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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

IMO Harrison Ford looks pretty damn fit in that picture and I wouldn't bat an eye if he were in a super hero movie today. Like that's not a Thor body but there are many characters where that body would fit in just fine. I agree that movie bodies are not very attainable for most people with busy lives, but on the other hand, if you're playing a super hero you're not playing an average person. It would probably be weird to see an average body shape doing the impossible stunts you see in action movies.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Back when they made "300" it was almost satire how shredded these guys looked. It was obvious it wasn't realistic and wasn't meant to be. Nowadays we get shows like Reacher with an absolutely humongous lead that's supposed to wander around doing jack shit all day... right. His mother shat him out this way.

And female "tough" leads are often tiny and no muscle in sight yet they still kick ass and routinely dispose off bad guys twice their size. Why do the guys even need to be this big when physics don't matter?

I hate this so much. Hollywood is so fucking fake.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yea but also there's no reason for Superman or Thor to be tall and muscular. They're not strong because of their body.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well, I don’t know about Thor (but he is a god short of and from an advanced culture ), but Superman received perfect nutrition from our Sun.

There is that alt timeline story of Superman where he didn’t see the Sun and was captured when he landed as a baby.

He grew up to be skinny and had severe malnutrition, was still tall and became strong as soon as he saw the sun the first time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Well, lore-wise earths sun literally makes Superman muscular

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Even with the lore explanations, I think it just helps maintain suspension of disbelief when you visually see someone muscular doing impossible feats of strength rather than someone physically unfit. But to your point, I would like to see more super heroes with strongman barrel physics instead of the aesthetic prioritizing body builder physique.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think Spiderman is a decent example of not being comically ripped but I always believe he's as strong as he's depicted due to his powers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Spiderman is still super fit. He's lean muscle and not bulky body builder fit, but he still has muscle. Even in the comics his muscles are very well defined.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah.

Nolan had right idea with Bane. Tom Hardy looked like he could fight wolves.