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  • Essay / Analysis of the relationship between Dr. Horrible and Doris

    When most people think of a movie with superheroes and a villain, they think of a movie about the hero defeating the villain. Dr. Horrible Sing along Blog is not one of these films. In this film we see that the focus is on the villainous Billy, aka Dr. Horrible. This movie is about him trying to get into the Evil League of Evil, or ELE, which is a collection of the most evil villains in this universe, but he's also trying to make the love of his life, Penny, fall in love. with him. The first time she speaks to him, he is stealing a component to power his freeze ray. He is too busy with the heist and pays a lot of attention to her. Just as he is about to collect the component, we meet the "hero" Captain Hammer. He tries to stop Dr. Horrible but instead he "saves" a penny and she falls in love with him. With his new freeze ray, he attempts to take down Captain Hammer but ends up failing because he mentioned his heist on his blog. Then Bad Horse, the leader of the ELE, tells him that he has to kill someone to succeed. He doesn't really want to kill anyone until he finds out that Captain Hammer only dates a penny because he wants her. . He sets up a plan to kill Captain Hammer while he is speaking at a homeless shelter. The attempt fails when his freeze ray runs out of power and Captain Hammer knocks him to the ground. Captain Hammer ends up grabbing the death ray that Dr. Horrible was going to use to kill him and aims it at him. He turns on him and shoots shrapnel everywhere, killing Penny and making Captain Hammer feel pain for the first time. Captain Hammer gives up being a superhero because he doesn't like pain and Dr. Horrible enters the ELE. In the final scene of the film, you see Billy looking through paper at things to try to improve the world. The only reason Captain Hammer does things is to better himself. In conclusion, this film shows that John Doris' situationist view is correct and the dispositionalist view is incorrect. These people are not defined by general traits but by the little things in their lives that gravitate them to one side. This film clearly shows that. This film is an impressive tale from the perspective of a not-so-bad villain. We see that most people are not just one trait but a combination of several. Plus, sometimes a little thing can give you the push to do something you wouldn't normally do. We know that Dr. Horrible is just a misunderstood individual who just wants to improve his and everyone else's lives and that Captain Hammer is a self-centered person who just wants the best for himself. As I always say, don't judge a book by its cover..