Still thinking about this piece, which captures my own sadness in the face of the Superman the movies give us now. http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/30/superman-and-the-damage-done …
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@bombsfall I mean, I loved Reeve's Superman but I was also an ignorant kid who unquestioningly bought into the whole "American way" thing.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@bombsfall Superman may be too inextricably tied up in all that Americana at this point to invite or encourage real reflection...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bombsfall ...while still being a "polite, kind, decent" hero. Maybe his doing that inherently validates American authority and power.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@bombsfall But I want to believe that in the right creative hands he could represent what is best in us without doing that. Tricky for sure.
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