james gunn has to know what he’s doing with the comparisons to real world events and dcu events. he’s just pandering to the major networking by claiming “oh boravia and jarhanpur aren’t based off israel and Palestine” and “auggie 2 is a good guy” when the actual subtext is sooo obvious.
and also him saying auggie 2 is a genuinely good guy when he is literally directly benefiting from the system is the most obvious pander ever. auggie is a terrible person and is NOT A GOOD GUY.
auggie is so clearly playing into his white privilege because there is no benefit to him if he fought against the system like the sons of liberty. it felt like he was trying to make 11th street kids + friend go away so they don’t mess with his perfect society. he
AND the fact that vigilante 2 was so quick to kill him shows that he not only participates in the messed up system but is also very much complicit. vig 2 is shown to be incredibly smart, i would say more than og vig, and he didn’t even hesitate to kill him. auggie’s claim to not have the power to fight back is bullshit when he is fully equipped with advanced tech that no one else has and gunned down an entire squad of police.
james pleaseeee, either grow a backbone or just don’t say anythingggggg. we all see your hidden subtext so stop backtracking on twitter 🙏🏼