I think it's safe to say that superheroes in both the Marvel and DC Universes are widely accepted in popular culture today and looked up to as beings with incredible abilities and powers and the ability to help or hurt people. The saying that has stuck with me the most was probably, "With great power comes great responsibility," which is from a great movie (back when superheroes were still new to the world) called "Spiderman" with Tobey Maguire. After seeing that awesome movie (which I still watch every once in awhile), my eyes really opened my eyes to how superheroes would dominate the 21st century and how many actors would want to step on board to play these iconic characters, especially the ones Stan Lee (Marvel) thought of.

TV shows with superheroes and masked vigilantes became popular too, and right now, shows like "Arrow," "The Flash," "Jessica Jones" and "Daredevil" dominate most of America's TV viewing audience, with teenagers, young adults and adults alike binge watching these awesome shows. Companies like Netflix and Disney have bought rights to post exclusive Marvel shows and movies (in the future, they want to post and stream more original movies, like "X-Men" and "Iron Man"). "Captain America: Civil War" is one of the best examples of Marvel movies that dominated the box office and created an incentive for people to go see each and every Marvel superhero movie when they come out. Also, both "Avengers" movies combined multiple superheroes and supervillains into one cinematic experience, creating a one-of-a-kind experience for the audience.

DC hopes to hop on this same trend as well with the introduction of "Batman Versus Superman" this year. It was received poorly by some, but was a decent movie overall, with some lessons to be learned for when the DC superheroes team up in the "Justice League" saga. In my opinion, Marvel has been a more consistent and better movie maker than DC for the last couple of years. However, DC has come out with some great shows, like I mentioned before, especially my favorite one, "The Flash." It follows Barry Allen from not having his powers to having his powers of ultimate speed, precision and focus, to help protect his city from the harm of villains and those wanting to hurt it. I am happy that both companies are creating a constant flow of new stories and new heroes to be introduced in their universes. We saw a sneak peak of Aquaman and Wonder Woman in "Batman Versus Superman," so I am excited to see their standalone movies. I am also very excited for "Doctor Strange," probably more than the DC's counterparts, because rarely have I been disappointed with Marvel representations in movies.