Posted on 06/29/2006 12:49:56 PM PDT by Ebenezer
Oh, great! "Jiggs and Maggie" treating domestic violence jokingly!
Imagine if Arab terrorists substituted for Japanese soldiers in today's Superman comic-book covers and stories. You wouldn't hear the end of it.
"Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he is Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red S is the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race..."
The problem with that is, that's not Clark Kent. That's the Donner Superman's off-the-mark version of Clark Kent.
True. In Action Comics, Clark Kent is portrayed as more of a "man"/aggressive reporter than either the Reeves TV show or in Donner's films.
No when superman thinks about himself he calls himself Clark. Superman is a persona he adopts Clark Kent the mild mannered farm boy from Kansas who votes solidily Republican is who he is. He is his parents son, his human parents.
I saw the film yesterday and no one who sees it could consider this Superman gay. He tries so hard to get Lois back he is virtually trying to seduce her.
Back when the cartoon was on, there was an episode where Superman landed in a parallel dimension (not bizarro world). In it, his alter ego had come to the conclusion that humans would never realize their potential without compulsion, so Superman became a dictator. I don't remember too much about it, except that I very much enjoyed the premise: a Superman who helps humanity to realize its natural goodness vs. a Superman who imposes his will on humanity to force them to be good.
What is that from? I was telling my dad that the other day. I don't agree with it, but I do find it interesting.
Never mind, I just realized who the Bill was.
Yeah, I was griping at the original author on that, not you.
And yes, Superman, a Kansas boy of high moral integrity, is DEFINATELY a Republican.
From my online Superman quiz, Superman As Super Savior:
http;//www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06070029.htm
Routh told Movie Magic: "In the '50's, Superman was America. 'Truth, Justice and the American Way.' For me, it's not about that. I mean, it's Truth, Justice...but it's not the American Way." When Routh was asked: "So you're saying that the perception of Superman is something that shouldn't be limited to America?", he replied: "How can it be? How can we be so simple-minded to say that it's just about America now? Superman came to save the world, not just America. For me, that's what it is, and in this film, that's what it's about."
John 3:17: "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
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