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And I think that double consciousness
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Marvel's Behind the Mask

And I think that double consciousness allowed these larger-than-life charactersto also be...

And I think that double consciousness allowed these larger-than-life characters
to also be very relatable on a personal, human level

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And I think that double consciousness
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allowed these larger-than-life characters to also be very relatable
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on a personal, human level.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:21
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Marvel New Media,Strike Anywhere,Tarmac Creative

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Movie Summary

Meet the writers and artists behind characters like Black Panther, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain Marvel, and many other characters in the Marvel Universe, highlighting their impact on pop culture and media.
We try to, just, ask the reader to accept one thing. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:04
We try to, just, ask the reader to accept one thing.
He can scale a wall or has the strength of 10 men or whatever. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:04
He can scale a wall or has the strength of 10 men or whateve...
But once accepting that, we then try to write it as realistically as possible. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:06
But once accepting that, we then try to write it as realisti...
The mere fact that he has superhuman power - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:29
The mere fact that he has superhuman power
And, you know, when you're an immigrant, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:19
And, you know, when you're an immigrant,
One identity at home and another identity in the workplace. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:06
One identity at home and another identity in the workplace.
My father... Growing up, it was a rough life. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:25
My father... Growing up, it was a rough life.
The late 1930s were a particularly anti-Semitic period. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:05
The late 1930s were a particularly anti-Semitic period.
Jews were barred from many Ivy League schools, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:17
Jews were barred from many Ivy League schools,
For those groups that had been excluded from the political mainstream, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:19
For those groups that had been excluded from the political m...
It's no coincidence - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
It's no coincidence
I think that's one of the most important images of American pop culture history. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:20
I think that's one of the most important images of Amer...
But if there's one thing my father did not like, it was bullies. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:14
But if there's one thing my father did not like, it was...
One nation, indivisible, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:07
One nation, indivisible,
I think, you know, the superhero - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:08
I think, you know, the superhero
I mean, you know, like, look at Captain America. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
I mean, you know, like, look at Captain America.
But, really, he's the wish fulfillment of assimilated Jewish artists - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:44
But, really, he's the wish fulfillment of assimilated J...
Dwayne McDuffie and I had a conversation many years ago. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:20
Dwayne McDuffie and I had a conversation many years ago.
And, to me, that's something that's very universal - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
And, to me, that's something that's very universal
Ben Grimm kind of acted the same way my father would act. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:21
Ben Grimm kind of acted the same way my father would act.