Post by Prime etc. on May 29, 2019 3:01:25 GMT
The gist of Superman is "the foreigner is your best friend."
Even more so, it is the idea that you are nothing without the foreigner.
Lex Luthor is the super smart native and he is the bad guy.
Traditional heroes were all natives.
Beowulf, Odysseus, etc.
The strongest smartest person in the village defends it from trouble.
Superman subverts that.
Maybe that is a reason why Captain Marvel was more popular.
Billy Batson is still a local boy, even if he is aided by magic (which is not alien).
Even more so, it is the idea that you are nothing without the foreigner.
Lex Luthor is the super smart native and he is the bad guy.
Traditional heroes were all natives.
Beowulf, Odysseus, etc.
The strongest smartest person in the village defends it from trouble.
Superman subverts that.
Maybe that is a reason why Captain Marvel was more popular.
Billy Batson is still a local boy, even if he is aided by magic (which is not alien).