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RiELViS
@rielvis.bsky.social

And all those claims that it’s “woke”, total bullshit. Right-wing media commentators recognise the parallel between Trump and Luthor, and to admit Luthor is the villain would require them to recognise the same traits in Trump (which they refuse to do). They are glaringly delusional.

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RiELViS
@rielvis.bsky.social

The story of Superman in this film touches on a topic that is super important today: what does it mean to be human? Nowadays, people are constantly dehumanised to fulfil some kind of social, economic, or political agenda. It brings about prejudice, discrimination, displacement, assault, and death.

RiELViS
@rielvis.bsky.social

Luthor has an agenda. He kidnaps and kills in the name of his goal, and he knows Superman stands against that. So what does Luthor do? He dehumanises Superman. He points out that he's an alien; that he is not human; that his power is dangerously unregulated; that he is here to destroy the world.

RiELViS
@rielvis.bsky.social

Superman may not be of Earth, but he represents virtues a lot of us strive to have: kindness, compassion, responsibility, peace, unity, and more. People like Luthor don't care about those. They see it as weak and wasteful. The only thing that matters to them is power because that keeps you on top.

RiELViS
@rielvis.bsky.social

And so it begs the question: what does it mean to be human? This question is incredibly open-ended, and the answers are super subjective. Is it biological? Is it neurological? Is it ideological? Is it even any of those things? Answers vary, and it's often the core of a lot of sociopolitical debate.