Superheroes: Why We Love Them

[Homemadegameguru]

This is a great video. If superpowered people did exist - the stuff in the comics wouldn't be close to the reality of humanity. A real Superman would be worshiped like a god by religious fanatics, while world governments would do everything to 'recruit' them for the 'greater good' of nationalism and war (Watchmen showed that well). People would jump off a building just so Spiderman can save them. Batman would be sued into bankruptcy. The fantasy of superheroes is good enough for this world

[alisaxmarie]

danny swann is damn sexy!!! i wanna have his babies!!!

[NeedinFreedom]

The Punisher!!

[HNG04]

Skepticism and other negative reaction is what X-Men portraits. I will totally agree with this simply because people call others freak just for being different. But the best example of discrimination in real life is racial and gender discrimination. If these things happen then the possibility is immense that a superhuman will not be looked up as a hero but as a treat to society.

[Katalyzt]

Interesting video clip...

Katalyzt

[SuperNoob200]

Damn they cut out the radioactive butt :'(

[Tripp393]

Is the voiceover Bill Gates?

[daswann14]

@Tripp393 No. It was the person who filmed it.

[IceCube765]

Batman

[monkeyology1]

ummm "Hand me the shark repelling bat spray"? really batman?

[DiscoveryNetworks]

Ok commenters - who's your favorite superhero and why?

[mizukokatajii]

@DiscoveryNetworks

That depends on your definition of "superhero." If you're talking about someone who was gifted with abnormal powers, Spiderman. He's a guy who overcomes times when he was weak, bullied, and scared, and does something right. If you're talking about average guy doing awesome things, Batman.

Personally, I'm more fond of Batman overall, as he is a regular human, just with enough cash to drown a continent.

Also, love that the Rocketeer was in this. That movie is so win, imho.

[rationalwarrior]

@DiscoveryNetworks Thor is my favorite hero. He's immensely powerful and actually has a violent and dark side. But after living life as a human for a while he has chosen to be restrain these tendencies because of the effect it has on humans. He doesn't have to protect Earth. He does so because he sees potential in humans.

[Bandtx]

Shut up guys stop acting like he wouldn't be the last person you'd guess to have a Ph.D

[CounterNerd]

That's it I'm fucking unsubbing this shit.

And while I'm at it - America fucking sucks. Ya pussies.

[kravenraze]

The ending song made me think of: Spider pig, spider pig. Does whatever a spiderpig does. Can he swing from a web? No he can't, he's a pig. Look ouuuut this is a spider pig! yeah!"

[leefbeef]

@kravenraze dumbass..

[kravenraze]

@leefbeef U really don't like ppl having a sense of humor, do you..?

[Lokoingles]

Can anyone transcript what is said from 0:32 to 0:42 in English?

[qhoa1385]

@Lokoingles what he is saying in that part is that batman carelessly destroy public property to stop joker, and because of that, lawsuits and city meeting will be held against Batman and also the "cruel" way batman use to take down joker

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i think lol

[bayusuputra1302]

at 2:07, what superhero is that? i can't remember the name, but i know i have seen it before..

[TheUltimatephoenix71]

@bayusuputra1302 Search in wikipedia List_of_male_superheroes in the search box

[qhoa1385]

@bayusuputra1302 that looks like Ultraman, but i'm not sure

[DiscoveryNetworks]

@bayusuputra1302 That's the Rocketeer!

[bayusuputra1302]

@DiscoveryNetworks haha! thanks! i remember now..

[jcbiggs]

@welcome2my2ndlife Really?  Is that all you think about?

[1Plus1EqualsThree]

You don't have to look a certain way to have a PhD. Some people these days man, i honestly can't believe how ignorant some people are.

[Bandtx]

What the fuck he has a PhD?

[942nick]

@Bandtx whats so weird about that?

[jcbiggs]

@Bandtx Because he went to school for it.

[MrSpockZilla1]

If I could be a super hero I would be Venom.

[BatBoy13]

Discovery should do more of this!!!

[genesisSOC]

@BatBoy13 I agree. :)

[GotxMilk22]

if i can be a super hero id be either hulk or spidey

[drftme]

pfff like the police could stop superman.....

[RelaxNplay64]

spiderman is and will always be my favorite superhero

[DiscoveryNetworks]

@Dysentery7885 Daniel Swann is getting a Ph.D in social psychology. He's also a huge fan of comic books and superheroes.

[TheUltimatephoenix71]

@DiscoveryNetworks What's a Ph.D?

[alexlaies]

@TheUltimatephoenix71 somthing somthing dark side :)) doctor in philosophy

[TheUltimatephoenix71]

@alexlaies Oh ok thanks!

[Halo3ForumEurope]

@TheUltimatephoenix71 PhD stands for Doctor of Philosophy, but it doesn't mean it's for that subject. A PhD is the most advanced qualification you can get in a subject like a PhD in Mathematics, or a PhD in Social Psychology like young Daniel Swann in this video :P

[kugmo04]

@Dysentery7885 shame on you

[FlacoTV]

@Dysentery7885 That sounded ignorant...

[vivaeljason]

@FlacoTV largely because it was ignorant.

[IronChefWannabe]

@Dysentery7885

you don't know how to read do you ?

[DoodMan7392]

@Dysentery7885

DiscoveryNetworks just kicked ur ass with words!

[tanman1110]

@Dysentery7885 Dude you're racist

[jcbiggs]

@tanman1110 Yes,  he is.

[viicISrotcib]

Mabe thats what we need, a hero, or a group of heroes.

And the social isssues have been visited on many comic books and movies, just look at the X-men.

I dont know, what would it take for someone to actually become a superhero? Or simply a hero?

[deejayMEBBYromeo]

1:24, omg, a plastic shark:P ahaha

[ViktorLovricsgs8]

Spider pig,Spider pig,does whatever a Spider pig does.Can he swing from a web?No he can't,he's a pig.Watchout,here comes the Spider pig!

[Inverness01]

All hail the great Spider god!

[psychodelicdragon]

these are what we need to escape the boredom of everyday life!!

love every minute of them!!

[DiscoveryNetworks]

Hi all - reposting this video with some slight fixes. Thanks!

[SOMEBILO1]

@DiscoveryNetworks Thanks for the information :)

[DiscoveryNetworks]

@SOMEBILO1 You're welcome! And thanks for watching - Jorge from Discovery News.

[SOMEBILO1]

@DiscoveryNetworks Its nice to see a channel with so much subscribers and they still keep in touch with the community. Thats what makes you guys awesome :P - Tibor from Ontario Canada