Ah heroes, those horrible people who have the audacity to perform beyond the ability of the common man. Those whose capabilities cause fear and envy, leading our sick, self centered society to cut them off at the knees and “make them human.” After all, since we’re all strictly and literally created equal and all values measurements are relative we can’t have a group of self-appointed saviours running about showing up their ostensible equals.
Superman is the latest victim of this modern malaise. He doesn’t stand for “Truth, Justice and the American Way” anymore, merely “Truth, Justice, all that stuff.” Hell, he’s no moral paragon: he buggered off for years, left behind some distinctly amoral residue and drinks beer during the working day. What the hell do we need Superman for? He’s no better than us!
It’s a sorry state of affairs when the greatest hero in the comics pantheon is brought so low because a sick society can’t bear to witness greatness – even in the movies.