Jason Statham is a superhero
While watching Transporter 2 I had a realization. Action films are really superhero stories. They’re tales that feature men (or women, but usually men) who have abilities beyond those of mere humans. The people in the theater with me were chuckling at the way Frank Martin’s actions defied the laws of physics, but I realized that was merely a problem of perception: if he were wearing a costume so we knew to expect special powers, then the audience would just accept those leaps in probability.
Hollywood has made a lot more superhero films than we ususally give them credit for.