Apple pie, baseball, these are the things you think of when you think of America. Another thing that can be added to the list is superheroes. Since 1938, when Superman Decorate the cover of Action Cartoons #1Superheroes have become a major American export. And because he was the first Superman will live forever. It's a little more American than the others.
Of course, Superman isn't American at all. He is an immigrant Immigrants then—and today Those words have very different connotations than in the past. At a recent event io9 attended, writer and director James Gunn spoke about his feelings. his generation Superman fit Enter today's politically charged America.
“When I saw the trailer and the movie, We had a terrible vision of Superman in the first episode. I think that's our country,” Gunn said. “I believe in the goodness of human beings. And I believe that the majority of people in this country Even if they believe in their own ideology (or) politics They all tried their best to get by and try to be good people. Regardless of what the other side looks like and what the other side is like, I think this movie is about that. It is about basic human compassion. And it can be seen that it's not cool. And it can be seen that it is enclosed when some of the darker sounds are the louder sounds. That's what happens when you let the internet seem like the whole world. When it is not the world, the world is us.”
Gunn likens this to his own experience. “I live in a rural area of Georgia,” he said. “I see the kindness and beauty every day of people who don't share my political beliefs. But I think that's what this movie is about. Basic human decency All over the world.”
Meaning: Yes, Superman can be seen as a beacon of hope and goodness in America. which is the character's country of origin but also the entire world that the heroes care for.
Do you think Gunn is onto something here with his reading of humanity? will Superman Is it a movie that everyone accepts? We'll know within a few months when. Superman Released in theaters on July 11.
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