Directed by and starring , this is a multilingual Indian film (originally in Kannada) known for its revolutionary and utopian concept.
The premise is deceptively simple. Frank Darbo (Rainn Wilson) is a short-order cook whose life is defined by two things: his history of "perfect moments" and his addiction to a cheesy Christian superhero TV show. When his recovering addict wife, Sarah (Liv Tyler), leaves him for a charismatic drug dealer named Jacques (Kevin Bacon), Frank hits rock bottom. super 2010
"Super" is often compared to Kick-Ass (released the same year) and Watchmen . It strips away the glamour of being a superhero. When Frank hits someone with a wrench, the result is gruesome and horrifying, not "cool." Directed by and starring , this is a
James Gunn, who would go on to direct Guardians of the Galaxy , creates a world that feels gritty and real. When Frank hits someone, it looks painful. The bones crack. The blood flows. The film refuses to glamorize the violence. It forces the audience to reconcile the fun, comic-book aesthetic with the brutal reality of a mentally unstable man hitting people with a heavy tool. When his recovering addict wife, Sarah (Liv Tyler),
The story follows (played by Rainn Wilson), a mild-mannered fry cook whose life is defined by "two perfect moments." When his wife Sarah (Liv Tyler), a recovering addict, leaves him for a charismatic but manipulative drug dealer named Jacques (Kevin Bacon), Frank suffers a mental breakdown.