John Aravosis says "Man of Steel" not about Jesus

Apparently the idea that the new Superman movie is about Jesus is just a scam by marketers to steal money from the pockets of church-goers. They're stretching the Jesus comparison -- a lot.

[T]his is no “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” that bludgeons the viewer with its Christianity. One must squint to see the Jesus between all of the explosions.

I trust John, so I guess it's possible for an atheist to enjoy this movie. And if he's right and the marketing push is a scam aimed at Christians, the pastors who urged their flocks to see this movie are probably feeling quite foolish today.

So much for the new Superman movie

Superman is Jesus. More precisely, in the new movie, Superman: Man of Steel, we are meant to draw very distinct parallels between Superman and Jesus. Arguably, the movie goes a step further making Superman the modern-day, Americanized Jesus. 

Jeez, it's like when Ridley Scott ruined the latest Alien movie by making it all about jeebus. Christians ruin everything. It's what they do.

Thinking about Superman

Remember the old Superman TV show with George Reeves? Well, of course you don't because none of you were born then. Well, I remember it.

And today I was thinking about the show's opening theme, where a booming voice said Superman stood for "truth, justice and the American way." Sounded great. Still does, actually.

But we've lost all three of those things in the intervening years. No one speaks truth anymore; truth is anti-profit. And justice only means that rich people don't face legal scrutiny while every hammer is dropped on the little guy. And as for the "American way" -- it's seen better days. We torture people, imprison anyone without charges, and conduct illicit wars. We invade the wrong country and don't even care. There is no American way anymore unless it's the way of greed, ignorance and cruelty. Actually, I guess it is.