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In light of the new James Gunn film Superman, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the character, his stories, and past films and shows.
Did Zack Snyder (Man of Steel) miss the point? Are the Richard Donner films (chiefly 1978’s Superman: The Movie) as good as nostalgia would have us recall them? How does one write a convincing plot centered around a flawless, basically all-powerful hero? How should the Lex Luthor character fit in?
Given that he’s the ur-superhero with a direct line to philosophy via Nietzsche’s Ubermensch, we should have some thoughts about the appeal of such a character.
Here’s an article about the redesign of Lex Luthor as Trump in the ’80s.
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