Superman

[wildflowergardener]

Hi. I just went to see Superman Returns yesterday, and so rented the movie Superman I, II and III - just got done with number 2.

After watching Superman Returns, I read a review that says basically that Superman is still fighting for truth and justice, but not the american way anymore.

I'm not ashamed to be an american, but I look back on before the Iraq war, where I at least believed we would always try to do the right thing.

I don't really believe that anymore. How did things change in such a short time - or was it just my illusions that were broken?

How depressing - not to mention seeing Christopher Reeve looking so young and healthy. Makes me think - I wish there was a real superman to put the world back to the way it should be, and to fly Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld to the state penitentiary to share a cell with Lex Luthor.

Meg

[mduffy31]

1. Just skip Superman IV

That turd should be buried and never seen again.

[saltpoint]

2. We have a C-minus president doing an F-minus job, so it would

take SuperMan and all the Avengers to tip the balance back to Good.

But we'll do it.

This little hellcat will be out of office in a couple of years and we're going to put a Democrat in that office, and that alone will do a lot of good.

It's auspicious that the Republican presidential hopeful field is comprised of vacuous morons and lame-ass ego-maniacs.

2008 will be a Democratic year.

SuperMan's cool. I'm waiting for the third SpiderMan film. I might even camp out for it.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. I could do the job

but I swore to not reveal myself to all you mortals.

Sorry. :shrug:

[lvx35]

4. Yeah, good observation, its super reflected in the culture.

I was listening to the old Hulk Hogan theme song, "I am a real America" where its all about fighting for the rights of "every man" and doing what's right. But now, "professiona wrestling" is all about Stone Cold Steve Austin, a character modelled off serial killers. This is just from the white trash wrestling realm, but the cultural shifts associated with Bush are ubiquitous. There is a real change in conciousness taking place, and it has been happening for some time.