Heroes
Monday, April 21, 2008 (11:26 PM)
I've finally finished the first season of Heroes. Yes, I'm that late but all is still good. The story is great. The gore and violence fantastic. At a gore-rating of 8/10, it pretty much satiates my sadistic thirst for violence - fictitious that is.
But as always, a problematic story if i may add.
For one, the show harps on saving the world throughout the series and yet we realise that it really is just New York City. And for a time-bending JAPANESE guy whose father had been waiting for 'the one' to go all out to save NEW YORK CITY, it is peculiarly strange. By chapter 19, it is established that the population of NYC is but 0.07% of the world, yet they still use the term 'save the world'. subtly, this show seems to be promoting ethnocentrism.
Stepping aside for a brief moment, the characters Niki Sanders and D.L. Hawkins seem to have drawn its inspiration from Heidi Klum and Seal.
Yet another disturbing fact in the show is that, the people who can die have been trying to protect someone who cannot die. Theoretically speaking, if Sylar can't get Peter Petrelli's brain, it makes no sense for him to get Claire Bennett's. And for someone who had her body cut open and braved nuclear radiation to sedate Ted Sprague still walk out alive, it really is weird how she needs protection.
Towards the end, when Peter was about to go nuclear, Noah Bennett actually attempted to stop him - not forgetting it was suggested by Peter himself - with a gun. For someone who can regenerate, what's the fucking use of a gun? Use sedative or stun gun!
Finally, the most ironical thing of all is that, they have been trying to save the world. Nevermind that it's only NYC, but their idea of saving the world is to kill Sylar when the one to go nuclear really is Peter. So even if Sylar remains alive, NYC won't be wiped out. only those who are special will.
ultimately, the 'world' is really just the special ones. New York is only secondary.