A mask is more than just something that hides the face.
It can also be a tool.
Superman just has a pair of glasses, so that doesn’t even count.
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These masks make the wearer look and sound exactly the same as someone else.
A cartoon brought to life, Stanley is suddenly able to act on all of his impulses.
Peter Parker, Miles Morales, whoeverthey all bear the weight of enormous responsibility on their shoulders.
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Yet there is also a playfulness to the character, which the colorful mask helps with.
“), Rorschach has a raspy, monotone voice to match the grittiness of his surroundings.
In that sense,his mask also goes together with the shadows he’s often veiled by.
This mask is too good not to go down as one of the greats.
Given Batman’s ability to camouflage in the dark, this makes for an intimidating presence.
Christopher Nolan’sBatman Beginsprobably does the best job of showing Batman’s backstory on camera.
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V symbolizes revolution in the face of fascist dictatorshipand the ability of the individual to rise against oppression.
Everyone who confronts him feels weaker just by this visible contrast.
Based on the comic series, The Mask is an action-comedy movie that stars Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss, a mild-mannered bank teller with bad luck regarding life and women. However, his fortunes are reversed when he stumbled upon a mythical Mask said to belong to the Norse god of mischief, Loki. When Stanley puts the mask on, he becomes a cartoonish, comedic, and violent troublemaker with powers out of this world.
How many characters are so iconic that their very breath is enough to readily identify them?
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