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7/21/2025, 10:32:30 PM
>Anyone who complains that the reboot drops Superman’s old “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” motto doesn’t understand Gunn’s true threat. It’s an extension of the diabolism of his 2019 sci-fi film, Brightburn, which Gunn produced, and which previously subverted the Superman myth. This is not anti-American so much as it is unSuperman, like trading his red cape for a keffiyeh.
>Since Warner Bros. appointed Gunn as co-CEO of its DC Studios brand, he was tasked with improving the commercial appeal of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Snyder’s emphasis on moral mythology in those artistic blockbusters confused cultural gatekeepers, displeasing fanboys of Marvel and The Dark Knight. Gunn’s reboot keeps pace with current social “change.” He told the Times, “Yes, It’s about politics, but on another level, it’s about morality.”This goes beyond comic-book-based mythology to corroborate the liberal nihilism of contemporary Hollywood. “Yes, it plays differently,” he acknowledged. “But it’s about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.” Internet wags have wondered whether Gunn’s kindliness extends to malevolent immigrants like General Zod.
>Since Warner Bros. appointed Gunn as co-CEO of its DC Studios brand, he was tasked with improving the commercial appeal of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Snyder’s emphasis on moral mythology in those artistic blockbusters confused cultural gatekeepers, displeasing fanboys of Marvel and The Dark Knight. Gunn’s reboot keeps pace with current social “change.” He told the Times, “Yes, It’s about politics, but on another level, it’s about morality.”This goes beyond comic-book-based mythology to corroborate the liberal nihilism of contemporary Hollywood. “Yes, it plays differently,” he acknowledged. “But it’s about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.” Internet wags have wondered whether Gunn’s kindliness extends to malevolent immigrants like General Zod.
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