While obtaining data for the data analysis assignment, I realized that Marvel’s Avengers series is full of murder. Upon greater inspection, those movies are notably violent considering their fan base consists of many young people. The violence of these films really makes you think about morals and what it takes to hurt others, and what actions are acceptable if they are performed for the better interest of the most people.
For example, when killing Thanos in Endgame, Thor says “I went for the head,” (Endgame) and cuts his head off with an ax. For context, he makes this somewhat disturbing statement because when Thanos snapped half of the world out of existence, he told Thor that he should have gone for the head when hitting him with his ax.
Of course, the difference between a superhero and a villain on the subject of murdering someone is their intent, and that is what I think about often. Murder may never be fair or just, but sometimes it is the only option to save the world. Villains like to murder for fun, while superheroes murder out of necessity. What makes the murder in the case of a superhero still morally correct is their purpose, which is easy to understand.
The moral of the story is that breaking the law, which I will be researching in my paper this quarter, can often be seen in not only a justifiable light but a morally good one. But, murderers with fancy names are still murderers; they’re just looked up to by more people.