peter Parker is a news diplomat and media 'doll.'
HANKS: You and I made a film about journalism already...The Post.
SPIELBERG: Yes; that turned out well I think in many respects.
HANKS: Well, this Spider-Man/Scorpion film is just what I craved.
SPIELBERG: Americans find journalism fascinating!
HANKS: They sure do; Americans are curious about detective-work.
SPIELBERG: America cares about civics (and justice!).
HANKS: My career needed something offbeat and maybe something for youngsters.
SPIELBERG: Well, a Spider-Man film is surely that.
HANKS: I'm surprised you signed on to do a comics film, Steven!
SPIELBERG: It's been on my mind; I liked Donner and Lester's work with Superman.
HANKS: Yes, they did a terrific job with Christopher Reeve's Superman films (1980s).
SPIELBERG: There's that 'curse' with Superman-actors, ya know?
HANKS: Yeah, I know; Reeve was crippled; I'm not worried about portraying Jameson.
SPIELBERG: Even though he's Peter Parker's boss?
HANKS: Well, the Daily Bugle could be the NY Times or Washington Post...
SPIELBERG: Do Americans crave pedestrian dialogue?
HANKS: That's why I made this comics film; America needs 'black magic.'
SPIELBERG: Perhaps pluralism has made Americans 'witchcraft-favourable.'
HANKS: Americans will always dislike socialism, however.
SPIELBERG: That's all because of consumerism-hype in the media (e.g., Air Jordans)...
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