James Gunn, Superman
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New "Superman" director James Gunn discussed how the film addresses politics, morality, and immigration while highlighting the character's belief in human kindness.
Superman, arguably the most iconic comic book hero in American history, if not the world, had its latest cinematic iteration released over the weekend. The newest movie, Superman, has enjoyed box office success, reportedly earning over $217 million worldwide when it debuted last weekend.
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Reel vs. real politics finally confessed.
Superman has had a connection to immigrants from the beginning. The superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were both the children of Jewish immigrants to the United States, from Lithuania and Ukraine, respectively, according to an article published by the Library of Congress.
In Director James Gunn's new "Superman" film, America is nothing special—neither, for that matter, is Superman.
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.
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The director tells the Times of London "obviously there will be jerks out there" who are offended, but adds, "Screw them"
Trust has collapsed in the institutions Superman used to defend. Mr Kent’s chosen profession, it must be admitted, is not what it was. (The 1978 film dates itself by opening with a paean to a “symbol of hope”—not Superman but the Daily Planet,
In James Gunn’s new film, America is nothing special. Neither, for that matter, is Superman. It’s a bland and demoralizing vision all too typical of the left today.
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