I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.
In Mozart and Salieri we see the contrast between the genius which does what it must and the talent which does what it can.
Although, this is often used with negative connotations, I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.