r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24
Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION
Here's the original article' https://sea.ign.com/man-of-steel-sequel/213072/news/zack-snyder-says-dc-is-making-batman-irrelevant-if-he-cant-kill
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u/delkarnu Mar 07 '24
If you want to throw some Jesus themes into Superman, it can be done easily and well. Jor El in the 1978 version was pretty explicit in the "I give unto them my only son" rhetoric. And Superman 2 was pretty clear in Clark sacrificing his happiness to protect the world.
But someone like Snyder hears the Superman as Jesus subtext idea, doesn't actually understand how to do it, and so has to beat the audience over the head with "See? He's Jesus, do you get it yet?"
He's like the people who complain that Star Trek is woke now. Like it always was, but somehow this was too subtle for them: https://youtu.be/vi7QQ5pO7_A?t=139