"Superman was the Barbie movie for boys"
That was my first thought after seeing the new Superman movie, and I'm here to explain that.
Besides the fact that women and men identify strongly with these two movies, there are genuine similarities in the movies themselves.
First of all, they are both based on characters people grew up loving. This has been shown as a trend where people say something along the lines of "I'm not watching this movie, they are" with a picture of their child self. They both cater to people's inner child, making them connect more with the themes and messages of both movies.
Both teach their audiences that being human is something special, and something beautiful. Barbie does this through the beauty of aging, while Superman does this through showing that having feelings isn't a bad thing.
They both had a heart melting montage toward the end showing the beauty of being human.
Both characters ultimately need to figure out who they are without the idea of who they should be clouding their ability to do so.
And lastly, both movies were absolutely fantastic.

















