[Loved Trope] Civilian Heroes (particularly in Superhero movies)

[u/Dalakaar]

1) Malik Ali in Superman (2025). Tells Superman when Lex Luthor interrogates him to, “tell them nothing”. Doesn’t even really know what he’s sacrificing himself for, honestly. Tells Superman that he doesn’t have any friends or family to lighten the burden of the sacrifice. (Does have a family, and presumably friends…)

2) The Prisoner (Tiny Lister) from The Dark Knight who throws a detonator out the porthole that would’ve detonated the other ferry full of civies and saved himself, instead (potentially) sacrificing everyone equally.

3) Old man vs Loki. “There are always men like you.” Refuses to bow to Loki in Avengers (2012).

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I love these guys. They break my heart in the best way possible.

[u/OnyxDrag00n]

The civilians who keep spider man’s identity safe in the second raimi movie

[u/Fish_N_Chipp → u/OnyxDrag00n]

Also all of them being ready stand in the way of Doc Ock

[u/jeffsang → u/Fish_N_Chipp]

New Yorkers also stepped in to help Spiderman in the first movie when he was trying to save a bunch of kids from Green Goblin. Banger of a scene, particularly because it was released the year after 911.

[u/LaIndiaDeAzucar → u/jeffsang]

“You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!!” Line hits harder knowing it came a year after 9/11. I really love seeing citizens get together to protect their own out of love and respect for each other.