Since the rise of the modern superhero movie this century, it has created its own cinematic cliché. No, not “We have to stop the energy beam in the sky to save the city.” Although, yes, that one too.

With all the excitement over superhero movies this summer, Bert Songprasit wanted to make his own little contribution and focus on a superhero missing from dramatic treatment. Songprasit, 31, of Mays ...