Film director James Gunn says the battered-looking Superman in the trailer for his long-awaited Superman film represents America.
In a Q&A session at a recent trailer premiere, the director acknowledged the film's political overtones, saying the film has a theme of a wounded and bloody America running through it.
“First there's a battered Superman. That's our country.” Gunn said At the event.
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“Superman” director James Gunn told reporters during a recent Q&A that the battered Superman seen in the film's first trailer represents America. (Getty Images)
trailer It debuted online Thursday, previewing an all-new cinematic universe for the legendary DC Comics superhero. This time, Superman is played by actor David Corenswet, who co-stars with Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane.
In addition to reintroducing audiences to the classic Superman character, the nearly two-minute trailer showed the title character lying bloodied and in dire straits in an arctic wasteland.
The opening shot of the trailer shows the dilapidated superhero using his remaining strength to whistle for help from his dog, Krypto.
Gunn said the shocking photo of a wounded hero is a reference to an America that remains good despite its current bloody and battered state.
“I believe in human goodness, and most people in this country, despite their ideological beliefs and politics, regardless of what others think of them, believe in the goodness of human beings. “I believe I’m doing my best to be human,” he said.
But he said the plight of Gunn's Superman represents an America corrupted by “darker voices.”
“This movie is about that. It's about basic human kindness and how that can be seen as uncool and under siege.” [by] Some of the darker voices are some of the louder voices. ”
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The opening shot of the trailer shows a devastated Superman using his remaining strength to whistle and call for help from Krypto, his superpowered dog. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Elsewhere in the Q&A, director Gunn reiterated the idea that the film is about human goodness overcoming these “dark” influences.
He said: “This is about basic human kindness. It's a noble premise, and one that seems designed to appeal across the political spectrum. Embrace common sense and optimism. “It's a moral call.”
Although Gunn has avoided political details, he has long been critical of President-elect Donald Trump, including in a 2017 post calling him “an incompetent who is launching an all-out attack on facts and journalism in the style of Hitler and Putin.” Mr. President.”
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During the Superman event, director Gunn also stated that he wanted the reboot to distance itself from some of the series' past themes.
“But there is an undercurrent of concern, given how often modern superhero stories are scrutinized as allegories for polarized times,” he says. “After all, previous DC films have been criticized for playing on darker political contexts and 'fascistic power fantasies.'”
“We all felt we were doing something good…not some fascist power fantasy,” he added elsewhere.
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