Do the qualities that Superman possesses seem trite and unrealistic to today\u2019s movie going and comic book reading audience?\u00a0 Perhaps, but that is a consequence of the world around us, and that is exactly why Superman is perhaps more relevant now than ever before.<\/p>\n
With the imminent release of Man Of Steel on June 14th<\/sup> there are undoubtedly high expectations and outright dismissals concerning the substance of this movie.\u00a0 We know the issues with the overwhelming goodness of the character that may seem boring to some, but I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s a fair assessment of Superman.<\/p>\n Why is it boring to be good?<\/strong><\/p>\n Does that mean he is less interesting than other superheroes?\u00a0 I suppose to some, but I\u2019ve always appreciated the idealistic nature of Superman.\u00a0 Goodness at all costs.\u00a0 Our culture seems to be saturated with less than optimal behavior when it comes to what is displayed in the media.\u00a0 I tend to look at Superman as an inspiration.<\/p>\n To quote Russell Crowe as the new Jor-El in Man of Steel: \u201cYou will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards.\u201d\u00a0<\/span> That is still one of the best parts about the character; that he represents, in terms of personal character, what humans should be striving towards.\u00a0 Goodness knows we can use some of that right about now.<\/p>\n The new movie looks to be a fresh and exciting take on Superman; hopefully one that will give the audience the spectacle it craves from a Superman movie, as well as giving us some substance behind the man.\u00a0 His emotional conviction was always as interesting to me as how hard he could hit.<\/p>\n So what do you think about Superman and the new movie, Man of Steel?\u00a0 Is he a na\u00efve boy scout, or an ideal to strive towards?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Scott Humphrey \u00a0If you ask, many comic book superhero fan boys and girls will tell you that Superman is a boring superhero, that he\u2019s na\u00efve, or an overgrown boy scout.\u00a0 Many doesn\u2019t mean all, mind you, although there are quite a few who hold those sentiments, and there is no shortage of Superman bashing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[522,47],"tags":[86,70,35,73,37],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Henry-Cavill-in-Man-of-Steel-2013-Movie-Poster\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Henry-Cavill-in-Man-of-Steel-2013-Movie-Poster-650x946.png\")
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