Whatever You Do...Don't Mention the American Way
Of, for the love of...sonof...AHHHH!Ok, on with the post...I'm sure form the title of the post and my little, uhm, whatever up there, that I'm blogging about Superman Returns and I'm not happy about the omission of the "And the American Way" thing from Superman Returns. Let's begin...
See, here's the thing...Superman IS the American Way. A completely original (kind of) creation in a completely new format (comic books) which prospered under Capitalism. More money has been made off of Superman than Bill Gates has in the bank right this second. You're right, I'm guessing there, but I have that much confidence in Supes's ability to generate cash since the 40s and I wouldn't even ask for scales for inflation...
I got this from Outside the Beltway who got it off of What Would Tyler Durden Do?
Durden points out some important things, like 1945 America. Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris say that because the American Way has changed since 1945, they decided to go with "all that other stuff". Glad to know these geniuses are aware of what 1945 America was like. Not quite the Land of Freedom. I mean, ok, we were instrumental in winning World War II, but we entered the war being manipulated by Franklin Roosevelt, who tried lying about a planned Nazi invasion of the US from Mexico, and who turned his back on warnings about a Japanese attack. Forget equal rights if you weren't a white male, and forget about voicing doubts about your governments policies, as is a common topic these days, or have we all forgotten Joe McCarthy?
So, these historians decided that they wanted to change "the American Way" to "all that other stuff." You know, "Truth, Justice, and...all that other stuff..."
"All that other stuff"? What the crap is that for a replacement anyway? It's so flippant and dismissive....Try and say that in your most noble, virtuous tone of voice. "I stand for truth, justice, and all that other stuff." You can't. It sounds half hearted, and you know why? IT IS! Replace "stuff" with "crap" and it's completely dismissive of the truth and justice. "Truth, justice, and all that other crap." Yeah, nice...thanks. Keep your other stuff...I'll wait for the American Way...
On Beltway's blog, a commenter suggested that it was an economic decision. Fearing that the "American Way" comment would alienate foreign markets, they decided to change it. Problem: We all know how easily it is for Hollywood to change a line here or their for the international markets. But, what about bad press? Well, if their main concern is losing money, then they'd also realize that by the time we Americans found out about the change, they'd already have our money. I hope it was a short-sighted economic decision. I fear not.
I fear that Dougherty and Harris decided to change it NOT because of money and NOT because of 1945 America, as perfect as it was...damn women's sufferage and damn civil rights...No, I fear that Dougherty and Harris disagree with the current administration and this is their way of showing their disapproval.
"Current administration"
"Current"
Funny word current...Means not permanent. Means things will change. Means that if you look at the state of the country right now and you aren't happy with what you see, you and everyone else like you can change it in 2 years. Very few countries in the world, very few people in this world, have that kind of power over their governments. But despite this, there seems to be a trend to be embarrassed or ashamed of America. Why? 2 years, clean slate, let's try again. Is that not good enough? You want it now? How many Americans have called their representatives to say they felt that Bush needs to be impeached and if they didn't see their representatives names on something saying that Bush should be impeached, that they would vote for someone, ANYONE, else.
And immigration laws? 1) He's naturalized at the very least. That's what happens when you get adopted by Americans. 2) No one knows who Superman really is. You can't deport someone whom you really just don't know who he is.
I'm not embarrassed of the American Way. I don't think Superman would be either.
And I made myself a shirt....
posted by Bodog @ 8:55 PM
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