I still hear people talking about Waiting for "Superman", the documentary about the need to improve our failing school system. It seems to me that the name of the movie, with its superhero imagery, has really struck a responsive chord with people. So why not use this naming strategy for other documentaries about critical topics, like saving the oceans from pollution and overfishing, global warming, the global fight against terrorism, etc?
A documentary about the oceans could be produced by Phillipe Cousteau, and it could be called: Waiting for "Aquaman". A documentary about global warming could be called: Waiting for "The Iceman", or: Waiting for "Mr. Freeze". And a documentary about the global war on terrorism could be called: Waiting for "Sgt. Rock", or perhaps: Waiting for "Ironman".
And, of course, a documentary about urban crime could be called: Waiting for "Batman". Oh, and one about genetic engineering could be called: Waiting for "Spider-Man". And last but not least, a documentary about how the world will end could be: Waiting for "Galactus".
