Why not "The American Way"?
I've yet to see Superman Returns but a disturbing bit of news hit me smack in the face today. Apparently Supes' long standing tagline of "Truth, Justice and the American Way" has been changed to "Truth, Justice & All that stuff" in the new movie. According to screenwriters Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris:"I don't think 'the American way' means what it meant in 1945. He's an alien, from Krypton; he has come to Earth to be kind of a savior for this world, not our country ... And he has no papers.
What the fuck. You don't like the present administration? Fine. But this is an insult to America. You know America, the country you (Harris & Dougherty) were born in and reside in. The nation that created the characters you have made a living writing screenplays for. If they changed the line for the foreign markets, fine; lots of lines get changed for the overseas audiences. But this is pure crap. It's spitting in the face of not only this country, but in the face of the character himself. And it's not just the screenwriters I'm mad at. The director, the producers and the studio could have, at any time, made them put the line in the movie. But instead they sat on their hands and did nothing. Is this going to make me skip the film? No. I won't let two dingbats that don't appreciate just how good they have it ruin it for me. But it's still a shameful situation all around.
He's not just for Metropolis and not just for America. What would happen with the immigration laws we have now?"
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SUPERMAN IS A COMMUNIST: "What Happened to Truth, Justice, and the American Way?"
Much is being made of the fact that the new movie, SUPERMAN RETURNS, has changed Superman's mission from "Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American Way" to "Fighting for Truth, Justice, and All That Stuff." In addition, the new Superman is an international hero, not just an American hero.
Readers of ANTHONY AND THE MAGIC PICTURE FRAME, by Michael S. Class are not surprised: They saw this coming more than a year ago. In the book, Anthony comments: "In my time, Superman is a communist..." Anthony is right: In 2004, DC Comics released an alternate history comic book about Superman growing up in the communist Soviet Union and working for Joseph Stalin. So much for "The American Way."
Every modern-day issue, every modern-day assault on traditional American values, is discussed in ANTHONY AND THE MAGIC PICTURE FRAME. They have to be, because the culture war must be fought on the front line - where our children are.
READ THE BOOK. REMEMBER THE TRUTH. SHARE IT WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame: The History Book for Right-Thinking Americans and Their Children
Look Inside the Book / Watch the Video: www.MagicPictureFrame.com
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