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...main character, Mitchell Hundred, is the mayor of New York and the world’s only superhero—in fact, the world’s only political superhero. Its protagonist’s remarkable abilities are an interesting wrinkle rather than the center of the plot. A civil engineer by trade, he stumbles onto a Generic Glowing Object (itself an instance of deus ex machina present in nearly every superhero’s origin story) that explodes and inscribes curving scars on his face reminiscent of the metallic tracery on a circuit board...
...still wants to help, and decides to run for mayor on the strength of his heroic reputation, beating Bloomberg in a landslide. But not all is well in Gotham. He’s soon forced to deal with a blizzard, a Giuliani-esque confrontation with idiotic city-funded art, and gay marriage rights. The only superheroics, in fact, occur during Mitchell’s flashbacks to his brief crime-fighting career and are generally played for comic relief. In one of the best anecdotes, he gets beaten up by the city’s tough female police commissioner as punishment...
...real reason Ex Machina is so addictive, however, is that its characters are likeable and multi-dimensional. Mitchell’s dreadlocked deputy mayor generates much of the political tension, arguing with Mitchell over school vouchers and gay marriage. Kremlin, Mitchell’s grizzled Russian mentor, strains their relationship by trying to get Mitchell out of politics and back on the jetpack. Even Mitchell’s mother appears for a few quirky-yet-tender moments, when the story flashes back to his childhood...
...press conference after the roast, Cambridge Mayor Michael A. Sullivan made a surprise appearance to bestow a key to the city on Robbins. Sullivan also took the opportunity, after 8:30 p.m., to formally proclaim February 17, 2005 “Tim Robbins...
...After] your performance and your ability to negotiate with Harvard students, we were thinking of bringing you back next time we needed to,” quipped the mayor...