First read this avalanche of failure.
So Batman’s got guns again. Whee.
And for some reason Snyder and co. think that we, the fans, don’t like deconstructions of our heroes. No, we just don’t like your movies, guys. We DEVOURED Captain America: Civil War, and what is that besides an interrogation and deconstruction of super hero tropes? Critically acclaimed and a billion dollar plus money maker. No, Zack, you just don’t understand what you’re making.
There’s this profound disconnect between the subject matter and the people making these films. They simply don’t understand what it is that they’re trying to make. Then a friend pointed out to me that Zack Snyder is working on an adaptation of The Fountainhead.
And suddenly it all makes sense.
I knew something was really wrong when Martha fucking Kent says to Superman “You don’t owe this world anything.” That is EXACTLY what Ayn Rand would tell Superman. What makes Superman what he is is not his super strength, invulnerability, heat vision, breath power, flight, or anything like that. It’s his sense of truth and justice. It’s his need to do the right thing, always. Even without those powers, Clark Kent would still be a hero. He’d be an amazing school teacher, a civil servant, a community organizer, an honorable soldier.
Randian libertarianism and traditional superheroism do not mix. The sick thing is that Randroids actually think it does. Self-sacrifice is the core of superheroism. It’s not the power or the wealth or the brilliance. It boils down to “Humanity, I love you so much that I will risk my life over and over again to save you. I will *die* for you. I love you that much. And you never need to thank me for it. Because it’s the right thing to do.”
It’s based on this profoundly Jesus-like love and collectivism. It’s in *TOTAL* opposition everything related to Randian Libertarianism.
like an open book 