Superhero mystique...

Since I avoid MTV like the plague these days, I didn't see this video until recently, and I'm glad because it spoiled the song for me. The heroes font queues the generic superhero plot, and then an ugly explosion of purple cgi, followed by questionable outfits, hair and makeup. This video really proves what makes superheroes in media other than comics so hard to do, it really is quite ridiculous if you don't get the tone right. Spandex doesn't look good on anyone really, and neither does a loose tank top. The song expertly mines a lot of pathos out of layering electric organ tones that would sound ridiculous on their own, achieving exactly what the video doesn't.