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[–] [email protected] 134 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I'm the flip side, Go back and watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Once you're done cringing at the racism, think about the fact that Harrison Ford went on an intense weightlifting program for that movie, and was considered the most shredded leading man in Hollywood at the time. Actors using steroids has become so common that it has also skewed our perception of a normal fit guy's body.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

IMO Harrison Ford looks pretty damn fit in that picture and I wouldn't bat an eye if he were in a super hero movie today. Like that's not a Thor body but there are many characters where that body would fit in just fine. I agree that movie bodies are not very attainable for most people with busy lives, but on the other hand, if you're playing a super hero you're not playing an average person. It would probably be weird to see an average body shape doing the impossible stunts you see in action movies.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Yea but also there's no reason for Superman or Thor to be tall and muscular. They're not strong because of their body.

[–] Kalothar 2 points 11 months ago

Well, I don’t know about Thor (but he is a god short of and from an advanced culture ), but Superman received perfect nutrition from our Sun.

There is that alt timeline story of Superman where he didn’t see the Sun and was captured when he landed as a baby.

He grew up to be skinny and had severe malnutrition, was still tall and became strong as soon as he saw the sun the first time.

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