[Dean's World] Dean: Superman Returns

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Posted by Dean:
Superman Returns
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1146632821.shtml


   Well, [1]this trailer looks promising. I really dig the idea of Kevin
   Spacey as Lex Luthor, too.

   Artistically, I think they're making a mistake. They're trying to make
   this new movie the same universe as the previous Superman movies. They
   should have done the same thing as they did with "Batman Begins" and
   started over. But that said, it still looks promising. Superman crest
   By the way, although I'm NOT the first person to note this, have you
   ever noticed how Superman is basically a Jewish superhero?

   Think on it for a second. He was invented in the 1930s by two
   immigrant kids in New York whose parents had emigrated from the old
   country. His "true name" is Kal-El, which in Hebrew basically
   translates as "Man-God." Clark Kent is basically a nerdy, wimpy guy
   with glasses, who is struggling to fit in among the normal human
   beings of Metropolis, which is basically New York in disguise. He's
   struggling to fit in, struggling to be accepted, and lusting after
   All-American Lois Lane. Yet secretly, in a crisis, he can rip off his
   shirt and glasses and become--Superman! And save the day! Because
   Superman can do anything! Including making the girl-you-can't-have
   want you!

   Two immigrant kids, both under 20, invented Superman. They were named
   Joe Schuster and Jerry Seigal, and they were living in New York at the
   time. Their parents were immigrants, just like Superman, who came to
   Earth from a distant planet that had been destroyed. They sold the
   idea to a comics publisher in exchange for a few bucks and a job
   offer. Yet he's become one of America's most iconic and long-lasting
   emblems.

   Two Jewish immigrant kids from New York, whose parents had fled to
   America to make new lives for themselves. Is there a more American
   story?

References

   1. http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/supermanreturns/