You can be the next Batman.

Kiss-ass has managed to become one of my favorite movies, with a somewhat ridiculous story line, I like it more so for the cinematic concepts of it. As I saw it again this past week, I saw many connections to the readings of last week regarding fanaticism. The story revolves around a teenage boy who is very much devoted to the world of comic books, then falls under the belief that he too can try and become a superhero himself. The boy then buys a costume, and goes into vigilante mode. In his first attempt, he ultimately fails and gets severely hurt. As the readings of Stacey mention that the fan will start an imitation and copying styles of the character they are trying to show tribute for, he decides to partake in the superhero world even if it’s clearly somewhat impossible because he does not have the resources to do so. Although, two supporting characters under the pseudonyms of “Big Daddy” and “ Hit girl” also disguised as superheroes manage to become the resemblance of the modern day Batmans. Their extreme fighting skills and their expensive weapons aid them in being able to have such success in their fight against the "bad guy" in the film. The struggle we see the main character go through, is that of which we have encounter in any superhero comic book. The character has a couple of struggles, yet still manages to be victorious in their “good deed”. The character goes from being a fan of comic books to actually becoming one, the transition of being a regular joe and getting obsessed with the world of super heroes leads to a complete change of lifestyle because of his fanatic beliefs.