okay so i FINALLY brought myself to watch superman cuz ive been getting into dc but i didnt know where to start in terms of movies (yes ive been rawdogging random shows ive always loved the titans (not teen titans go but i admit that ones still funny)) and i haveeeeee thoooooooughts on the jarhanpur/boravia thing.
there are about a million connections ive made between the movie and irl. first of all, theres the very obvious jarhanpur = palestine / boravia = israel. we all know that. but ive been thinking about the part everyone else plays. lex is an awful lot like a certain elongated muskrat we know—billionaire, making unnecesary bs for himself... pretty accurate, no? I mean, we have no idea what he's doing behind the scenes. while my next point does happen after the movie came out, i think its still a very interesting point. also, id like to mention how the raptors + superman clone kind of felt like all this clanker (ai) generated slop that keeps making its rounds. superman and the justice gang kind of seem a lot like the flotilla. if you've not seen, the flotilla is an emergency aid that was headed to gaza completely abiding by international laws. completely disobeying international laws, israel has recently intercepted the flotilla, abducting its crew and arresting them. one thing to note is that many in support of israel have tried to make the flotilla crew look evil. same thing with superman, right? furthermore, those kids holding up the makeshift superman flag? thats rather similar to the kids you see online, filming their daily lives direvtly from gaza. the people who are making small rebellions in any way they can. and i'd like to make clear, we might nit have a superman. But superman is a kind, empathetic, and strong guy. and that is humanity. Gaza and palestine as a whole, sudan, congo, every country that is being oppressed and hidden by the media. it's not over until humanity gives up. when people stop talking about it. so speak up. it doesnt matter if something doesn't match your aesthetic; what isnt aesthetic is not caring about people dying to authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. if you cant donate directly, speak about it. use your platform, however big or small, to shout it across the internet. its not iver until palestine is free. until humans are free all across the globe. empathy is pretty punkrock if you ask me.
