Sunday, December 3, 2017

Superhero films sell the notion that an elite class of wealthy, attractive Ubermensch should run the world and protect a voiceless, powerless society from anyone brings change to that faux-democracy/polyarchy. In Marvel, these heroes are the military wing of The State. And in DC, the heroes are a private group led by 3 independent democrats.

I haven't seen "Justice League" yet, but I should because I enjoyed Snyder's previous films because he is a great stylist and a valid political thinker who sneaks some decent moral philosophies through Warner Bros' many, many corporate filters. BVS showed the possibility of a fascist state run by Superman, the evils of private wealth in Lex Luthor, rogue intelligence agencies, sex slavery, stuff at least applicable to our world's real illnesses, while Marvel is just numb comforting illusion based in funny distraction and optical effects.

I might review this shit soon enough.

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