![]() “The Strange Talent of Luther Strode” it’s an absolutely refreshing take on adolescent fantasies versus adult fantasies, and somehow manages to find a middle ground between these seemingly opposing options. So, of course, he’s more than entitled to look for some sort of escapism reading comic books and daydreaming about the possibility of being slightly more athletic, a little bit stronger, etc. He’s a high school kid, a geek, a nerd, someone invisible to girls and vulnerable to the aggressiveness of other boys. So that’s one thing we have in common with Luther Strode. ![]() ![]() So how often do we dream of things not the way they are but the way we want them to be? Quite often, I’d say. ![]() Unless we’re the president of some powerful country, there’s no way we can feel like we are in total control of our lives. And he sure had a valid point as most of the superhero stories back then were the quintessential “Adolescent Power Fantasies”.īut what does this term mean anyway? We all have power fantasies. ![]() I'm interested in adult power fantasies because I'm an adult and I have power fantasies”, said Howard Chaykin almost three decades ago. “I am not interested in teenage power fantasies. ![]()
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