This isn't a unique thought, obviously, but the reason none of the subversions of Superman work is that Superman is already a subversive concept
"What if the most powerful person in the world was actually a maladjusted asshole?"
*looks out window* Gosh, wouldn't that suck?
"What if the most powerful person in the world was actually a maladjusted asshole?"
*looks out window* Gosh, wouldn't that suck?
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Vivian Moira Valentine
"What if the most powerful person in the world just wanted to help everyone?"
That's it, it's that simple
That's it, it's that simple
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And, well....
He just can't keep it together.
No. Just… no
Actually, if there's a villain in that film, it's the dumb Mayor. And with that suit with the anchors on it, he dresses like a Batman villain.
Trump would hate him for encouraging vaccines and marching with protesters. Biden would have gone after him for stopping israeli genocides.
The more he tried to help, the more the power that be would push back on him for acting unilaterally.
The corporate media would-at best- both sides every issue and ask why he was busy saving people in india when he could have been saving a smaller number of americans.
Someone should do some movies about that premise. I'm sure the internet would be super normal about them.
It just feels boring and overdone these days.