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Message Subject Is the new Superman meant to be Jesus?
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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Actually, the "Superman as a messianic type" topic is something that's been discussed in comic book circles for years. I think a lot of people pick up on the Superman/Christ parallel subconsciously even if they don't quite consciously realize it, and that's why a lot of people get so ticked-off whenever they see Superman dragged through the mud or tarnished in any way. And, I think TPTB know this even if the people them-selves haven't quite consciously figured it out (I'll explain where I'm going with this in a moment.)

Another thing that's been discussed extensively in comic book circles is Superman's inability to have any offspring with a human (and even whether or not he's capable of having sex with a human woman without killing her -- though that's a subject I won't be going into).

So, Superman has been this squeaky-clean, childless, "messianic type" for a very long time, and TPTB understand that many people view Superman as a "type of Christ" without consciously realizing it.

Now, what have TPTB done to Superman? They have tarnished him (especially on the TV show "Smallville", sheesh, that Superman does "drugs", robs banks, and kills people).

AND, immediately after the movie "The Da Vinci Code" came out, all of a sudden we're presented with a Superman who has a son with a human woman.

I found this portion of the article to be most interesting:

"And Mervyn Roberts, a broadcaster and Anglican vicar, says although he has not seen the movie it is unlikely to be blasphemous or be difficult for a Church that has largely shrugged off the Da Vinci Code."

But, what Mervyn Roberts does not realize is that "Superman Returns" reinforces "The Da Vinci Code", and does it much more subtly and even on a subconscious level.
 
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