project hail mary is like i'll make you believe that friendship will save the world. i'll make you remember that our society rests on the backs of teachers and scientists. i'll make you see that even the most cowardly can be brave. i'll make you horny for sandra huller. thank you greatest scifi film of the last 10 years
not thinking about how the monster trio parallels the Targaryen conquerors nope no not thinking about how luffy is aegon and visenya is zoro and rhaenys is sanji im not thinking abt it
The fact that Father Wicks died because he was so consumed by the need to punish his daughter for her "sins" that he literally swallowed 'Eve's Apple' is maddening to me, literally named it for original sin but was so caught up in attaching that sin to femininity that he killed himself over it. Literally named his daughter Grace and never gave her a single spec of it. Literally ate the apple too. Literally.
I love how former Star Wars director Rian Johnson showcased both the light and dark sides of a religion in Wake Up Dead Man. This is expressed both visually in how the cinematography plays with light and has it shift dramatically in a number of key scenes, but most importantly, it's expressed thematically in how the film condemns the corrupting and harmful aspects of Christianity at the same time that it celebrates the core tenet of grace that Christianity is built on.
The theme of grace is most glaring in the character Grace, of course, who was never shown grace in her life by her family or church, and then is finally given it at the end by her condemner Martha. But I like the smaller graces shown throughout the film too, like Jud taking time to console Louise on the phone, showing her that loving grace when he started out so impatient with her. That was one of the best parts of the whole film.
And I like how even the non-religious character Benoit Blanc gives grace. He's willing to humble himself and pretend he can't solve the case all so that Martha can give her confession in the way that's important to her as a woman of faith, even though he doesn't have any faith of his own. He sacrifices his pride for her, even though she's a murderer and doesn't deserve it. Because that's what grace is about, showing love even when it's not deserved. Choosing kindness over justice. It was beautiful.
So even though Jud, with his dark hair in his black priest garb, and Blanc, with his light hair in his light suit whose name literally means "white," are set up as opposing sides, even at the very end, still opposed in their beliefs, neither one swayed in their faith or loyalty to their side, they are shown as unified in their core values and who they are as kind people. They respect each other and complement each other and make each other stronger. Again, such a beautiful balance and beautiful message on how we can love and work together with people who may seem very different from us.
I find it so funny that having Pike wear a black undershirt with the green wrap shirt implies that, it is the proper way to wear the uniform and that Kirk is wearing it like that for slut whore reasons
Hello new Superman fans! Welcome to the fandom. We're SO glad you decided to show up, even if maybe your stay here is brief. Stay as long, or a little as you want to.
My name's Orla, I've been in the comics fandom for over twenty years, and I have been a comic reader for over thirty.
I'm here as your friendly guide to all things Superman from the comics perspective!
First off, I want to convey that the fantastic movie you just saw is referred to as an "elseworlds" story.
This means it is a story that takes place in a totally different universe from the comics, and it has no relevancy to the main comics at all!
Elseworlds are a lot of fun as they give creators an opportunity to explore comic characters, new teams, and even comic events, in a world that doesn't have decades or lore attached! Think of it as official fanfiction.
As a result, character origins, motivations, appearances, ages, team combinations, moral alignments, and even personalities might be drastically different from the comics, the source material.
Please do not think this movie is a full spectrum representation of the depth of comics.
But Superman has always been woke, that part is 100% accurate.
While you're puttering through tags here on Tumblr you might have come across a few things that I'd like to address with the truth.
Because in the Superman fandom, we care about the truth, that was one of the most poignant themes of the movie - getting the truth out there.
Unfortunately, the fandom is full of a lot lies and misunderstandings, or partial truths. So without wasting any more time let me deconstruct a few things.
Long post below.
1.) Kon El/Conner Kent
Fandom: "This is a Clex baby that Clark abandoned for his parents to raise and owes Lex child support, and his name is sometimes spelled Connor or Konner or Kon El Kent."
The above is partial truth, but the only statement that is true is that he shares 50% of Clark's DNA and 50% of Lex's, making him on technicality a child of them both, but the comics use the word clone.
This is not the first origin of Kon, in fact for the first 10 years of his comic lifespan he was a human cloned from a man named Paul Westfield, and his genes was altered to just look like Superman and he had meta abilities in the form of TTK. He was not a clone of Clark to start.
Geoff Johns in 2003 retconned this origin to make him instead a Clex clone, and then launched off a hurtful eugenics narrative where Kon was written to believe there was a risk of him being evil because one of his genetic donors was evil (which didn't make sense because Paul was evil himself).
Just coming from watching the film, I want you to remember what Pa told Clark - it's not up for parents to decide who their children are, that's up for the person to decide. Genetics do not dictate morality. And this is why this retcon put a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. This is not to say you cannot enjoy it and find it compelling, and it can be compelling, but please understand what this retcon is - a retcon.
Clark never abandoned Kon ever in the comics. He never was "weird about having his DNA stolen". He never held him being a clone against him. He never purged him when he found out he was half Lex (Batman was the one that made a fuss about it but people don't want to talk about that, I'll explain more below).
There is no child support. That's not even how child support works.
Neither Clark or Lex raised him and Kon doesn't formally see either as a father. Lex isn't even on his radar as "family". Clark is family however and he is sort of caught in this nebulous space between an older brother and a parental figure but in all honesty, it's a nonnuclear role.
Kon's name is Kon El or Conner Kent. He is like an immigrant who has a birth/family name, and a given name. His given name is Conner Kent, his birth/family name (even though he did not have it when he was born) is Kon El. They do not combine, yes a lot of people do this, they are wrong. Please spell them correctly.
Kon meaning "abomination" was a thing in main comics only briefly, and it is now no longer canon.
Originally, it had no meaning when Clark gave it to Kon. Clark did not knowingly name him abomination. This is false.
Kon is not dating Tim Drake, that is not canon, and he really doesn't care who Tim is dating right now. Sorry.
2.) Lex Luthor is a good dad to Kon.
No, he isn't. I cannot even begin to explain how little care he has for that boy. He does not care for him in the slightest and only ever thought of him as a tool and a weapon to serve him.
3.) Clark is a BAD DAD to Kon.
No, he isn't. I cannot even begin to explain how much care he has for that boy. He trusted him so much, he trusted him with the people he loved most and feared for the most: his parents. He is not without faults, and a lot of them have more Doylest than Watsonians explanations for why he failed Kon in various things, but in general he loves Kon tremendously.
4.) Batman anything
Look. The Batman and BatFAM fandom is a huge monolith and a lot of the fans (not all) can be very weird, aggressive and outright vile to other characters without knowing that they are being unwelcoming to the greater fandom. That being said...
Metas are allowed in Gotham, Batman has ZERO power to stop them from entering, and many (like many of his own rogues) live there. Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern, lives there. Dinah Lance, the Black Canary lived there. Ragman lived there. Duke Thomas, one of Batman's bat-brood lives there. Metas are allowed in Gotham.
For some reason, many in the Batfam fandom, have decided that this trope is hilarious and fail to see the parallels of this and fascism, oligarchy, xenophobia, and in current events, ICE operations...
Anyway this is not a thing that is canon, it was only canon in an elseworld's comic starring Barbara Gordon. Batman might not want other people in his city from time to time, and he claims to want to work alone, but he can eat shit and live, and he does. The comics call him out on this all the time.
The Batfam are very frequently glazed in fandom at the expense of other characters by people in some pretty uncomfortable and sometimes vile ways. Example: the Green Lanterns are often painted as stupid or weak to prop up a Bat-character as better than them. Or a Super character is depicted as stupid an incapable of solving a mystery when Clark is an investigative journalist and has solved many mysteries on his own before. Or, in Young Justice circles, Bart Allen (a speedster character from The Flash) is an infantile child who needs his eyes covered in front of people kissing when he is the most punk of any of his team.
My point here is, if you are NEW to the fandom and you see a lot of bat posts that use other characters to prop said bat-characters or their ships, have some extreme suspicion about how far removed this is from anything in reality and embrace it as CRACK FANFIC. Because that's what it is.
If you ARE interested in the Batfam they are a compelling group of characters with a lot of depth and nuance, it is just a shame that much of the fandom space, fanon, has flanderized many of them down to basic tropes and their depth has been lost in many areas. If you like this, that's fine! It's your life, but please remember that there is more out there.........
5.) The comics are so confusing and contradict each other all the time and have rebooted so many times, every other year, there is no canon and no point in reading them.
This is a partial truth but there is nuance.
The comics due to their nature have many writers taking on a character and when you have so many hands on one person, personality sometimes shifts and material is lost/forgotten/written over. But I promise you - you read enough comics you start to understand that barring something really unhinged, personality is consistent. There IS a canon.
The comics do not reboot every other year, there have only been 3 major ones and once you know the DATES of these it's really simple.
Comics really can be simple and many characters just start at #1 for reading.
There are hundreds of fans that will gladly point you in any direction and will enthusiastically share their reading lists with you if you ask for help. We're desperate for comic readers and connections and love new fans. We are twirling our hair and kicking our feet when you ask for a reading list.
Reading them is like reading a book, it's reading, it makes you think, it is good for you.
And finally
6.) Lois Lane doesn't do anything in the comics other than be a damsel.
Please. The movie you just watched provided you with one of the most breath taking takes of Lois I have seen. Lois Lane is a superhero in the comics where her curiosity, bravery, and passion for ending fascism is paramount to her character. She loves journalism and has a deep love and respect for the field and she is very, very good at it.
This is all for now I have for you. If you are curious about anything else regarding comics or source material, please reach out to me and I will love to help explain some things.
Note: this is not me saying fanworks with the above themes or tropes are bad or shouldn't exist, those are fanfiction where there are no rules, BUT, a lot of these themes have been confused for facts where new fans genuinely believe the above are real things that happened in the comics and are accurate depictions of characters and themes. I am here to sort out what is fanfic, and what is fact. Because we live in a world where respect for the truth, any truth big or small, is dwindling and that is a tool of fascism.
Everyone Else: getting hype about the new Superman movie, making new superbat art with him and battinson, headcanoning dynamics, etc
Me: not over the middle-aged superbat we deserved and were ROBBED of, with a post-Jason Batman and hints of an evil!Superman timeline, along with heavy themes of power, grief, morality, mortality, and what it means to care about other people
OP, this is genuinely a masterpiece, three poems in one, moving and well crafted. Please tell me you have submitted it to at least some poetry contests, and if not, please do so.
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