For a person to fly by themselves is a supernatural action.
Supernatural is a term that comes from the Latin word supernaturālis . It is an adjective that qualifies something whose characteristics or properties transcend the limits of nature .
In other words, the supernatural escapes natural laws . For example: a human being can walk, run or jump, but not fly . If a film features a man who flies, it will be including a supernatural component in its proposal. For a person to fly exceeds the natural capacity of the species.
The supernatural in fiction
The supernatural is frequent in works of fiction, whether in cinema, literature or other arts. Any proposal that includes issues such as dead people coming back to life, people who can run at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, animals that talk or time travel, to name just a few possibilities, will have supernatural components.
Other phenomena that are also considered supernatural are contacts with the afterlife, demonic possessions, prophecies and even reincarnation. All of these situations have shaped important films and series such as "Ghost", "The Exorcist", "Resurrection", "The Prophecy", "Young Men and Witches"...
The concept in TV series
As its proper name, " Supernatural " is the title of a television series produced in the United States since 2005, initially broadcast on the WB Television Network . The acceptance of the program considerably exceeded the expectations of its makers, which is why they left behind the limit of five seasons to extend it even beyond double. The story is about two brothers who are dedicated to investigating and solving paranormal and impossible to explain events, generally related to North American urban legends , or classic supernatural beings, such as ghosts, werewolves and vampires .
However, they are not the only small screen productions that revolve around the supernatural world. Thus, for example, we could highlight the series "Charmed", which has as protagonists three sisters (Prue, Phoebe and Piper) who discover, when their grandmother dies, that they are witches, but not just any witches but the most powerful ones if they maintain that union.
What's more, in order to fight those who try to end good magic, they must not only stay together but also make proper use of the powers they find out they have: telekinesis, molecular immobilization and premonition.
The paranormal issue and the supernatural
Divinatory power , magic , conversations with the dead and curses are other examples of supernatural actions or activities: there is no scientific demonstration to support their existence.
For some people, however, the paranormal is not the same as the supernatural, since they associate the paranormal with that which is inexplicable according to current scientific knowledge, but that is immanent to nature.
In religion, the supernatural is accepted through faith.
The case of religion
In the field of religion , the faithful believe in supernatural actions that are known as miracles . For believers, God acts on the natural (physical) world, allowing the supernatural to occur. The Bible indicates, in this sense, that Jesus multiplied a few fish and loaves to feed thousands of men, something that is not physically possible and that can only be believed through faith.
There are various examples of miracles that Jesus Christ performed during his time on Earth, thanks to which he gained the trust and admiration of his followers. One of them consisted of restoring sight to a young man who was born blind; It all began when his disciples asked him who was to blame for the subject's disability , whether it was his sin or that of his parents, after which Jesus responded that the reason for his blindness was so that they could appreciate the power of God through through him when he healed him.
Supernatural power of superheroes
Superheroes are, without a doubt, the fictional characters that make the most use of supernatural powers, and among them Superman stands out, given that he is an icon recognized throughout the world precisely for these characteristics. Thanks to his enormous strength and the acuity of his senses, this idol born on a planet called Krypton is capable of performing all kinds of feats that would be impossible for a human being.
Superman can lift trucks like small scale models, make his way through confined spaces with the heat rays emitted by his eyes, see through walls, freeze his enemies with his icy breath, and fly to outer space. or listen to private conversations at a distance with your super hearing, among other abilities that have aroused the admiration of millions of people around the world through comics, television series and movies since their first publication in 1938.
However, the list of superheroes is really extensive since they arouse great fascination among the general public. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned, other of the best known are Wolverine, Spiderman, Hulk, Captain America, Green Lantern... All of these and many more have given shape to comics, series and films that have dominated and continue to dominate the sales charts and even audiences on television or box offices in cinemas.
Thus, fascinating, for example, is the Hulk's supernatural power to become a true green "rock" with incredible strength.