So my wife and I decided to go check out one of those action films that normally populate the summer blockbuster scene. While sitting in the darkened hall eating my priced-for-a-king popcorn, I couldn’t help but feel like we were just supposed to be amazed by the wild car chases and blood-drenching fight sequences and ignore the absurd, slap in your face character moments. Granted, I normally enjoy watching these kinds of films since sometimes I just “like watching things go boom” (my tried-and-true explanation to my wife whenever I pick up one of these films from the film rental shop). However, I’d still like to see characters whose motivations are paid more attention than one would give to a commercial selling toilet paper. Click here to continue reading »”Comic Book Action Flicks And The Father-Son Relationship”