Third Person Singular Present Tense
November 19, 2005Grateful thanks to Dave Davis at Chud.com for a very wry observation regarding the titles of recent or upcoming superhero films -
I hope the utilization of third-person singular present tense will become a recurring theme for film titles of DC heroes: Batman Begins, Superman Returns, Wonder Woman Arrives, Hawkman Soars, Power Girl Jiggles, etc.
We’re really only given a small taste of what’s in store - with a far too brief but spectacular shot of Superman hovering several thousand kilometres above Metropolis, in a sequence straight out of an Alex Ross painting.
So can Bryan Singer really bring the Man of Steel to the big screen? The signs look promising, but we’ll all find out in 2006.
