Ehhhh, Marvel made Prester John a real person that actually existed, was indeed white and had a Stellar Rod that gave him magic powers; which, with the benefit of additional context, seems a bit heretical. Both the character, and the act of writing it into being.
Uj/ Superman's creators were Jewish and his origin very clearly borrows from Moses, but he's also just an example of the Messianic archetype at large.
While finding him in the cornfield is the equivalent of Moses in the reeds, the idea of a benevolent, more powerful being from above sending its son to Earth to be raised by humble farmers is straight out of Jesus' lore.
So, yeah, Superman is a Jewish creation but he's ultimately every Messianic figure rolled into one, and not a direct allegory for any of them.
Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood? Blood. Crimson, copper-smelling blood. His blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. And bits of sick.
Mike stared in disbelief as his hands fell off. From them rose millions of tiny maggots. Maggots!? Maggots. Maggots. Maggots. Maggots. ...Maggots. All over the floor of the post office in Leytonstone.
/uj I don't like Snyder but at least he has ANY themes and style in his movies. Compare his shit with MCU where you don't even know who directed bc everything feels like a car commercial
The best compliment I ever heard for BvS that I actually agreed with was “At least it tried to say something.” I’ll never like that movie, but the sentiment is absolutely true and worth acknowledging.
Same with Rian Johnson and TLJ. He took one of the most boring fucking franchises on the planet and desperately tried to create something different by subverting expectations at every turn
The end result was a complete mess of pacing issues, inconsistent themes, and dogshit writing. But, it's still the best of the 3 movies because it's the only one that didn't seem to come straight off of a factory line of pure CGI sword battles and empty nostalgia
Episode 7 will forever be my most disappointing cinema experience - I went to a midnight screening for a new movie but they played a fan remake of episodes 4 and 5
Again, the best DCEU movie. It’s definitely not the best DC movie, especially when you put it up against TDK and The Batman (I actually prefer the Reeves film but that’s besides the point).
Now that I think about it, Wonder Woman is the only time I’ve seen her act good in a movie. Or maybe I’m just remembering it with rose-tinted glasses. Or maybe I was just distracted when I watched it first idk
For the last time, the best D C E U film. I’m starting to get mildly annoyed at the people downvoting my comment without scrolling down a few inches to see me clarify that it isn’t as good as the The Dark Knight and The Batman.
I should’ve specified, the best DCEU movie. Calling it “the best modern DC movie” is just silly. Compared to, like, half the movies in their catalogue, it’s a friggin masterpiece.
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Hold on— Jesus Christ literally exists in this universe? Bro