Just about everyone has had some type of hero or strong influential force within their life. Heroes and heroines make us feel good about ourselves or maybe a cause such as the good for all mankind. They set shining examples for every one of all ages and sexes to follow or live up to as we go about our daily busy lives. It is reasonable to assume that a hero’s image can easily be capitalized upon since there is an existing natural attraction from their followers. Has our society evolved though into a pure capitalist state that even our heroes only exist to make money? I think a simple yes would suffice.
There are typical superhero and heroine figurines; cartoons, commercials, and yes of course even breakfast cereal. Then there are those really cool I got to have and can’t live without them heroes, such as the state of the art Halo 3 caricatures. They can talk, walk, record your voice, and even wake you up in the morning. It’s to the point it is almost unbelievable. With the purchase of every figurine we continue their legacy. Our society has not only turned capitalistic but blind to the empty message our popular hero icons are portraying.
Heroes are supposed to portray and reinforce positive messages instead characters such as those from Halo 3 relay a negative message to take out anyone who gets in your way. Heroes are supposed to stand for honesty, respect, service, dedication, and loyalty instead we have heroes that would be considered villains in any Batman movie. As members of our popular culture we have a burden to quarantine the ill effects of our culture from younger generations. If our heroes and heroines do not take a stand now for their fundamental beliefs they could be lost forever.
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