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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Korgoth" data-source="post: 5171405" data-attributes="member: 49613">True, though I thought it was a bit more insidious than that. The ultra-violence of Big Daddy and Hit Girl end up being the only way forward as a 'hero'. The original concept of the comic book superhero, championed by the naive Kick-Ass, is ultimately shown up as completely untenable. The only people who have any success in that world beyond the boundaries are ruthless killers. Once Kick-Ass crosses the line into the land of surreal ultra-violence, there is no upper or lower limit to human experience.It started out being a critique of superheroes, but I think it ended up being a critique of Kant and Nietzsche. Rather than revelling in the world of moral autonomy, the characters ultimately aspire only to retreat into the mundane world of conformity where human life can actually exist.In the surreal world of vigilantism, you have to go balls out or go home. But obviously you would rather go home if you could. The tragedy of Big Daddy is that he can't (or won't). But the life of the independent crime fighter has to be one of extreme violence, and if you can't thrive in that then it's best to remain in the shelter of mundane society.</blockquote>