Truth, Justice, and All That Stuff

They made him into a subversive little queerboy. It is only a movie, but the agenda is transparent. The results, predictable all-around.

So the circus continues.
 
Pardalis said:
I thought Perry White's remark was intended as a joke, from the writers. The "the American way" is implicit.
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If I had to wager, I'd go with that, yes. "Truth, justice, and the American way" has become such a piece of pop culture, there's no need to fully say it; the writers know the audience will complete the thought. Furthermore, by making the phrase a toss-away, they call attention to it in a fun way. That's confident storytelling.

But he should have said the entire phrase! Preferably many times! The terrorists have won! Oh, the humanity!

What the Bill O'Reillys of the world don't seem to understand is that deeds are more reliable indicators for demonstrating a belief system than words. Want to promote "the American way?" Set an example. Live it.
 
Regnad Kcin said:
"Truth, justice, and the American way" has become such a piece of pop culture, there's no need to fully say it; the writers know the audience will complete the thought.
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There was no need and they didn't want to fully say it, for no other reason than their underlying contempt for the original spirit of the character, which they only set out to insult and pervert in the first place with this faggoty re-make.
 
aup: Actually, there's a standalone comic book which explores a world where Superman lands in Stalinist Russia instead of the United States. It's called Superman: Red Son and it's supposed to be good although I have not read it.
 
American said:
There was no need and they didn't want to fully say it, for no other reason than their underlying contempt for the original spirit of the character, which they only set out to insult and pervert in the first place with this faggoty re-make.
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Maybe they just thought international audiences would think it was a comedy by using the words, truth and justice along with "The American Way." The American way doesn't have much to do with either truth OR justice. We're spying on the American people, reading their email and delving into financial records, we're keeping secret prisons and kidnapping people off foreign streets, we're holding people without due process of law, we've invaded a sovereign country . . . all these things are a far cry from the America that existed when Superman was created.
 
UserGoogol said:
aup: Actually, there's a standalone comic book which explores a world where Superman lands in Stalinist Russia instead of the United States. It's called Superman: Red Son and it's supposed to be good although I have not read it.
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I picked it up after seeing the new movie, and it is quite good. Even if you aren't particularly familiar with the universe (I'm not) you will have no problem getting into it.
 
Mephisto said:
Well, who could blame him? Flying past all those half-open windows at night. ;)
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Oh yea, I'd probably do the same thing. With the n-ray vision of his, I'd probably spend most of my days doing that. Maybe that's why Bush does it, because he can.
 
thaiboxerken said:
Oh yea, I'd probably do the same thing. With the n-ray vision of his, I'd probably spend most of my days doing that. Maybe that's why Bush does it, because he can.
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:) Why doesn't he just get it off the internet like everyone else? :)

Oh yeah, . . . Laura. ;)
 
If anything, does't the portrayal of the newspaper editor as contemptous of "The American Way" agree with little Bill's view of the press?
 
Skeptic said:
If anything, does't the portrayal of the newspaper editor as contemptous of "The American Way" agree with little Bill's view of the press?
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. . . as well as little Bill's love of X-mas elves and the baby Jesus. ;)
 
UserGoogol said:
aup: Actually, there's a standalone comic book which explores a world where Superman lands in Stalinist Russia instead of the United States. It's called Superman: Red Son and it's supposed to be good although I have not read it.
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It's very good. And as someone else said, since it's a stand alone you don't really need in-depth knowledge of the character to appreciate it.
 
Superman is an archetype. In other words, he's an empty schell, a prototype that can fit whatever we project on him.
 
Mephisto said:
Maybe they just thought international audiences would think it was a comedy by using the words, truth and justice along with "The American Way." The American way doesn't have much to do with either truth OR justice. We're spying on the American people, reading their email and delving into financial records, we're keeping secret prisons and kidnapping people off foreign streets, we're holding people without due process of law, we've invaded a sovereign country . . . all these things are a far cry from the America that existed when Superman was created.
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Actually it wasn't too far off. Japanese camps, monitoring communications and finances of nazi sympathizers, pow camps in other countries. You know, war stuff. The difference was you got your ass kicked for acting un-american back then. Let's not forget the timing of the writers making superman more "american" when hollywood was under attack for being commies. During the time between ww2 and the television show, comics were under serious attack for being too adult and straying from the patriotic themes of super heros fighting the axis since the war was over.
 
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