donderdag 14 mei 2009

Why the world doesn't need Superman by Lois Lane

Earlier tonight I watched Superman Returns with my buddy Bram and as Brian Singer's great effort fluently passed along I came to remember David Carradine's (or in the movie Bill's) rant in Kill Bill Vol. 2 on comicbook mythology and actually it's quite genious so here you go:
"About two minutes, just long enough for me to finish my point. Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race."


Oh, and Lois Lane is a superficial bitch. I mean she's in love with Superman but mocks Clark Kent. She goes on and on about this attraction between her and the Man of Steel, but unfortunately "this attraction" doesn't surpass the eye cause when Supes puts on his glasses her love dies. Maybe this is Jerry Siegel's critque on females haha.

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