What do you think of Bill's interpretation about Superman/Clark? Can you see his point ? Do you agree with it?
The interpretation of Superman /Clark Kent by Bill in the movie Kill Bill
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What do you think of Bill's interpretation about Superman/Clark? Can you see his point ? Do you agree with it?
Anyanka Bunny Slayer
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Well...I think Superman's choice of Clark Kent as his alter ego says more about him. He's the one who chose a weak, bumbling, dull character to "blend in." Yet, Clark's mannerisms actually made him stand out a bit, I think. The fact that Superman chose to be "Clark" might indicate that he's insecure around humans...
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Or it's how Superman sees the Kents. Children learn from their parents which is how certain negative beliefs and views get passed down the generations because a child was taught those views were acceptable and they grow up thinking those views are acceptable which is then passed down to their children. The Kent's are Superman's primary educators on what it is to be human, and so in his disguise he would adopt what he's learnt to be "human" mannerisms and behaviour.
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Disagree. Superman as a character is over eighty years old, so he's been interpreted in multiple ways. Bill's view is generally the pre-crisis version, Superman being a disguise for Clark the post crisis. However, and this is something Bill may miss, being an evil man. Superman's primary concern is Truth, Justice and the American Way, and that is not the concern of an Otherworldly Ubermensch, that is what an journalist who looks for the truth and fights for the forgotten man believes.
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Superman was not born Superman, he was born Kal-El and raised to be Clark Kent and then the combination of those two sides- his upbringing and his space origin- inspired him to become Superman.
I don't particularly like the character but that dichotomy of Superman is obvious to anyone who's a fan of the character. Bill clearly isn't.
After all Clark doesn't bumble around his parents in Smallville because he doesn't need to, so its not how he intrincially sees humanity. If Superman saw humans as somehow inferior then he wouldn't selflessly use his powers to help them, he'd lord it over them all like a god-tyrant.
On a slightly related note I just saw the movie BrightBurn, which is basically the Clark Kent origin story reimagined as horror. It was pretty good.
I don't particularly like the character but that dichotomy of Superman is obvious to anyone who's a fan of the character. Bill clearly isn't.
After all Clark doesn't bumble around his parents in Smallville because he doesn't need to, so its not how he intrincially sees humanity. If Superman saw humans as somehow inferior then he wouldn't selflessly use his powers to help them, he'd lord it over them all like a god-tyrant.
On a slightly related note I just saw the movie BrightBurn, which is basically the Clark Kent origin story reimagined as horror. It was pretty good.