SUPERMAN AND THE AMERICAN WAY
I sat through about half of Superman Returns yesterday. The movie was boring and gave me a headache. But that’s just me. Guess I’m just one of those people who doesn’t have the patience for Hollyweird escapism that pits softened not-so-superheroes against rootless, not-so-arch enemies. It’s a 9/11 thing, I think. (Can’t wait until Frank Miller’s “Holy Terror, Batman!” graphic novel is out.)
Anyway, much has been written about the screenwriters’ substitution of “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” with “Truth, Justice…all that stuff.” See Jeanne Wolf, The Hollywood Reporter, and The American Thinker. Debbie Schlussel’s take, which I spoke with her about yesterday subbing on KFI-AM’s John and Ken show, is here.
Brandon Routh was adequate, but I prefer my superheroes old school and unashamed of the American flag. No globaloney for me:
Reader Mark S. sends another classic cover - Superman #14:
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