Thursday, June 29, 2006

Why the World
Doesn't Need Superman

All desires aside to see the man fly, NRO's Thomas Hibbs thus reviews:

The ending casts Superman, not so much as savior of the human race, much less an inspiring model for young boys, but as the [feminist revision of a] redeemer of the romantic dreams of jaded women in compromised relationships. That might be an odd way to extend the Superman legacy, but, hey, it might just expand his target audience.

I mean, sure the prototypical man had/has weakness, which makes him different than the perfect Savior. Still, in my book, I'm probably not going to enjoy the movie as much as I might unless he's just a little more typical, a little better archetypal.

posted by Rhapsidiomite @ 11:30 AM
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