Superman is America's classic hero. But why? I think Superman is a better match for this modern America. This powerful yet shallow America that has forgotten what got us here, the lessons of our painful birth. The man of steel is after all super hero trust fund baby. He was born with those abilities. He showed up on this planet faster than a speeding bullet. Able to to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
I think Batman is the one we should be identifying with. He's a self made man, born of will and intelligence or even (depending on which bat-'verse) bitter anger. Ahh but Bruce Wayne was born wealthy you say. So was America, awash in natural resources. Where Superman is invulnerable Batman has only grit and determination.
It's time for us to realize that we can solve almost any problem with intelligence and well directed hard work. All this irrational superman thinking has to go. I blame Jerry Seinfeld.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
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