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" James Gunn has no time for moviegoers would take offense to him embracing the political themes in Superman's story for his upcoming film heading to theaters next week. The David Corenswet-led flick encompasses the DC comic's origins — akin to "the story of America" — and at a basic level, is about a man searching for a better life after leaving his original home (planet), the 58-year-old director and co-head of DC Studios said in a new interview with The Times. "I mean, Superman is the story of America," Gunn told the publication. "An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost."
It isn't as if the idea of Clark Kent/Superman being political is a novel concept; the superhero was created by sons of Jewish immigrants, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. And any comic book reader worth their salt can understand that the Krypton-born alien's origins mean he's a refugee sent to Earth by parents wanting him to live a better life than he would have on an imploding planet. And if they see reason to protest that fact, they can take it up with DC Comics, which used the hero's visage to back World Refugee Day in 2018.
In a political climate in which Donald Trump has enforced an immigration crackdown, allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in cities including Los Angeles and New York that have sparked protests nationwide, Superman's type of messaging can lead to massive backlash. But Gunn isn't concerned. "Yes, it plays differently," Gunn told the Times. "But it's about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.""
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"...take it as offensive just because it is about kindness..." MAGA in a nurshell.
It isn't as if the idea of Clark Kent/Superman being political is a novel concept; the superhero was created by sons of Jewish immigrants, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. And any comic book reader worth their salt can understand that the Krypton-born alien's origins mean he's a refugee sent to Earth by parents wanting him to live a better life than he would have on an imploding planet. And if they see reason to protest that fact, they can take it up with DC Comics, which used the hero's visage to back World Refugee Day in 2018.
In a political climate in which Donald Trump has enforced an immigration crackdown, allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in cities including Los Angeles and New York that have sparked protests nationwide, Superman's type of messaging can lead to massive backlash. But Gunn isn't concerned. "Yes, it plays differently," Gunn told the Times. "But it's about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.""
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"...take it as offensive just because it is about kindness..." MAGA in a nurshell.
