Month: September 2014

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Why Luthor Should Endorse Superman

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Originally published June 27, 2013
(Everything changes with Kryptonite! – Doc, July 6, 2015)

 

Q: How do you speak ill of an invulnerable alien who is faster than a speeding bullet, can see your secrets through walls, can hear your every whisper, can incinerate you with just a glance, or disappear you in orbit without anyone knowing?

A: Very carefully.injustice-gods-among-us-prequel-comic-book-issue-8-cover

 

I don’t think a smart Lex can exploit xenophobia the way many are assuming he can… at least, not in a credible fashion.  The only way they can speak against Superman is if they earnestly believe he won’t hurt them (and have valid support for that belief), undercutting their entire message. Killing Zod sets a precedent that lets the filmmakers refresh the Lex Luthor character so that he isn’t tritely trying to discredit Superman in public like he traditionally has done in the last few decades of the comics. read more

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Did Jonathan Kent die for a dog?

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No, he died for Clark’s future. Jonathan believed Clark’s destiny was to change the world. However, Jonathan also acknowledge that Clark could grow up to be a man of bad character. If the world discovered Clark before he had answers, before he was ready, it would have captured him, persecuted him, and experimented on him. Clark would have been tormented by questions that he couldn’t answer and subjected to all that, his character likely would have soured. A being with Clark’s strength and abilities who had been made to hate the world would not change it for the better. Jonathan was convicted that the world wasn’t ready for Clark and Lois (and Perry) agreed. read more

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Official Batmobile Image – “Who Pumps The Tires?”

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The Batmobile is just awesome to look at, but it also may imply more about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice than may be apparent at first glance….
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A Realistic Approach to Hope and Morality

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I disagree with the Comic Alliance editorial’s position that Man of Steel is devoid of hope and morality, rather, it is a realistic view of hope and morality.

Originally Posted by Comic Alliance

This is not a movie about truth, or justice, or heroism, or sacrifice, or hope. Hope gets a mention. We’re told the symbol on Superman’s chest represents “hope,” but I can’t think of any moment in the movie that shows us that ideal. The characters standing in the wreckage at the end of the movie seem to represent grim endurance rather than hope. We do see a glimpse at the end of the movie of young Clark Kent playing outside with a cape around his neck. That seems hopeful. But as it’s a moment from his past, before everything went to hell, it also suggests that hope is naive.
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If he reads the film as presenting hope as naive, I think he’s confusing the message of the film versus his 4-color image of hope which is naive. Hope takes endurance, not just idle and effortless wish fulfillment.

If you step outside the film for a bit, Henry Cavill was a kid who’s nickname was “Fat Cavill“, nevertheless he determined to be a Hollywood Actor at around 16. Not just an actor, doing theater and what not, he wanted to be in big pictures and big roles, across the pond in America. He had hope. Back then a big star, Russell Crowe, supported his hope, but told him no lies… he instilled into young Cavill the Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” read more