The SUPERHERO Genre

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A hero with a superpower (or compelling mission) faces a potent nemesis or catastrophic problem so large it challenges even their own mighty capabilities. These movies are about extraordinary people tested by the values of the world. Superhero stories give flight to our greatest fantasies about our potential, while tempering those fantasies with a dose of reality.

The 3 elements of a SUPERHERO story are:

1) The hero of your tale must have a special power—even if it’s just a mission to be great or do good.
2) The hero must be opposed by a nemesis of equal or greater force, who is the “self-made” version of the hero.
3) There must be a curse for the hero that they either surmount or succumb to as the price for who they are.

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