Line #25 YMMV/Super


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2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
3	** Intentionally done with Frank. Is he a hero? Is he just crazy? [[TakeAThirdOption Or is he both?]]
4	** Would Libby have become such [[AxCrazy a violent psychopath]] had Frank not propositioned her to be his sidekick? Or was it inevitable that she'd eventually find [[UnscrupulousHero some sort of excuse for her behavior]]?
5	* BrokenBase: The movie’s dark sense of humor and the main reason the film is so polarizing. Some think it [[CrossesTheLineTwice crosses the line just enough to be hilarious]] while others think it crosses lines tastelessly and borders on disturbing, with such examples including Frank cracking a bystander’s head open with a monkey wrench [[DisproportionateRetribution for butting the line]] and pretty much everything involving Boltie, ''especially'' [[spoiler: when she rapes Frank]].
6	* CultClassic: Not to the extent of his previous film, ''Film/{{Slither}}'' (which got a cult following prior to Guardians), but became a minor one thanks to James Gunn's involvement with ''Guardians of the Galaxy''.
7	* DesignatedHero: While Frank may have had reasons to become a superhero, Libby's motivation was fueled because she likes the thrill of it and isn't morally restrained. She also [[spoiler: rapes Frank]].
8	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The film, for all its crass violence and dark humor, has a surprisingly sentimental ending in which [[spoiler:Frank comes to terms with the many problems in his life and ends up looking approvingly at his wall memories with his new pet bunny]].
9	* HilariousInHindsight:
10	** References to ComicBook/TheAvengers and ComicBook/{{Batman}} during the scenes at Libby's comic book store have become this since Creator/JamesGunn went on to work for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, plus helm [[Film/TheSuicideSquad two]] [[Series/Peacemaker2022 installments]] of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as well, and eventually become co-chairman and CEO of DC Films.
11	** Libby repeatedly uses '[[PoliticallyIncorrectHero gay]]' [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero as an insult]], particularly during her BadassBoast after running over some bad guys. This is funny when you consider that Creator/ElliotPage later came out as gay in 2014 and later a non-binary trans person.
12	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Take your pick.
13	** Libby's CarFu.
14	** Frank's RoaringRampageOfRevenge at the end.
15	** Frank's last line [[spoiler: before stabbing Jacques to death is chillingly awesome]]:
16	--->'''Jacques''': [[spoiler: Do you really think that killing me, stabbing me to death, is going to change the world?]]
17	--->'''Frank''': [[spoiler: I can't know that... for sure... ''unless I try''.]]
18	* MoralEventHorizon:
19	** If you needed any more convincing that Jacques is a horrible person, giving Sarah to a fellow drug dealer so he can rape her as part of sweetening a business deal cements it. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Even his fellow cronies look disgusted.]]
20	** Libby arguably crosses it by [[spoiler: raping Frank]].
21	* OlderThanTheyThink: A lot of people have accused ''Super'' of ripping off ''Film/KickAss'' because it uses the idea of a normal guy trying to be a superhero (even though the film was in the works since 2001) when the "real-life superhero" genre dates as far back to the 1980 Creator/JohnRitter comedy ''Hero at Large'' and had later been used in ''Film/{{Defendor}}'', ''Special'', ''Boy Wonder'', and ''Film/AllSuperheroesMustDie''.
22	* RetroactiveRecognition: Steve Agee has a bit part as "the Comic Book Store Jerk." He was already on ''Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram'' but became a lot more widely noticed in the years after the film.
23	* {{Squick}}:
24	** [[spoiler: Libby and Frank's sexual encounter, beginning with "It's all gooshy" and ending with a [[MakesMoreSenseInContext talking vomit face]]]].
25	** Frank's visions have a tendency toward this.
26	* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Libby's death and Frank's subsequent devastated reaction is heartbreaking.]]
27	* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Often seen as a rip-off of ''Film/KickAss'' which came out the year before. Creator/MarkMillar was aware of this and has defended ''Super'' since its approach was different from his comic, having screened ''Super'' at his Comic Convention, [=KaPow!=]
28	* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHerBack: Frank clearly loves Sarah and she is the one who drives his actions throughout the film. But judging from how she was only using him as a stepping stone to get back on her feet as a recovering addict and later on, leaves Frank for Jacques without hesitation, it becomes clear that she never loved Frank to begin with. [[spoiler: Even after Frank rescues her from Jacques, she pretty much leaves him for another man anyways, leaving Frank all alone once more; but at least he's fine with the choice this time]].
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