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Stardate: Friday, August 13, 2004

SUPERMAN (again)

Well, it's that time again. Time for me to rant and rave about Superman again. So for those of you who are sick of hearing me expound on the subject, cover your eyes, look away or just wait for the next post, cause I'm talking about one of my favorite subjects again.

Earlier today I read an article in which people are talking about the astounding rumor that Jim Caviezel is being considered for the part of Superman. This has gotten everyone thinking again about the tremendous parallels that exist between the characters of SUPERMAN and JESUS CHRIST.

Yes, I am aware that I just referred to JESUS CHRIST as a character. As that I do not necessarily consider the Bible a strict historical document, I therefore refer to him as a character. This does not mean that I do not believe that he existed, simply that for the purposes of this essay, he is a character in the Bible. If you're offended, I'm sorry, but everyone's entitled to their opinions.

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE went quite out of its way to depict the similarities between the two stories, even taking certain liberties to create an even stronger bond (some, in ways which have been picked up by future incarnations of the character.) For lack of a better description, Superman is a Christ figure to be sure. He is the ideal that we all would try to aspire to. Okay, so not everyone wants to wear their underwear on the outside, but I'm pretty sure that some day this will be a fashion trend. After all, who would have thought that bell-bottoms would have caught on?

He is the God(-like) figure who lives like a man, but who is filled with compassion and understanding. The most incredible part of all this, however, is that if he were truly a real person, he would be more of a Christ-like figure than he already is.

Why? Not because people would see him as an angel, but the people would reject him. For all the good that he does, it is clear that he couldn't be everywhere all the time. As such, he would be (figuratively) crucified every time he failed to save a person. Imagine, for one moment, that he had been around on September 11. The timeline, if you can believe it, wouldn't have changed all that much.

This is how I see it happening

A bit much? Perhaps. A bit naive? Maybe. But, do you know what? I never said I had it 100% right. But I'd say I'm pretty damned close. And that's pretty much just the national opinion of him. I didn't even begin to talk about what the world would think of him. Anyhoo, back to the point, he is a true Christ figure. However, he should NOT be portrayed as god-like. He is a man who just so happens to have these abilities. He is humble, and he does not see himself as the inspiration that he is. To him, he is just a man who is trying to make a difference with the abilities that he has.

That's all. I'm going to step down now. Thanks for coming.

:: J 8:17 PM [+] ::
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