I thought this would be easy. Best superhero scenes. I rattled them off in my head: Superman doing this, Spider-Man doing that, the X-Men doing the other.

我以为这是桩挺简单的事儿。不就最佳超级英雄场景么。我在脑袋里面把他们数了个过场：超人干了这个，蜘蛛侠干了那个，X战警又做了些别的。

Then I tried thinking of scenes that didn’t involve these guys.

然后我就开始想除了这几个以外的。

Um.

呃嗯……

This is supposed to be the golden age of superhero movies, but beyond the first two installments of “Spider-Man” and “X-Men,” what’s been good? “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” is being released this month, and some of the trailers look cool, but should we hold our breath? The first “F.F.” stunk. So did “Hulk,” “Daredevil,” “Catwoman,” “Elektra,” “Ghost Rider,” on and on. Superhero movies are supposed to soar but most of these limp. Some just lay there, quivering. They are the movie equivalent of what happens to Senator Kelly in “X-Men”: Splooosh!

现在好像是超级英雄电影的黄金时期，不过除却《蜘蛛侠》和《X战警》前两部之外，还有些什么佳作来着？《神奇四侠2：银影侠》本月上映，预告片里面几个镜头看起来还不错，可真就值得我们屏息以待么？《神奇四侠》第一部就俗不可耐。《绿巨人》、《夜魔侠》、《猫女》、《恶灵骑士》等等等等也都一样。超级英雄电影照理来说应该一飞冲天，但是其中的大部分却一瘸一拐。有几部甚至就躺在那儿哆嗦。还有几部电影同《X战警》里面的参议员罗伯特·凯利下场一样：轰隆一声上西天。

Still I managed to cobble a list together. Turns out what’s memorable is revelation: of the hero’s power, of the hero’s love, of the hero’s identity. At least that’s what’s memorable to me. You may be one of those guys who thinks there’s nothing cooler than a superhero brooding on a rooftop or cathedral spire. At night. In the rain. Which is why we’re arch-enemies and I will fight you to the ends of the earth.

我还是想要凑出一张排名来。然后就发现真正难忘的都是那些关于英雄的力量、他们的爱、他们的身份。至少那些都是令我难忘的。也许你跟别的有些人一样觉得某个超级英雄盘踞在楼顶或者大教堂的尖顶上沉思的场面最酷不过了。要么在三更半夜时，要么在大雨滂沱中。这就是为什么总是有狡猾的敌人们出现追逐你到天涯海角。（译者注：为了让你有沉思的机会？！汗死……）

I tried to spread things out by choosing only one scene per movie. One movie was so good, however, it got two scenes.

我本想要每部电影选一个镜头来展开。不过有一部实在是太赞了，就选了俩场景。

Let the second-guessing begin.

猜猜看是哪部？

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