Bad Ass
My sons and I play this game: who is the baddest bad ass of all? It started when we watched James Bond. The argument was, who would win: James Bond or Indiana Jones?
After hours of discussion (a very guy thing), we decided on James Bond. He’s just more ruthless than Indiana. Okay, then who else?
Among the nominees:
Superman
Batman
Spiderman
Patton
Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis from
Last of the Mohicans, not that wimp from
MASH)
Shaft
Magneto
Wolverine
Bruce Lee
Kirk Douglas as Spartacus
RoboCop
Conan
If done with the proper reverence (and enough beer), this discussion can take on a profound, philosophical dimension. And the debate leads to interesting tangents. Why not Magneto playing the lead in
Sleepless in Seattle? Wolverine in
The Ten Commandments. Shaft in
Lord of the Rings.So who is our champion bad ass?
Batman.
He doesn’t have superpowers, true. But he is crafty and dark enough to do anything to win.
What about the women? No contest here.
Ripley from
Aliens.So who is your nominee for supreme Bad Ass?