The familiarity of this narrative is comforting. All of this allowing them to develop into a stronger/better character - “With great power comes great responsibility”.
The hero saves the day, while overcoming moral, physical and emotional challenges. The formula for a good superhero story is always familiar.
Therefore as adults, superhero stories allow us to reconnect with that developmental stage when we could really shut out our external reality and go on an amazing adventure. Our childhood is when our imaginations are the most unfiltered and limitless, when anything feels possible. As a Clinical Psychologist I think four of those factors are key to the consistent popularity of superheroes: Rosenberg identified a number of factors to help try and understand our fascination with superheroes. The book Our Superheroes, Ourselves by Robin S. Why do you think superheroes have been so consistently popular over the decades? Based on his experience of how children relate to superheroes (along with his own love of them), Dr Sindall has applied his knowledge of the published work to help us understand - why do we love superheroes? Why are they so important to us? Dr Sindall specialises in working with children and adolescents. To understand why we love superheroes and to explore what effect they have on us, I contacted Dr Oliver Sindall, Chartered Clinical Psychologist at Sindall Psychology. We all have one that resonates with us - not necessarily because we feel we’re similar in any way, more because we admire their values, what they stand for and the way they live their lives. Regardless of who you are, where you come from or what your upbringing, chances are you have a soft spot for at least one superhero.
The Golden Age of comics kickstarted our fascination and since then, we’ve been hooked. Since long before they hit our screens, we’ve been obsessed with superheroes.
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