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I’ve really gotta wonder about this NYT review of the latest Superman movie<\/a>:<\/p>\n ‘Superman Returns’ to Save Mankind From Its Sins<\/b><\/p>\n Jesus of Nazareth spent 40 days in the desert. By comparison, Superman of Hollywood languished almost 20 years in development hell…<\/p>\n …what is essentially a new and considerably more sober sequel to the first two films, one that shakes the earthiness off Superman and returns him to the status of a savior. There’s always been a hint of Jesus (and Moses) to the character, from the omnipotence of his father to a costume that, with its swaths of red and blue, evokes the colors worn by the Virgin Mary in numerous Renaissance paintings. It’s a hint that proves impossible not to take.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n OK, so I can see the omnipotence of Superman’s father<\/a> angle, if by “omnipotence”<\/i> you mean unable to even save himself, much less his planet<\/a>, from complete destruction. As for the red and blue costume, doesn’t that mean Superman is actually the Virgin Mary rather than Jesus?<\/p>\n Of course there are<\/i> a few similarities between Superman and Jesus. For example, Superman pretends to be a mild-mannered reporter while fighting crime in the big city. So does Jesus. And Jesus fights a never-ending battle for the salvation of our immortal souls, which is kinda like Truth, Justice and the American Way. Oh yeah, and they’re both American.<\/p>\n Not that the Times is entirely to blame here. This latest movie is<\/i> pushing the whole Christ theme in their trailers, presumably hoping the crowd that made Passion of the Christ<\/i> a box office success either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that they’re being exploited. But really, this is as dumb as those literary critics who claim Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar character is a Christ figure \u2014 you can tell, see, by the fact that both of them have the initials J.C.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve really gotta wonder about this NYT review of the latest Superman movie<\/a>:<\/p>\n ‘Superman Returns’ to Save Mankind From Its Sins<\/b><\/p>\n Jesus of Nazareth spent 40 days in the desert. By comparison, Superman of Hollywood languished almost 20 years in development hell…<\/p>\n …what is essentially a new and considerably more sober sequel to the first two films, one that shakes the earthiness off Superman and returns him to the status of a savior. There’s always been a hint of Jesus (and Moses) to the character, from the omnipotence of his father to a costume that, with its swaths of red and blue, evokes the colors worn by the Virgin Mary in numerous Renaissance paintings. 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