Super 2010 🎯

Even the Super Bowl itself felt "super." The New Orleans Saints, a team ravaged by Hurricane Katrina just five years prior, defeated the Indianapolis Colts. The onside kick by Thomas Morstead to start the second half was the ballsiest play in Super Bowl history.

HBO launched Boardwalk Empire, a $18 million pilot directed by Martin Scorsese, proving that movies had moved to the small screen. But AMC had an even bigger ace: The Walking Dead. Debuting on Halloween 2010, it shattered cable ratings and launched the zombie genre into the stratosphere.

The Billboard charts in 2010 were a chaotic dance party. It was the year EDM crashed the mainstream, and Auto-Tune reached its artistic zenith. super 2010

And who could forget the dance craze? "Teach me how to Dougie" and "Watch me whip, watch me nae nae" were still a few years off, but "Bedrock" by Young Money ruled every house party.

1. Deconstruction of Heroism "Super" is often compared to Kick-Ass (released the same year) and Watchmen. It strips away the glamour of being a superhero. When Frank hits someone with a wrench, the result is gruesome and horrifying, not "cool." Even the Super Bowl itself felt "super

2. Mental Health The film suggests that Frank may be suffering from mental illness. His visions are ambiguous—are they real messages from God, or hallucinations?

3. The Sidekick Trope Ellen Page’s character subverts the sidekick trope. She is eager for violence, highlighting the danger of giving unstable people power. And who could forget the dance craze

The mobile wars were at their most exciting peak. Microsoft tried to leapfrog the competition with the radical "Metro" UI of Windows Phone 7 (featuring the gorgeous HTC HD7). Apple introduced FaceTime and multitasking with iOS 4. Meanwhile, Google’s Android 2.2 "Froyo" turned the Droid Incredible and Evo 4G into true iPhone killers. The fragmentation was chaotic, but the innovation was thrilling.

Upon release, "Super" received mixed reviews.