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...there anything to this idea? Perhaps. There is no question that many successful people--not just scientists and engineers but writers and lawyers as well--possess a suite of traits that seem to be, for lack of a better word, Aspergery. The ability to focus intensely and screen out other distractions, for example, is a geeky trait that can be extremely useful to computer programmers. On the other hand, concentration that is too intense--focusing on cracks in the pavement while a taxi is bearing down on you--is clearly, in Darwinian terms, maladaptive...
...course, it goes beyond mere mutant talent. There is something to be said for translatability, or cheese factor. There are a slew of popular Marvel heroes who will never do well on the big screen because when you dress a live actor in red, white and blue-striped tights, put wings on his headpiece and a star on his forehead, he will look ridiculous. The Incredible Hulk, as incredible as he may be, runs the risk of becoming the angry Green Giant. The heroes who do the best onscreen are the ones who are dark, mysterious, and potentially dangerous...
Until recently, Marvel Comics failed in every attempt to bring its roster of superheroes to the big screen. The Fantastic Four flopped somewhere in the 1980s, as did Captain America and The Punisher. Executives in the world of comics and the world of film scratched their heads. Marvel comics were popular. What had gone wrong...
Last fall, HUPD confiscated from Gomes’ room a flat-screen television, 2 CD players, a DVD player, D.J. equipment and 91 DVD movies that were allegedly bought with the money...
Guiding the audience through this experience is a character who appears sometimes on screen and sometimes in the theater. “He’s the only one you can trust,” Green says. “The camera is almost a part...