I had a pretty awesome childhood. My sister and I played tons of the usual girly games like house and Polly Pockets (we preferred them to Barbies), but we also played pirates on our swing set in the back yard and played with our Hot Wheels as well. We'd set up tracks all around our kitchen. Why the kitchen? Because you could make your track go around so many things and have a ton different levels to your race. My sister and I got very creative with our games. We'd even mix our toys together and put our Polly Pockets in our Hot Wheel convertibles (If they fell out, you lost). Our Dad always got in on the fun to. He made the best tracks. He'd start them super high up and put loops in the tracks and have them race all over the kitchen. It was some of the best memories of my childhood.
I've had to tap into my creative side a few times since then. I was heavily involved in theatre in high school and we always had to think very creatively as to how things would work. We were working on High School Musical over the summer and the girl who played Sharpay had a very quick costume change that she was always missing. We all sat there trying to figure out ways to do it easier and make it faster. We brought everything she needed out of the dressing room so she could just change back stage, but that still took too long. Finally, I came up with an amazing solution. We hung up her clothes on the back of a set piece and she did the costume change right on stage. That cut out walking time which is exactly what was messing us up. The crew member that brought on the wall helped her change. It was perfect. She'd step out from behind the wall right before the spotlight shown on her. The audience was amazed every single time she did that costume change.
In Earth 1, there is a part where Superman get trapped under this red energy beam and he can't get out. It's almost crushing him. Jimmy Olsen tries to go in and help him, but if the beam is crushing Superman, it's definitely going to crush Jimmy so that doesn't work, though the thought was nice. The Lois Lane notices a near by truck and drives it into the beam, Superman grabs the chain attached to it, and they pull him out. It didn't take too long for Lois to realize was to do. She thought on her feet and saved the day for Superman. Without her creativity, who knows what could have happened to Superman...
I like when humans manage to save the day instead of superheroes. Its a change of pace that many do not expect that makes the comic a bit more interesting. It also is a good way to strengthen the role of a supporting character similar to Steve Trever and Wonder Woman.
ReplyDeleteHot wheels are the best! I remember having adults always put them together for me though, because i had great ideas with none of the ability to put them into action. I like that you were/are great at theatre creativity; putting together a good play is tough. Superman couldn't relate to that, but maybe Jimmy Olsen could.
ReplyDeleteMy sister & I were all about the Polly Pockets too!! We had way too many. What a good solution you had for the costume change. And I agree that it was very creative of Lois Lane. It's hard to think on your feet and act so quickly. Sometimes that quick creative thought & action can be the difference between life and death.
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