[Dean's World] Dave Price: But Don't Question Superman's Patriotism!

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Posted by Dave Price:
But Don't Question Superman's Patriotism!
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1151707680.shtml


   Apparently the modern incarnation of the Man of Steel feels the whole
   pro-America thing is anachronistic and passé.

     But in the latest film incarnation, scribes Michael Dougherty and
     Dan Harris sought to downplay Superman's long-standing patriot act.
     With one brief line uttered by actor Frank Langella, the caped
     superhero's mission transformed from "truth, justice and the
     American way" to "truth, justice and all that stuff."
     "We were always hesitant to include the term 'American way' because
     the meaning of that today is somewhat uncertain," Ohio native
     Dougherty explains. "The ideal hasn't changed. I think when people
     say 'American way,' they're actually talking about what the
     'American way' meant back in the '40s and '50s, which was something
     more noble and idealistic."

   Some people still feel that way about the American way.