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 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.
Gen Z is embracing the film's message of kindness, hope, and soft-hearted rebellion in a world drowning in cynicism.
The Man of Steel became a political lightning rod this summer with the release of the new movie, but world's most wholesome hero has actually been under attack since 1954, when Dr. Fredric Wertham published the anti-comics treatise 'Seduction of the Innocent.
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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James Gunn Says 'Superman' Is Political, Says Film Is About an 'Immigrant' and 'Basic Human Kindness'Director James Gunn talks about how the new "Superman" film is political and focuses on an "immigrant" who has "basic human kindness."
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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"
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.
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,
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SUPERMAN Is ‘The Story of an Immigrant,’ Says James Gunn, and ‘Basic Human Kindness as a Value’James Gunn reveals that Superman tells the story of America, about "an immigrant that came from other places," and values human kindness.
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