Recommendations of the Editorial team
Anyone who has the most fundamental knowledge of Superman story should not have been surprised by what director James Gunn-the filmmaker behind the excitedly expected Superman Reboot-recently said in an interview with the “Sunday Times”. “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant who came from elsewhere and populated the country. But for me it is above all a story that says that basic human friendliness is worth. And something we lost, ”he said.
Right outrage about known facts
Hard to believe, but true: Before Clark Kent from Smallville, Kansas, there was Kal-El from the planet Krypton, whose parents sent him to Earth before her home planet was destroyed. By definition, Superman is an immigrant, a refugee. Unless border protection was waiting for him when he fell out of space – then he was literally an “illegal alien”.
Nevertheless, Gunn’s statements in the Times triggered the expected counter reaction from the right-wing conservative, anti-immigration MAGA warehouse. FOX News and similar corners of the Internet burned before a small-minded outrage that the integration or even allusion to these essential, common and well-known part of the Superman story makes the new film another product of the “Woken” Hollywood. (Not to mention that the iconic hero was created by the sons of European-Jewish immigrants-author Jerry Siegel and draftsman Joe Shuster.)
Kellyanne Conway said: “We don’t go to the cinema to be taught and let us put some ideology on.” Jesse Watter’s chattered: “Do you know what is on his cloak? MS13.”
And although Ben Shapiro admitted that Superman was an immigrant, he insisted that the story actually acts from a man “who acquires American values and then brings these classic American values to the big city” – as if the “classic American values” that Superman learns in his adopted home Smallville, not all of the ultimate act of kindness, generosity and trust, namely a stranger in to accept a foreign country. And not, for example, to authorize masked thug troops from it, kidnap the people away from the street and bring them into camps in the Everglades.
Cast remains calm – and clearly
Gunn and other members of the “Superman” cast were asked about the turmoil at the premiere in Hollywood on Monday evening, July 7th. Gunn laughed at the question of a variety reporter. He said: “I think this film is for everyone. I don’t have anything to say. I’m not here to judge people. And I think it’s a film about friendliness. Everyone can identify with it.”
Gunn’s brother Sean, who plays the villain Maxwell Lord in the film, also had to laugh at the question on the red carpet. But he replied a little more. “My reaction [auf die Kritik] is that the film is about. We stand by our people, do you understand? We love our immigrants, “he said.” Yes, Superman is an immigrant. And yes, the people we support in this country are immigrants. And if that doesn’t suit you, then you are not an American. People who say ‘no’ to immigrants are against the American way. “
And Nathan Fillion, who plays Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, laughed at the warmest and delivered the more difficult answer. “Oh, someone needs a hug. It’s just a film, people.”