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This document provides a compare and contrast essay on the superheroes Spiderman and Batman. It outlines their different origins - Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider while Batman swore vengeance after his wealthy parents were murdered. Their costumes and powers are also contrasted, with Spiderman having wall-crawling abilities and shooting webs while Batman relies on martial arts skills and high-tech weapons and vehicles. Both heroes fight crime in New York and Gotham respectively in an effort to make their cities safer.

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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN THE DESIGN SCHOOL FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT NAME: THAN LEK MEI STUDENT ID NO: 0315538 FILMS SELECTED: SPIDERMAN & BATMAN WORD COUNT: 992 words ENGLISH 2 (ENGL 0205) WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE CONTRAST ESSAY LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA SUBMISSION DATE: 18th APRIL 2014
In filming industry, genre is defined as the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which the film is constructed. Examples of film genres are action, documentary, romance, comedy and many others. Action is a genre whereby physical action takes place in the storytelling. Action films usually have continuous motion and action that consist of physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, violence and races (Action n.d.). The story also usually revolves around a hero that has a goal, but is facing unimaginable obstacles to achieve it. Among the many action films, Spiderman, Die Hard, The Matrix and The Dark Knight fall under action genre (Staiger n.d.). Spiderman and Batman, also known as The Dark Knight, share many similarities but on the other hand they do have many differences. Spiderman and Batman are different in terms of family background, costume, weapons, powers and skills. Both of these superheroes carry great moral values to do a deed for the society and their city. Firstly, Spiderman was an orphaned teenage boy who is based in Queens, New York. He was a shy boy but his brains were extremely intelligent in science. A trip to the science museum had brought Spidermans life into a whole new level. There a radioactive spider bit him. The spider had transmitted supernatural power like super strength and reflexes. In the beginning, Spiderman misuse his powers to obtain fame and money through violence. Then comes a turning point in Spidermans life where he let free a robber and coincidently that robber had killed his uncle during a robbery. Then onwards Spiderman had helped the city of New York to fight crime. Until today Spiderman remained anonymous in New York (Spiderman Biography n.d.).
In contrast, Batman came from a more fortunate than Spiderman in terms of financially. Batman originated from a wealthy family but on the sad side an unknown hoodlum shot his parents died right before his eyes. Right after the incident he swore to avenge them and he had a dream of becoming a warrior to fend off crime. At age of 14, Batman took on a journey take brought him across every continent to obtain all the skills required to continue his vow. He had studied criminology, forensics and criminal psychology and learned from man hunters and martial artist, mastering every fighting technique. As time goes by, Batman turns himself into a living arsenal to wipe off crime and injustice. During his return to Gotham, Batman take on street thugs with his own hands as a plainclothes vigilante. Unfortunately, he was bashed up by people he would not expect. He almost died on his first night out. While he sat on the street bleeding profusely, Batman knew that he need to instill fear the minds of his enemies. Then suddenly came a bat crashing through his window. That had given Batman the courage and determination to go on (Batman Biography n.d.). To remain anonymous, Spiderman is usually dressed in a full head-to- toe red spider web costume. Only in this costume he will unleash his spider like powers to fight crime. Among his supernatural powers is spider-sense, which allows him sense a person who may pose danger to him. With this power Spiderman is always 1 step ahead of any danger and can take precaution if necessary. Besides that, he also has the ability to climb and crawl on walls. This enables him to catch his enemy easily and at the same time fleeing from enemy is also easier. In addition, Spiderman had also obtained extraordinary strength and agility from the spider sting. The strength
of Spiderman was unimaginable. He was able to crush a steel pipe as if it were made of paper. Spiderman was also capable of living object weighing almost 10 tons. Spiderman also experienced a tremendous increase in agility after the spider sting. Superherostuff quoted that Spiderman reflexes are 40 times faster than a normal human (Spiderman Biography n.d.). He uses them to dazzle much stronger foes. His reflexes allow him to evade any punches or object from his enemies. Lastly, his invention of web-shooters on his wrists gives him the power to shoot webs all around to fight crime. Unlike Spiderman, Batman is dressed in a Bat-Suit which composes of Kevlar. This suit is bullet-proof and is able to withstand explosions, falls and others. Along with Bat-Suit, it also includes gloves and boots that are immune to punches and kicks. Furthermore, Batman wears a cowl that serves to protect his face from identification. The cowl has special protective ability such as aggravating gas and electric blast. Batman powers are more realistic compare to Spiderman which carried some elements of exaggeration. Among the powers and ability of Batman is master martial art. During his 10 years of training he had manage to master 127 styles of martial arts including Kung Fu and Muay Thai. Likewise, Batman posses peak human conditioning. Physical attributes of an Olympic level athlete is incomparable to Batman which have the highest level of human strength, speed, stamina, coordination and others (Batman Biography n.d.). In contrast, equipments and weapons used by Batman are more deadly compared to Spiderman. His weapons are Batarangs, Grapnel Gun, Batclaw and so on. Besides that, Batman also have numerous transportation all name with the beginning of bat that shows his
identity. His transportations all comes along with super high technology functions such as stealth, guns, and others. In conclusion, Spiderman and Batman may share similar values or attributes but they also do have many differences. But in the end they are just here to make the city more peaceful and harmonious by fight off crime continuously.
References Action. (n.d.). Thescriptlab. Retrieved from http://thescriptlab.com/screenplay /genre/action. Albert, Aaron. (n.d.). Spider-man. Comic Books. Retrieved from http://comicbooks.about.com/od/characters /p/spidermanbio.htm, Batman Biography, History. (n.d.). Superherostuff. Retrieved from http://www.superherostuff.com/biographies/batman_biography.html. Batman. Comicvine. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.comicvine.com/batman/4005-1699/ Staiger, Janet. (n.d.). Film genre. Princeton Edu. Retrieved from http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Film_genre.html. Spiderman Biography. (n.d.). Superherostuff. Retrieved from http://www.superherostuff.com/biographies/spideybio.html.

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  • 1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN THE DESIGN SCHOOL FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT NAME: THAN LEK MEI STUDENT ID NO: 0315538 FILMS SELECTED: SPIDERMAN & BATMAN WORD COUNT: 992 words ENGLISH 2 (ENGL 0205) WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE CONTRAST ESSAY LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA SUBMISSION DATE: 18th APRIL 2014
  • 2. In filming industry, genre is defined as the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which the film is constructed. Examples of film genres are action, documentary, romance, comedy and many others. Action is a genre whereby physical action takes place in the storytelling. Action films usually have continuous motion and action that consist of physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, violence and races (Action n.d.). The story also usually revolves around a hero that has a goal, but is facing unimaginable obstacles to achieve it. Among the many action films, Spiderman, Die Hard, The Matrix and The Dark Knight fall under action genre (Staiger n.d.). Spiderman and Batman, also known as The Dark Knight, share many similarities but on the other hand they do have many differences. Spiderman and Batman are different in terms of family background, costume, weapons, powers and skills. Both of these superheroes carry great moral values to do a deed for the society and their city. Firstly, Spiderman was an orphaned teenage boy who is based in Queens, New York. He was a shy boy but his brains were extremely intelligent in science. A trip to the science museum had brought Spidermans life into a whole new level. There a radioactive spider bit him. The spider had transmitted supernatural power like super strength and reflexes. In the beginning, Spiderman misuse his powers to obtain fame and money through violence. Then comes a turning point in Spidermans life where he let free a robber and coincidently that robber had killed his uncle during a robbery. Then onwards Spiderman had helped the city of New York to fight crime. Until today Spiderman remained anonymous in New York (Spiderman Biography n.d.).
  • 3. In contrast, Batman came from a more fortunate than Spiderman in terms of financially. Batman originated from a wealthy family but on the sad side an unknown hoodlum shot his parents died right before his eyes. Right after the incident he swore to avenge them and he had a dream of becoming a warrior to fend off crime. At age of 14, Batman took on a journey take brought him across every continent to obtain all the skills required to continue his vow. He had studied criminology, forensics and criminal psychology and learned from man hunters and martial artist, mastering every fighting technique. As time goes by, Batman turns himself into a living arsenal to wipe off crime and injustice. During his return to Gotham, Batman take on street thugs with his own hands as a plainclothes vigilante. Unfortunately, he was bashed up by people he would not expect. He almost died on his first night out. While he sat on the street bleeding profusely, Batman knew that he need to instill fear the minds of his enemies. Then suddenly came a bat crashing through his window. That had given Batman the courage and determination to go on (Batman Biography n.d.). To remain anonymous, Spiderman is usually dressed in a full head-to- toe red spider web costume. Only in this costume he will unleash his spider like powers to fight crime. Among his supernatural powers is spider-sense, which allows him sense a person who may pose danger to him. With this power Spiderman is always 1 step ahead of any danger and can take precaution if necessary. Besides that, he also has the ability to climb and crawl on walls. This enables him to catch his enemy easily and at the same time fleeing from enemy is also easier. In addition, Spiderman had also obtained extraordinary strength and agility from the spider sting. The strength
  • 4. of Spiderman was unimaginable. He was able to crush a steel pipe as if it were made of paper. Spiderman was also capable of living object weighing almost 10 tons. Spiderman also experienced a tremendous increase in agility after the spider sting. Superherostuff quoted that Spiderman reflexes are 40 times faster than a normal human (Spiderman Biography n.d.). He uses them to dazzle much stronger foes. His reflexes allow him to evade any punches or object from his enemies. Lastly, his invention of web-shooters on his wrists gives him the power to shoot webs all around to fight crime. Unlike Spiderman, Batman is dressed in a Bat-Suit which composes of Kevlar. This suit is bullet-proof and is able to withstand explosions, falls and others. Along with Bat-Suit, it also includes gloves and boots that are immune to punches and kicks. Furthermore, Batman wears a cowl that serves to protect his face from identification. The cowl has special protective ability such as aggravating gas and electric blast. Batman powers are more realistic compare to Spiderman which carried some elements of exaggeration. Among the powers and ability of Batman is master martial art. During his 10 years of training he had manage to master 127 styles of martial arts including Kung Fu and Muay Thai. Likewise, Batman posses peak human conditioning. Physical attributes of an Olympic level athlete is incomparable to Batman which have the highest level of human strength, speed, stamina, coordination and others (Batman Biography n.d.). In contrast, equipments and weapons used by Batman are more deadly compared to Spiderman. His weapons are Batarangs, Grapnel Gun, Batclaw and so on. Besides that, Batman also have numerous transportation all name with the beginning of bat that shows his
  • 5. identity. His transportations all comes along with super high technology functions such as stealth, guns, and others. In conclusion, Spiderman and Batman may share similar values or attributes but they also do have many differences. But in the end they are just here to make the city more peaceful and harmonious by fight off crime continuously.
  • 6. References Action. (n.d.). Thescriptlab. Retrieved from http://thescriptlab.com/screenplay /genre/action. Albert, Aaron. (n.d.). Spider-man. Comic Books. Retrieved from http://comicbooks.about.com/od/characters /p/spidermanbio.htm, Batman Biography, History. (n.d.). Superherostuff. Retrieved from http://www.superherostuff.com/biographies/batman_biography.html. Batman. Comicvine. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.comicvine.com/batman/4005-1699/ Staiger, Janet. (n.d.). Film genre. Princeton Edu. Retrieved from http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Film_genre.html. Spiderman Biography. (n.d.). Superherostuff. Retrieved from http://www.superherostuff.com/biographies/spideybio.html.