Latest / Systematic Geekology / Superman: Politics in a Cape and Tights
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- 1:10Foreign.
- 1:17Welcome
- 1:17to
- 1:18another
- 1:18episode
- 1:18of
- 1:19Systematic
- 1:19Ecology.
- 1:20And
- 1:21yes,
- 1:21you
- 1:21hear
- 1:21that
- 1:22music
- 1:22correctly.
- 1:22It
- 1:23is
- 1:23another
- 1:23episode
- 1:24of
- 1:24primarily
- 1:25political,
- 1:26part
- 1:27of
- 1:27our
- 1:27series
- 1:27of
- 1:28diving
- 1:28into
- 1:28politics
- 1:29in
- 1:30the
- 1:30real
- 1:30world
- 1:30and
- 1:31in
- 1:31our
- 1:31fandoms.
- 1:32And
- 1:32yeah,
- 1:33we're
- 1:33gonna
- 1:33get
- 1:33political
- 1:34today,
- 1:34friends.
- 1:35And
- 1:35no,
- 1:35no,
- 1:36no,
- 1:36don't
- 1:36run
- 1:36away.
- 1:37Don't
- 1:37cut
- 1:37this
- 1:37off.
- 1:38Don't
- 1:38be
- 1:38scared.
- 1:40I
- 1:40know
- 1:40it's
- 1:41a
- 1:41scary
- 1:41word,
- 1:41especially
- 1:42in
- 1:42this
- 1:42day
- 1:42and
- 1:42age.
- 1:43And
- 1:43I
- 1:44tell
- 1:44you
- 1:44what,
- 1:45there's
- 1:45many
- 1:45times
- 1:46when
- 1:46I
- 1:46just
- 1:46want
- 1:46to
- 1:47run
- 1:47away
- 1:47from
- 1:47this,
- 1:48too.
- 1:48But,
- 1:49you
- 1:49know,
- 1:50this
- 1:50is
- 1:50a
- 1:50part
- 1:50of
- 1:50our
- 1:50series
- 1:51where
- 1:51we
- 1:51acknowledge
- 1:52and
- 1:52are
- 1:52honest
- 1:53that
- 1:53politics
- 1:54is
- 1:54not
- 1:54only
- 1:54a
- 1:55part
- 1:55of
- 1:55our
- 1:55real
- 1:56lives
- 1:56and
- 1:56a
- 1:56part
- 1:57of
- 1:57the
- 1:57communities
- 1:58that
- 1:58we're
- 1:58a
- 1:58part
- 1:58of,
- 1:59but
- 1:59also
- 2:00in
- 2:00the
- 2:01fandoms
- 2:01that
- 2:01we
- 2:01love.
- 2:02These
- 2:02heroes,
- 2:03villains,
- 2:06the
- 2:06things
- 2:07we
- 2:07geek
- 2:07out
- 2:07on,
- 2:07are
- 2:08anchored
- 2:08in
- 2:09a
- 2:09world
- 2:10that
- 2:10someone
- 2:10created
- 2:11that
- 2:11often
- 2:11has
- 2:12a
- 2:12political
- 2:13twist
- 2:13or
- 2:14turn
- 2:14or
- 2:14politics
- 2:15as
- 2:15a
- 2:15part
- 2:15of
- 2:15it.
- 2:15And
- 2:15so
- 2:16we're
- 2:16going
- 2:16to
- 2:16explore
- 2:17that
- 2:17today.
- 2:18And
- 2:19the
- 2:19big
- 2:19topic
- 2:19that
- 2:20we're
- 2:20going
- 2:20to
- 2:20talk
- 2:20about
- 2:21today
- 2:21is
- 2:22the
- 2:23politics
- 2:23of
- 2:23James
- 2:24Gunn's
- 2:26Superman.
- 2:27Yep,
- 2:27that's
- 2:27what
- 2:27we're
- 2:28going
- 2:28to
- 2:28talk
- 2:28about
- 2:28today.
- 2:29And
- 2:30I
- 2:30have
- 2:30three
- 2:31of
- 2:31my
- 2:31favorite
- 2:32geekologists
- 2:33here
- 2:33with
- 2:33me,
- 2:34Justin
- 2:34and
- 2:35Laura.
- 2:36And
- 2:36we're
- 2:36going
- 2:37to
- 2:37get
- 2:37political.
- 2:37You
- 2:37guys
- 2:38a
- 2:38little
- 2:38nervous?
- 2:38You're
- 2:38excited?
- 2:39How
- 2:39are
- 2:39you
- 2:39feeling
- 2:40about
- 2:40this,
- 2:40y'?
- 2:40All?
- 2:40I
- 2:41think
- 2:41it's
- 2:41going
- 2:41to
- 2:41be
- 2:41good.
- 2:42Gonna
- 2:42be
- 2:42good.
- 2:43I
- 2:43am
- 2:43very
- 2:44excited.
- 2:46Good,
- 2:46good,
- 2:47good.
- 2:47So
- 2:47this
- 2:47is
- 2:48not
- 2:48only
- 2:48a
- 2:48podcast,
- 2:49but
- 2:49it's
- 2:49also
- 2:49on
- 2:50our
- 2:50YouTube
- 2:50channel
- 2:50as
- 2:51well.
- 2:51And
- 2:51so
- 2:51we
- 2:51hope
- 2:52that
- 2:52you
- 2:52do
- 2:52hop
- 2:53on
- 2:53over
- 2:53there
- 2:53if
- 2:53you're
- 2:54listening
- 2:54and,
- 2:55like,
- 2:56subscribe,
- 2:57share.
- 2:58If
- 2:58you.
- 2:58If
- 2:58we
- 2:58get
- 2:59to
- 2:5950
- 2:59likes,
- 2:59I
- 3:00might
- 3:00wear
- 3:00my
- 3:01underwear
- 3:01outside
- 3:01of
- 3:02my
- 3:02pants
- 3:02and
- 3:03put
- 3:03a
- 3:03red
- 3:03cape
- 3:04on
- 3:04and
- 3:04run
- 3:05Franklin
- 3:06Street.
- 3:06And
- 3:06then
- 3:06Justin
- 3:07will
- 3:08have
- 3:08to
- 3:08bail
- 3:09me
- 3:09out
- 3:09if
- 3:09that
- 3:09happens.
- 3:10But
- 3:10this.
- 3:10Get
- 3:1050
- 3:11likes.
- 3:11I'm
- 3:11going
- 3:11to
- 3:11do
- 3:11some.
- 3:12Yeah.
- 3:13How
- 3:13is
- 3:13that
- 3:13different
- 3:14from
- 3:14every
- 3:14other
- 3:15day?
- 3:15I
- 3:15know.
- 3:15Well,
- 3:16I
- 3:16might
- 3:16do
- 3:17it
- 3:17on
- 3:17Tuesdays
- 3:18instead
- 3:18of
- 3:19Thursdays.
- 3:20Okay,
- 3:20okay.
- 3:21That's
- 3:21right.
- 3:22That's
- 3:23right.
- 3:24If
- 3:24we
- 3:24ever
- 3:24get
- 3:2550
- 3:25likes,
- 3:25I'm
- 3:25going
- 3:25to
- 3:26have
- 3:26to
- 3:26do
- 3:26something
- 3:26like
- 3:27that
- 3:27just
- 3:27because
- 3:28I
- 3:28don't.
- 3:28I
- 3:29don't
- 3:29know.
- 3:30But
- 3:30yeah,
- 3:31if
- 3:31you're.
- 3:31If
- 3:31you're
- 3:31listening
- 3:32to
- 3:32this
- 3:32on
- 3:32the
- 3:32pod,
- 3:32then,
- 3:33you
- 3:33know,
- 3:33rate
- 3:33and
- 3:34review
- 3:34and
- 3:34share
- 3:35with
- 3:35a
- 3:35friend
- 3:35and
- 3:36hop
- 3:36over
- 3:37on
- 3:37our
- 3:37social
- 3:37medias
- 3:38and
- 3:38chime
- 3:38in
- 3:39your
- 3:39thoughts.
- 3:40And
- 3:41if
- 3:41we
- 3:41missed
- 3:41anything
- 3:42or
- 3:42something
- 3:42you
- 3:43like
- 3:43that
- 3:43we
- 3:43talked
- 3:43about,
- 3:44you
- 3:44want
- 3:44us
- 3:44to
- 3:44talk
- 3:44more
- 3:45about,
- 3:46let
- 3:46us
- 3:46know.
- 3:46And
- 3:46then
- 3:46for
- 3:47our
- 3:47Patreon
- 3:47supporters,
- 3:48all
- 3:48those
- 3:48out
- 3:49there
- 3:49who
- 3:49keep
- 3:49the
- 3:50ship
- 3:50running
- 3:51smoothly
- 3:52and.
- 3:52And
- 3:52the
- 3:53lights
- 3:53on.
- 3:53We
- 3:54really,
- 3:54really,
- 3:54really,
- 3:55really
- 3:55appreciate
- 3:56you.
- 3:56I
- 3:57really
- 3:57love
- 3:57the.
- 3:58The
- 3:58community
- 3:58that
- 3:59we've
- 3:59cultivated
- 3:59here
- 3:59at
- 4:00Systemic
- 4:00Ecology
- 4:00and
- 4:01the
- 4:01ecologists
- 4:01that.
- 4:02That
- 4:02listen
- 4:03to
- 4:03our
- 4:03show
- 4:03and
- 4:03support
- 4:03us
- 4:04and
- 4:04chime
- 4:04in
- 4:04and
- 4:05so,
- 4:05yeah,
- 4:05you
- 4:05know,
- 4:05yeah,
- 4:06thanks.
- 4:07Yeah.
- 4:08So.
- 4:09And
- 4:09if
- 4:10you
- 4:10want
- 4:10to
- 4:10hear
- 4:10more
- 4:11episodes
- 4:11of
- 4:12Primarily
- 4:13Political,
- 4:14then
- 4:14we
- 4:14have
- 4:14a
- 4:14whole
- 4:15playlist
- 4:16with
- 4:16our
- 4:16podcasts
- 4:17and
- 4:17on
- 4:18YouTube,
- 4:18all
- 4:19the
- 4:19different
- 4:19themes
- 4:20of
- 4:20the
- 4:20politics
- 4:21that
- 4:21are
- 4:21a
- 4:22part
- 4:22of
- 4:22our
- 4:22fandoms.
- 4:23And
- 4:23we
- 4:23are
- 4:23going
- 4:23to
- 4:23talk
- 4:24about
- 4:24today,
- 4:25Superman.
- 4:26I'm
- 4:26super
- 4:26excited
- 4:27about
- 4:27this.
- 4:27One
- 4:28of
- 4:28the
- 4:28first
- 4:29messages
- 4:29I
- 4:30got
- 4:30when
- 4:30this
- 4:31movie
- 4:31debut,
- 4:32I
- 4:32wasn't
- 4:32able
- 4:32to
- 4:32see
- 4:33it,
- 4:33like,
- 4:33the
- 4:33opening
- 4:34night
- 4:34or
- 4:34even
- 4:34the
- 4:35second
- 4:35open.
- 4:35I
- 4:35had
- 4:35to
- 4:35wait
- 4:35till,
- 4:36like,
- 4:36the
- 4:36weekend,
- 4:37which
- 4:37was
- 4:37fine.
- 4:37I
- 4:37was
- 4:37in
- 4:37Wilmington.
- 4:38My
- 4:38brother
- 4:38saw
- 4:39a
- 4:39family,
- 4:39loved
- 4:39it.
- 4:40But
- 4:40one
- 4:40of
- 4:40the
- 4:40first
- 4:40movies
- 4:41I
- 4:41got
- 4:41was
- 4:41from
- 4:41Laura,
- 4:42who
- 4:42was
- 4:42like,
- 4:43have
- 4:43you
- 4:43seen
- 4:43it
- 4:44yet?
- 4:44You're
- 4:45going
- 4:45to
- 4:45love
- 4:45it.
- 4:45It's
- 4:45one
- 4:46of
- 4:46my
- 4:46favorite
- 4:46movies
- 4:46of
- 4:46all
- 4:46time.
- 4:47And
- 4:47I
- 4:47like,
- 4:47I
- 4:47really
- 4:48vibe
- 4:48with
- 4:49Laura,
- 4:49what
- 4:49Laura
- 4:49geeks
- 4:50out
- 4:50on,
- 4:50so
- 4:50I
- 4:50trust
- 4:52her
- 4:52geek
- 4:52cred.
- 4:53And
- 4:53I
- 4:53was
- 4:53like,
- 4:53man,
- 4:54I
- 4:54cannot
- 4:55wait
- 4:55to
- 4:55see
- 4:56this
- 4:56movie.
- 4:56And,
- 4:57Justin,
- 4:57we.
- 4:57You
- 4:58and
- 4:58I
- 4:58have
- 4:58not
- 4:58discussed
- 4:59this
- 4:59movie
- 4:59before,
- 4:59but
- 5:00I
- 5:00assume
- 5:00you've
- 5:00seen
- 5:00it
- 5:02and
- 5:02we're
- 5:03ready
- 5:03to
- 5:03do
- 5:03that.
- 5:04So
- 5:04people,
- 5:05super
- 5:05excited.
- 5:06All
- 5:07right,
- 5:07friends,
- 5:07so
- 5:08as
- 5:09kind
- 5:09of
- 5:09a
- 5:09warm
- 5:09up,
- 5:10warm
- 5:10up
- 5:10question
- 5:10to
- 5:10get
- 5:11us
- 5:11kind
- 5:11of
- 5:11thinking
- 5:12politically,
- 5:13we
- 5:13do
- 5:14this
- 5:14on
- 5:14these
- 5:15kinds
- 5:15of
- 5:15episodes
- 5:16and
- 5:16series,
- 5:17we're
- 5:17going
- 5:17to
- 5:18share
- 5:18an
- 5:18example
- 5:19of
- 5:19a
- 5:19bad
- 5:20political
- 5:21actor.
- 5:22Bad.
- 5:22Someone
- 5:22we
- 5:23don't
- 5:23approve,
- 5:23someone
- 5:23that
- 5:24gets
- 5:24on
- 5:24our
- 5:24nerves,
- 5:24someone
- 5:25that
- 5:25we're
- 5:25like,
- 5:25why
- 5:26are
- 5:26they
- 5:26in
- 5:26that
- 5:26position
- 5:26of
- 5:27power
- 5:27and
- 5:27privilege,
- 5:28either
- 5:29in
- 5:29reality
- 5:30or
- 5:30in
- 5:30fandom
- 5:31or
- 5:31fiction?
- 5:32So,
- 5:32you
- 5:32know,
- 5:32if
- 5:33you
- 5:33guys
- 5:33want
- 5:33to
- 5:33go
- 5:33real
- 5:33world,
- 5:34go
- 5:34for
- 5:35it.
- 5:35If
- 5:35you
- 5:35want
- 5:35to
- 5:35go
- 5:36fandom,
- 5:36of
- 5:37course
- 5:37you're
- 5:37allowed.
- 5:38But
- 5:38let's
- 5:38go
- 5:38around
- 5:39the
- 5:39horn
- 5:39here.
- 5:39And
- 5:40Laura,
- 5:41you're
- 5:41gonna.
- 5:41You're
- 5:41gonna
- 5:41get
- 5:42us
- 5:42kicked
- 5:42off
- 5:42here.
- 5:42Let's.
- 5:43Let's
- 5:44not
- 5:44kicked
- 5:44off
- 5:44the
- 5:44Internet,
- 5:45which
- 5:45depends
- 5:46on
- 5:46your
- 5:46answer.
- 5:46You
- 5:46might,
- 5:47but
- 5:47you're
- 5:47gonna
- 5:47kick
- 5:48things
- 5:48off.
- 5:48You
- 5:48gotta
- 5:49kick
- 5:49things
- 5:49off.
- 5:50I'm
- 5:51gonna
- 5:51go
- 5:51with
- 5:51fictional
- 5:51because
- 5:52I
- 5:52feel
- 5:52like
- 5:52I'm
- 5:52gonna
- 5:53get
- 5:53myself
- 5:53in
- 5:53trouble
- 5:53if
- 5:53I
- 5:54go
- 5:54real
- 5:54world.
- 5:55But
- 5:55I
- 5:55will
- 5:55happily
- 5:56jump
- 5:56in
- 5:56if
- 5:56one
- 5:56of
- 5:57you
- 5:57want
- 5:57to
- 5:57say
- 5:57something.
- 5:58But
- 5:59fictional.
- 5:59The
- 5:59first
- 6:00person
- 6:00that
- 6:00popped
- 6:00into
- 6:01my
- 6:01mind
- 6:01was
- 6:01Emperor
- 6:02Palpatine.
- 6:03Oh,
- 6:03okay.
- 6:05And
- 6:05so,
- 6:05you
- 6:05know,
- 6:06he's
- 6:06playing
- 6:06both
- 6:07sides
- 6:07of
- 6:07the
- 6:07coin,
- 6:08you
- 6:08know,
- 6:08between
- 6:10you
- 6:10know,
- 6:10the
- 6:11good
- 6:11guys
- 6:11and
- 6:11the
- 6:12bad
- 6:12guys
- 6:12and
- 6:12who
- 6:13really
- 6:13knows
- 6:13what
- 6:13side
- 6:14Emperor
- 6:14Palpatine
- 6:15is
- 6:15on
- 6:15until
- 6:16we
- 6:16see
- 6:16the
- 6:16whole
- 6:16interaction
- 6:17with
- 6:17Anakin.
- 6:18And.
- 6:18Well,
- 6:19I
- 6:19love
- 6:19Star
- 6:19Wars.
- 6:19I'm
- 6:19not
- 6:19going
- 6:20to
- 6:20deep
- 6:20dive
- 6:20into
- 6:20Star
- 6:20wars
- 6:21because
- 6:21this
- 6:21isn't
- 6:21a
- 6:21Star
- 6:21wars
- 6:22episode.
- 6:22But
- 6:22we
- 6:22could
- 6:23go
- 6:23there.
- 6:23You
- 6:23know
- 6:23me,
- 6:24you
- 6:24know
- 6:24me.
- 6:25It
- 6:25can
- 6:25happen.
- 6:25Really?
- 6:27I
- 6:27love
- 6:27it
- 6:28though.
- 6:28But
- 6:28you
- 6:29know,
- 6:29it's.
- 6:29And
- 6:30then
- 6:30you
- 6:30get
- 6:30to
- 6:30the
- 6:31end
- 6:31and
- 6:31spoiler.
- 6:31But
- 6:32the
- 6:32movies
- 6:32have
- 6:32been
- 6:32out
- 6:32for
- 6:32a
- 6:33long
- 6:33time
- 6:33and
- 6:33suddenly
- 6:34you
- 6:34see
- 6:34the,
- 6:34you
- 6:35know,
- 6:35execute
- 6:36order
- 6:3666
- 6:36and
- 6:37everything's
- 6:37very
- 6:37clear.
- 6:38Right?
- 6:38Yeah.
- 6:40So.
- 6:40And
- 6:40that's
- 6:41especially
- 6:41played
- 6:41out
- 6:42really
- 6:42well
- 6:42in
- 6:42the
- 6:43Clone
- 6:43wars.
- 6:43But
- 6:44that's
- 6:44for
- 6:44another
- 6:44episode.
- 6:45Yeah,
- 6:46I
- 6:46think
- 6:46he's
- 6:46up
- 6:46there
- 6:46on
- 6:47the
- 6:47Mount
- 6:47Rushmore
- 6:48of
- 6:48really
- 6:49bad
- 6:49political
- 6:50leaders
- 6:50and
- 6:50plays
- 6:51the
- 6:51long
- 6:52game
- 6:52of
- 6:53subversion,
- 6:54you
- 6:54know,
- 6:55of,
- 6:55of
- 6:56the
- 6:56enemy
- 6:56in
- 6:56your
- 6:56midst
- 6:57that
- 6:57you
- 6:57don't
- 6:57notice
- 6:57whether
- 6:58it's
- 6:58because
- 6:58of
- 6:58the
- 6:58dark
- 6:58side
- 6:59or
- 6:59just
- 6:59playing
- 6:59the
- 7:00slow
- 7:00game
- 7:00of
- 7:00letting
- 7:01organ,
- 7:02the
- 7:02organized
- 7:02religion
- 7:03of,
- 7:03of
- 7:04Jedi
- 7:04ism,
- 7:05eat
- 7:05its
- 7:06own
- 7:06tail
- 7:06or
- 7:06become
- 7:06self
- 7:07centered
- 7:07or
- 7:07blind.
- 7:08It's
- 7:08blind
- 7:09spots
- 7:09up.
- 7:09So
- 7:10yeah,
- 7:10I
- 7:10think
- 7:10that's
- 7:10a
- 7:10pretty,
- 7:11pretty
- 7:11awesome
- 7:12choice
- 7:12there,
- 7:12Justin.
- 7:13Where,
- 7:13where
- 7:13are
- 7:13you
- 7:13gonna
- 7:14go
- 7:14with
- 7:14this
- 7:14one?
- 7:14Wow.
- 7:15So
- 7:15this
- 7:15is
- 7:15a
- 7:15really
- 7:15fun
- 7:16question.
- 7:16And
- 7:16I'm
- 7:17also
- 7:17gonna
- 7:17go
- 7:17fictional
- 7:18because
- 7:18like
- 7:19this
- 7:19is
- 7:20too
- 7:20much
- 7:20low
- 7:20hanging
- 7:21fruit.
- 7:21Yeah,
- 7:23yeah.
- 7:24So
- 7:25when
- 7:25I
- 7:25think
- 7:26about
- 7:26bad
- 7:27political
- 7:28actors,
- 7:29my
- 7:29mind
- 7:30went
- 7:31to
- 7:32B
- 7:32is
- 7:33for
- 7:33Vendetta.
- 7:35Now
- 7:36we
- 7:36could
- 7:36do
- 7:36a
- 7:37whole
- 7:37episode
- 7:38on
- 7:39that
- 7:39movie
- 7:40related
- 7:40to
- 7:41politics.
- 7:41Yes.
- 7:43So
- 7:43Chancellor
- 7:44Sutler
- 7:45is
- 7:46the
- 7:46guy
- 7:47who's
- 7:47in
- 7:48charge
- 7:48of,
- 7:50of
- 7:50England
- 7:51Charge
- 7:51the
- 7:51UK
- 7:52and
- 7:52he's,
- 7:52he's,
- 7:54he
- 7:54has
- 7:55this
- 7:55kind
- 7:55of
- 7:55fear
- 7:56driven
- 7:56authoritarianism
- 7:58about
- 7:59him.
- 7:59And
- 7:59so
- 8:00the
- 8:00whole
- 8:00thing
- 8:00is
- 8:01about
- 8:01him
- 8:02and
- 8:02his
- 8:02government
- 8:03weaponizing
- 8:04people's
- 8:04anxieties
- 8:05in
- 8:06order
- 8:06to
- 8:06maintain
- 8:07power.
- 8:09So.
- 8:09Wow.
- 8:10So
- 8:10again,
- 8:10it's
- 8:10not
- 8:10just
- 8:10him.
- 8:11There's
- 8:11a
- 8:11whole
- 8:12media
- 8:13apparatus
- 8:14around
- 8:14him
- 8:15and
- 8:15it
- 8:15shows
- 8:16how
- 8:16propaganda
- 8:17and
- 8:18manipulation
- 8:18keep
- 8:19the
- 8:19people
- 8:19in
- 8:20line.
- 8:21Oh
- 8:22man,
- 8:22it's
- 8:22so
- 8:23good.
- 8:23Political
- 8:23failure
- 8:24of
- 8:24the
- 8:24worst
- 8:25and
- 8:26sometimes
- 8:27too
- 8:27close
- 8:28to
- 8:28home
- 8:28kind.
- 8:30So
- 8:30I
- 8:31would
- 8:31say
- 8:31Chancellor
- 8:32Sutler
- 8:33V
- 8:33is
- 8:33for
- 8:33vendetta.
- 8:34Nice.
- 8:35Yeah,
- 8:35yeah.
- 8:36Excellent
- 8:36choice,
- 8:36excellent
- 8:37choice.
- 8:37And
- 8:37I,
- 8:38I'm
- 8:38so
- 8:38sorry.
- 8:38Well,
- 8:38I
- 8:39got
- 8:39really
- 8:39excited.
- 8:39But
- 8:40the,
- 8:41the,
- 8:42I'm
- 8:42a
- 8:42little
- 8:42obsessed
- 8:43with
- 8:43V
- 8:43for
- 8:43Vendetta
- 8:44and
- 8:44I
- 8:44like
- 8:45quote
- 8:45it
- 8:45more
- 8:45than
- 8:45a
- 8:46normal
- 8:46person
- 8:46should.
- 8:46And
- 8:47so
- 8:47one
- 8:47of
- 8:47the
- 8:47other,
- 8:48one
- 8:48of
- 8:48my
- 8:48students
- 8:48the
- 8:49other
- 8:49day,
- 8:50we
- 8:50were
- 8:50talking
- 8:50about
- 8:50birthdays
- 8:51and
- 8:51he
- 8:51said
- 8:51his
- 8:52birthday
- 8:52was
- 8:52November
- 8:535th.
- 8:53And
- 8:53then
- 8:54I
- 8:54just
- 8:54started,
- 8:54you
- 8:55know,
- 8:55remember,
- 8:55remember
- 8:55the
- 8:555th
- 8:56of
- 8:56November,
- 8:56the
- 8:56gunpowder,
- 8:57trees
- 8:57and
- 8:57plot.
- 8:58And
- 8:58he's
- 8:58like,
- 8:58what
- 8:58are
- 8:58you
- 8:58talking
- 8:59about?
- 8:59So
- 8:59anyway,
- 9:00got
- 9:01really
- 9:01excited
- 9:01when
- 9:01you
- 9:01said
- 9:02that.
- 9:02That's
- 9:03great.
- 9:03Now
- 9:03I'm
- 9:03going
- 9:03to
- 9:03reveal
- 9:04some
- 9:04of
- 9:04my.
- 9:04My
- 9:04geek
- 9:05cred.
- 9:05I've
- 9:05never
- 9:06seen
- 9:06the
- 9:06movie.
- 9:07I
- 9:07know
- 9:07you
- 9:08hear
- 9:08the
- 9:08gas,
- 9:08folks.
- 9:09You
- 9:09hear
- 9:09the
- 9:09disturbance
- 9:10in
- 9:10the
- 9:10force.
- 9:11I've
- 9:11read
- 9:12the
- 9:12graphic
- 9:12novel.
- 9:12I've
- 9:13read
- 9:13the
- 9:13Alan
- 9:13Moore
- 9:13Gr.
- 9:14Graphic
- 9:14novel
- 9:14is
- 9:14one
- 9:15that
- 9:15they
- 9:15were
- 9:15like,
- 9:16you
- 9:16know,
- 9:16you
- 9:16gotta
- 9:17read.
- 9:17You
- 9:17get
- 9:17in
- 9:17the.
- 9:18I
- 9:18got
- 9:18back
- 9:18into
- 9:18comics
- 9:19in
- 9:19the
- 9:19early
- 9:192000s,
- 9:20and
- 9:20I
- 9:20just
- 9:20started
- 9:20just
- 9:21devouring,
- 9:22you
- 9:22know,
- 9:22the
- 9:22top
- 9:23graphic
- 9:23novels
- 9:23of
- 9:24all
- 9:24time
- 9:24kind
- 9:24of
- 9:24stuff.
- 9:24And
- 9:25eventually,
- 9:25you
- 9:25know,
- 9:25you
- 9:25get
- 9:26to
- 9:26Alan
- 9:26Moore's
- 9:27stuff
- 9:27with
- 9:27the
- 9:27Watchmen
- 9:28and.
- 9:29And
- 9:29V
- 9:30for
- 9:30Vendetta.
- 9:30And
- 9:31so
- 9:31I
- 9:31know
- 9:32Natalie
- 9:32Portman's
- 9:32in
- 9:33it,
- 9:33you
- 9:33know,
- 9:33another
- 9:34Star
- 9:34wars
- 9:34reference,
- 9:34you
- 9:35know,
- 9:35Padme
- 9:35is.
- 9:36Is
- 9:36there.
- 9:36So
- 9:37I
- 9:37need.
- 9:37I
- 9:37need.
- 9:38That's
- 9:38on
- 9:38the
- 9:38list.
- 9:38And
- 9:39I.
- 9:39I
- 9:39will
- 9:39make
- 9:39a
- 9:39vow
- 9:40to
- 9:40you,
- 9:40too,
- 9:41my
- 9:41fellow
- 9:41co
- 9:41hosts
- 9:41here,
- 9:42that
- 9:42I.
- 9:42I
- 9:42will
- 9:43see
- 9:43it
- 9:43in
- 9:43the
- 9:43near,
- 9:44near
- 9:44future
- 9:44is
- 9:45on
- 9:45the
- 9:45list.
- 9:45This
- 9:45could
- 9:46be
- 9:46a
- 9:46movie
- 9:46night.
- 9:46It
- 9:46could
- 9:46be
- 9:47a
- 9:47movie
- 9:47night.
- 9:47We
- 9:47should
- 9:47do
- 9:48a
- 9:48fifth
- 9:48of
- 9:48November,
- 9:49you
- 9:49know.
- 9:49Okay,
- 9:51great.
- 9:51All
- 9:51right.
- 9:51I
- 9:52don't
- 9:52know
- 9:52what
- 9:52that's
- 9:52in
- 9:52reference
- 9:53to,
- 9:53but
- 9:53I'm
- 9:53gonna.
- 9:53Before
- 9:54November
- 9:545th,
- 9:55I'm
- 9:55gonna
- 9:55watch
- 9:55this.
- 9:56Yes,
- 9:57yes,
- 9:58I
- 9:58did
- 9:58read
- 9:58the
- 9:59graphic
- 9:59novel.
- 9:59It's
- 9:59probably
- 9:59the
- 9:59graphic
- 10:00novel
- 10:00and
- 10:00I
- 10:00just
- 10:00forget.
- 10:01But
- 10:02I'm
- 10:02writing
- 10:02it
- 10:02down
- 10:02right
- 10:03now.
- 10:03Folks,
- 10:03you
- 10:03can't
- 10:03see
- 10:04this
- 10:04except
- 10:04you're
- 10:04on
- 10:04YouTube.
- 10:04Again,
- 10:05we
- 10:05have
- 10:05a
- 10:05primarily
- 10:06political
- 10:06November
- 10:075th
- 10:08right
- 10:08near
- 10:08then.
- 10:09Okay.
- 10:10Celebrating
- 10:10the
- 10:10movie.
- 10:11I
- 10:11love
- 10:11it.
- 10:11I
- 10:12love
- 10:12it.
- 10:12Laura
- 10:12and
- 10:12I
- 10:13are
- 10:13in
- 10:13it.
- 10:13We
- 10:14are
- 10:14already.
- 10:17Doing.
- 10:18Mine's
- 10:18going
- 10:18to
- 10:18be
- 10:19Amanda
- 10:19Waller.
- 10:20I'm
- 10:20gonna
- 10:20keep
- 10:20it
- 10:20in
- 10:20the
- 10:20dcu.
- 10:21My.
- 10:21My
- 10:22political.
- 10:22Bad
- 10:23political.
- 10:23I
- 10:23mean,
- 10:24she
- 10:24has
- 10:24some
- 10:24good
- 10:25intentions
- 10:25in
- 10:25there,
- 10:26whether
- 10:26it's
- 10:26like,
- 10:27nervousness
- 10:27around
- 10:27metahumans
- 10:28and
- 10:28keeping
- 10:29the
- 10:29world
- 10:29safe,
- 10:29but
- 10:29this
- 10:30whole,
- 10:30like,
- 10:30the
- 10:30ends
- 10:31justify
- 10:31the
- 10:32means.
- 10:32So
- 10:32I'm
- 10:32going
- 10:32to
- 10:32take
- 10:32criminals
- 10:33and
- 10:33create
- 10:33Task
- 10:34Force
- 10:35X
- 10:35and
- 10:36the
- 10:36Suicide
- 10:36Squad.
- 10:36I'm
- 10:37gonna
- 10:37put
- 10:37a
- 10:37bomb
- 10:37in
- 10:37the
- 10:37back
- 10:37of
- 10:37their
- 10:38head
- 10:38and
- 10:38blow
- 10:38them
- 10:38up
- 10:38if
- 10:39they
- 10:39don't
- 10:39listen
- 10:39or
- 10:39get
- 10:39out
- 10:40of
- 10:40line.
- 10:40And.
- 10:41And,
- 10:41you
- 10:41know,
- 10:42whatever
- 10:42it
- 10:43takes
- 10:43to
- 10:43get
- 10:43her
- 10:44agenda
- 10:44or
- 10:44whatever
- 10:45government's
- 10:45going
- 10:45on.
- 10:46And
- 10:46there's
- 10:46most
- 10:46of.
- 10:48Usually
- 10:48the
- 10:48DC
- 10:48universe,
- 10:49those
- 10:49in
- 10:51political
- 10:51power.
- 10:52She's.
- 10:53She's
- 10:53very,
- 10:53like,
- 10:53secret
- 10:54ops.
- 10:54So
- 10:55a
- 10:55lot
- 10:55of
- 10:55people
- 10:55don't
- 10:55even
- 10:56know
- 10:56what
- 10:56she's
- 10:56doing.
- 10:56She's
- 10:56doing
- 10:56this
- 10:57on
- 10:57her
- 10:57own.
- 10:58So
- 10:58I
- 10:59think
- 10:59Amanda
- 10:59Waller,
- 11:00you
- 11:00know,
- 11:00there's
- 11:00some.
- 11:01You
- 11:01could
- 11:01psychoanalyze
- 11:02all
- 11:02this
- 11:02stuff.
- 11:03But,
- 11:04but
- 11:04then,
- 11:05But
- 11:07I
- 11:07think,
- 11:08yeah,
- 11:08Joshua
- 11:09will
- 11:09agree
- 11:09with
- 11:09this.
- 11:10One
- 11:10of
- 11:10his
- 11:10big
- 11:10pet
- 11:10peeves
- 11:11is
- 11:12the
- 11:13ends
- 11:13doesn't
- 11:14justify
- 11:14the
- 11:14means.
- 11:14There's
- 11:15a
- 11:15different
- 11:15way
- 11:16you
- 11:16can
- 11:16go
- 11:16there.
- 11:16So,
- 11:17yeah,
- 11:17we're
- 11:18going
- 11:18to
- 11:18keep
- 11:18it
- 11:18in
- 11:19the
- 11:19dcu.
- 11:19Amanda
- 11:20Waller,
- 11:20the
- 11:21Suicide
- 11:21Squad,
- 11:22James
- 11:22Gunn,
- 11:23peacemaker,
- 11:24all
- 11:25those
- 11:25things.
- 11:25I
- 11:25think
- 11:26Anna
- 11:27Waller,
- 11:27she's
- 11:27around.
- 11:28She's
- 11:28the
- 11:28mainstay
- 11:29of
- 11:30the
- 11:30old
- 11:30DCU
- 11:31and
- 11:31the
- 11:31new
- 11:31dcu.
- 11:32She's
- 11:33the
- 11:33one
- 11:33who
- 11:33kind
- 11:34of
- 11:34bridges
- 11:35the
- 11:35gap
- 11:35there.
- 11:36So.
- 11:37Yeah,
- 11:38so.
- 11:38All
- 11:38right,
- 11:40I
- 11:40think
- 11:41Godzilla
- 11:42wants
- 11:43us
- 11:43to
- 11:43kind
- 11:43of
- 11:44keep
- 11:44moving
- 11:44here.
- 11:45So
- 11:45let's
- 11:45jump
- 11:45into
- 11:45some
- 11:46Superman.
- 13:28All
- 13:28right.
- 13:28And
- 13:29so
- 13:29talking
- 13:29about
- 13:30Superman,
- 13:31let's,
- 13:32you
- 13:32know,
- 13:32maybe
- 13:33we'll
- 13:33go.
- 13:33We
- 13:33won't
- 13:34go
- 13:34into
- 13:34a
- 13:34long.
- 13:35Many
- 13:35books
- 13:36have
- 13:36been
- 13:36written,
- 13:37many
- 13:37shows,
- 13:38documentaries
- 13:39about
- 13:39the
- 13:39history
- 13:40of,
- 13:40of
- 13:41Superman.
- 13:41But
- 13:41Superman
- 13:42emerged
- 13:42in
- 13:43action
- 13:43comics
- 13:43number
- 13:43one,
- 13:441938.
- 13:44I'm
- 13:44reading
- 13:45a
- 13:45book
- 13:45about
- 13:46kind
- 13:46of
- 13:47his
- 13:47biography
- 13:47and
- 13:48history
- 13:49through
- 13:50print
- 13:51and
- 13:51then
- 13:51radio
- 13:52and
- 13:52then
- 13:52TV
- 13:53and
- 13:53then
- 13:53the
- 13:54movies
- 13:54and
- 13:54then
- 13:55comics,
- 13:55all
- 13:56those
- 13:56things.
- 13:57And,
- 13:57you
- 13:57know,
- 13:57he
- 13:58starts
- 13:58off
- 13:58in
- 13:58Action
- 13:59Comics
- 13:59number
- 13:59one,
- 14:00stopping
- 14:01a
- 14:03unjustified
- 14:07death
- 14:07penalty.
- 14:09That
- 14:10was
- 14:10getting
- 14:10ready
- 14:10to
- 14:10happen,
- 14:10you
- 14:11know,
- 14:11so
- 14:11he
- 14:11subverts
- 14:12that
- 14:12and
- 14:12the
- 14:12domestic
- 14:13violence
- 14:13and
- 14:13then
- 14:14he
- 14:14stops
- 14:15some
- 14:15corrupt
- 14:15senators
- 14:17or
- 14:18lobbyists.
- 14:19And
- 14:20so
- 14:20I
- 14:20think
- 14:20from
- 14:21the
- 14:21very
- 14:21beginning,
- 14:21number
- 14:21one,
- 14:22it's
- 14:22been
- 14:22a.
- 14:23He
- 14:23has
- 14:23been
- 14:23political,
- 14:25he
- 14:25has
- 14:25been
- 14:25in
- 14:26the
- 14:26politics
- 14:27of
- 14:27what's
- 14:28going
- 14:28on
- 14:29around
- 14:29him
- 14:30as
- 14:30the
- 14:30original
- 14:31superhero
- 14:31and
- 14:32eventually
- 14:32gets.
- 14:33He's
- 14:33the
- 14:33first
- 14:33one
- 14:33to
- 14:34really
- 14:34have
- 14:34not
- 14:34anthology
- 14:35in
- 14:35comics,
- 14:35but
- 14:36his
- 14:36own
- 14:36comic
- 14:36book
- 14:37called
- 14:37Superman.
- 14:38Most
- 14:38comics
- 14:38then
- 14:39were
- 14:39anthologies
- 14:39or
- 14:40even
- 14:40Batman
- 14:41and
- 14:41other
- 14:42superheroes
- 14:43showed
- 14:43up
- 14:43and,
- 14:44you
- 14:44know,
- 14:44just.
- 14:44It
- 14:45was
- 14:45an
- 14:45eight
- 14:45page
- 14:46story
- 14:46within
- 14:46a
- 14:46larger
- 14:47anthology
- 14:47of
- 14:47other
- 14:48stories
- 14:48of
- 14:49westerns
- 14:49and
- 14:49sci
- 14:50fi
- 14:50and
- 14:50stuff.
- 14:50But
- 14:51finally
- 14:51got
- 14:51his
- 14:51own
- 14:52book.
- 14:52And
- 14:52then,
- 14:53you
- 14:53know,
- 14:531938,
- 14:54as
- 14:54you
- 14:54lead
- 14:54up
- 14:54to
- 14:55World
- 14:55War
- 14:55II,
- 14:55he
- 14:56was
- 14:56punching
- 14:57nazis
- 14:57and
- 14:57trying
- 14:58to
- 14:58stop
- 14:58the
- 14:58war
- 14:58even
- 14:59before
- 14:59Captain
- 14:59America
- 15:00was.
- 15:01So
- 15:02part
- 15:02of
- 15:02his
- 15:02legacy
- 15:03is
- 15:04political
- 15:05because
- 15:05that's
- 15:06what's
- 15:06going
- 15:06on
- 15:06in
- 15:06the
- 15:06world.
- 15:06What's
- 15:07he
- 15:07going
- 15:07to
- 15:07save
- 15:07us
- 15:07from?
- 15:07Ourselves
- 15:08and
- 15:08bad
- 15:09politics.
- 15:10But
- 15:11in
- 15:11terms
- 15:11of
- 15:11you
- 15:11guys,
- 15:12what's
- 15:13your
- 15:13history
- 15:13with
- 15:14Superman?
- 15:14And
- 15:15then
- 15:16kind
- 15:16of
- 15:16his
- 15:16long
- 15:16history,
- 15:17before
- 15:17we
- 15:17talk
- 15:17about
- 15:18the
- 15:18recent
- 15:18movie,
- 15:19some
- 15:19things
- 15:20that
- 15:20you
- 15:20experience
- 15:20or
- 15:21see
- 15:21kind
- 15:21of
- 15:21politically
- 15:23that
- 15:23Superman
- 15:24kind
- 15:24of
- 15:24taps
- 15:24into,
- 15:25whether
- 15:25it's
- 15:25holding
- 15:25up
- 15:25a
- 15:25mirror
- 15:26or
- 15:27helping
- 15:27us
- 15:28sort
- 15:28through
- 15:28and
- 15:28process
- 15:29what's
- 15:29going
- 15:29on
- 15:29in
- 15:29our
- 15:29real
- 15:30world.
- 15:30Well,
- 15:31you
- 15:31know,
- 15:32I've
- 15:32been
- 15:32a
- 15:33Superman
- 15:35Watcher
- 15:35for
- 15:36a
- 15:36long
- 15:36time.
- 15:37I
- 15:37can't
- 15:38remember
- 15:38really
- 15:38a
- 15:38time
- 15:39when
- 15:39Superman
- 15:40wasn't
- 15:40a
- 15:40part
- 15:40of
- 15:41my
- 15:42consciousness
- 15:43as
- 15:43far
- 15:43as
- 15:43that
- 15:43kind
- 15:43of
- 15:44from
- 15:44a
- 15:44fandom
- 15:45standpoint.
- 15:46And
- 15:47this
- 15:47person
- 15:48who
- 15:49is.
- 15:50Represents
- 15:51a
- 15:51moral,
- 15:52a
- 15:52steady
- 15:53moral
- 15:54center,
- 15:55no
- 15:55matter
- 15:56what
- 15:56is
- 15:56going
- 15:57on
- 15:57around
- 15:57him.
- 15:57Because
- 15:58sometimes
- 15:58that
- 15:58tension
- 15:58is
- 15:59not
- 15:59just
- 15:59with
- 15:59the,
- 16:00with
- 16:00the
- 16:01named
- 16:01villains
- 16:02in
- 16:02the
- 16:02story,
- 16:03but
- 16:03it's
- 16:03often
- 16:04with
- 16:04the
- 16:04folks
- 16:05who
- 16:05are
- 16:07more
- 16:07aligned
- 16:08with
- 16:08the
- 16:08hero
- 16:08of
- 16:08the
- 16:09story.
- 16:09So
- 16:09he's
- 16:09kind
- 16:09of
- 16:09in
- 16:10this
- 16:10in
- 16:10between
- 16:10place
- 16:11and
- 16:11then
- 16:12learning
- 16:13of
- 16:14the.
- 16:15The
- 16:16Jewish
- 16:17origins
- 16:18of
- 16:18Superman,
- 16:18if
- 16:19you
- 16:19will,
- 16:19as
- 16:19far
- 16:20as
- 16:20the
- 16:20writers
- 16:21of
- 16:21the
- 16:21comet
- 16:22and
- 16:22thinking
- 16:23about
- 16:25their
- 16:25place
- 16:26and
- 16:26perspective
- 16:27as
- 16:27writers.
- 16:29So
- 16:29it's.
- 16:29So
- 16:31his
- 16:31being
- 16:33in
- 16:34the
- 16:34world,
- 16:34but
- 16:35not
- 16:35of
- 16:35the
- 16:35world
- 16:37in
- 16:37a
- 16:37kind
- 16:37of
- 16:37way
- 16:38has
- 16:38always
- 16:39been
- 16:40compelling
- 16:41to
- 16:41me.
- 16:41Nice.
- 16:41Laura,
- 16:42how
- 16:42about
- 16:42you?
- 16:43Yeah,
- 16:43I
- 16:43would
- 16:43agree.
- 16:44One
- 16:44of
- 16:44my
- 16:44favorite
- 16:45things
- 16:45about
- 16:46Superman
- 16:47is
- 16:47the
- 16:47connection
- 16:48to
- 16:48the
- 16:48Moses
- 16:48story
- 16:49and
- 16:49the
- 16:49balance
- 16:50of
- 16:50Halil
- 16:51versus
- 16:51El
- 16:52Elohim.
- 16:53Like
- 16:53there's
- 16:53this
- 16:53whole
- 16:53beautiful
- 16:54narrative
- 16:54of
- 16:55Moses.
- 16:56And
- 16:56in
- 16:56fact,
- 16:56my
- 16:57Old
- 16:57Testament
- 16:57class
- 16:58gets
- 16:58to
- 16:58hear
- 16:58this
- 16:58every
- 16:59semester
- 16:59because
- 16:59we
- 16:59do
- 16:59a
- 17:00whole
- 17:00lesson
- 17:01about
- 17:01Superman.
- 17:03And
- 17:03the
- 17:03Old
- 17:03Testament,
- 17:03that
- 17:04syllabus.
- 17:04Can
- 17:04I
- 17:05take
- 17:05that?
- 17:05Can
- 17:05I,
- 17:06can
- 17:06I
- 17:06audit
- 17:07that
- 17:07class?
- 17:08Absolutely.
- 17:09Come
- 17:09on
- 17:09over.
- 17:09Yeah.
- 17:10Lewisburg
- 17:11College
- 17:11would
- 17:11love
- 17:11to
- 17:11have
- 17:11you,
- 17:12but.
- 17:13But
- 17:13that's,
- 17:13that's
- 17:14one
- 17:14of
- 17:14my.
- 17:14My
- 17:15favorite
- 17:15things
- 17:15about
- 17:16Superman
- 17:16is
- 17:16that
- 17:17connectedness
- 17:17to
- 17:18the
- 17:18Moses
- 17:18story
- 17:18and
- 17:18even
- 17:18the
- 17:19Christ
- 17:19story
- 17:19as
- 17:20well.
- 17:21But
- 17:21I
- 17:22would
- 17:22be
- 17:22remiss
- 17:22and
- 17:23my
- 17:23husband
- 17:23will
- 17:23pick
- 17:23on
- 17:24me
- 17:24if
- 17:24I
- 17:24don't
- 17:24tell
- 17:24the
- 17:24truth
- 17:25of
- 17:25when
- 17:25I
- 17:25really
- 17:25started
- 17:26to
- 17:26love
- 17:26Superman.
- 17:27And
- 17:27that
- 17:27was
- 17:28when
- 17:28Henry
- 17:29Cavill
- 17:30showed
- 17:30up.
- 17:30Yeah.
- 17:34Rightfully
- 17:34so.
- 17:35Rightfully
- 17:35so.
- 17:36Nathan
- 17:36knows
- 17:37that
- 17:37I
- 17:37am
- 17:38in
- 17:38love
- 17:38with
- 17:38Henry
- 17:39Cavill.
- 17:39And
- 17:40it's
- 17:40not
- 17:40just
- 17:40the
- 17:41Superman
- 17:41thing.
- 17:41It's
- 17:42the
- 17:42Warhammer
- 17:42thing
- 17:43and
- 17:43the
- 17:43building
- 17:43computers
- 17:44thing.
- 17:44It
- 17:44just
- 17:45like.
- 17:45Yeah.
- 17:46There's
- 17:46just
- 17:46so
- 17:46much
- 17:47love,
- 17:47you
- 17:47know.
- 17:50So
- 17:50just
- 17:50curious,
- 17:51you
- 17:51know,
- 17:51not
- 17:51to
- 17:51go
- 17:52tangent
- 17:52when
- 17:52you
- 17:52heard
- 17:53they
- 17:53are
- 17:53recasting
- 17:54Superman
- 17:54for
- 17:55this
- 17:55next
- 17:55movie
- 17:55where
- 17:56you
- 17:56like,
- 17:56wait,
- 17:57wait,
- 17:57don't.
- 17:58Don't
- 17:58take
- 17:58away
- 17:59Henry
- 18:00from
- 18:00me.
- 18:00Yes.
- 18:01So
- 18:02disappointment.
- 18:02And
- 18:02then,
- 18:03I
- 18:03mean,
- 18:03that
- 18:03even
- 18:04justifies,
- 18:04you
- 18:05know,
- 18:05your
- 18:05thoughts
- 18:05of
- 18:05the
- 18:05movie
- 18:06post.
- 18:06Because
- 18:06you're
- 18:07like,
- 18:07wait,
- 18:07wait,
- 18:08it
- 18:08subverted
- 18:09my
- 18:09expectations.
- 18:10I
- 18:10went
- 18:10in
- 18:11and
- 18:11I'm
- 18:11going
- 18:11to
- 18:11tell
- 18:11you
- 18:11the
- 18:11truth.
- 18:12The
- 18:12only
- 18:12reason
- 18:12I
- 18:13was
- 18:13sold
- 18:13on
- 18:13seeing
- 18:14the
- 18:14movie
- 18:14was
- 18:14crypto.
- 18:15Yeah.
- 18:16And
- 18:16crypto
- 18:16is
- 18:16adorable.
- 18:17And
- 18:17the
- 18:17ads,
- 18:18because
- 18:18I'm
- 18:18a
- 18:19Batman
- 18:19fan,
- 18:19like,
- 18:20that's
- 18:20my
- 18:20real,
- 18:20real
- 18:21love
- 18:21is
- 18:21Batman.
- 18:22And
- 18:22I
- 18:23like
- 18:23Superman.
- 18:24I
- 18:24love
- 18:24Henry
- 18:25Cavill.
- 18:25So
- 18:26when
- 18:26this
- 18:26all
- 18:26Came
- 18:27about,
- 18:27I
- 18:27was
- 18:27like,
- 18:28you're
- 18:28messing
- 18:29with
- 18:29my
- 18:29version
- 18:29of
- 18:30Superman
- 18:30now.
- 18:30And
- 18:31I
- 18:31got
- 18:31upset.
- 18:32So
- 18:32when
- 18:32I
- 18:33ended
- 18:33up
- 18:33loving
- 18:33it,
- 18:33and
- 18:34we'll
- 18:34come
- 18:34back
- 18:34to
- 18:34that
- 18:35in
- 18:35a
- 18:35bit,
- 18:35I'm
- 18:35sure.
- 18:36But.
- 18:36But
- 18:36I
- 18:37was
- 18:37very
- 18:37surprised
- 18:37by
- 18:38this
- 18:38movie.
- 18:38Yeah.
- 18:39Yeah,
- 18:39that's
- 18:40good.
- 18:40Yeah.
- 18:40I
- 18:41was
- 18:41kid
- 18:42of
- 18:42the
- 18:4270s
- 18:42and
- 18:4380s,
- 18:43so
- 18:43I
- 18:43was,
- 18:44you
- 18:44know,
- 18:44watching
- 18:45Saturday
- 18:45morning
- 18:45cartoons
- 18:46and
- 18:46the
- 18:46Super
- 18:46Friends
- 18:47and
- 18:47the
- 18:47big
- 18:48three
- 18:48of
- 18:48Wonder
- 18:48Woman
- 18:48and
- 18:49Batman
- 18:49and
- 18:49Superman
- 18:50were
- 18:50my
- 18:51jam.
- 18:51I
- 18:51loved
- 18:51it.
- 18:51You
- 18:51know
- 18:52who,
- 18:53you
- 18:53know,
- 18:53a
- 18:53kid
- 18:53my
- 18:53age
- 18:54born
- 18:55in
- 18:55the
- 18:5570s
- 18:55and
- 18:55playing
- 18:56imagination
- 18:56in
- 18:56the
- 18:5780s,
- 18:57didn't
- 18:57throw
- 18:58on
- 18:58a
- 18:58red
- 18:58towel
- 18:59around
- 18:59their
- 18:59neck
- 18:59and
- 18:59jump
- 18:59off
- 19:00things.
- 19:00And
- 19:01that's
- 19:01what
- 19:01I
- 19:02was
- 19:02doing.
- 19:02And
- 19:02still
- 19:02every
- 19:02now
- 19:03and
- 19:03then,
- 19:03still
- 19:03do
- 19:03it,
- 19:03as
- 19:04we
- 19:04know
- 19:04on
- 19:04Franklin
- 19:04street.
- 19:05Sometimes
- 19:05I
- 19:05do
- 19:05that.
- 19:06But
- 19:06they.
- 19:08So
- 19:08I've
- 19:09always
- 19:09liked
- 19:09Superman.
- 19:10I've
- 19:10always
- 19:10seen
- 19:10him
- 19:11as,
- 19:11like,
- 19:11the
- 19:11pinnacle
- 19:12of
- 19:12what
- 19:12a
- 19:12hero
- 19:13is.
- 19:13Right.
- 19:14And
- 19:15now
- 19:15when
- 19:15I
- 19:16started
- 19:16collecting
- 19:16comics
- 19:16and
- 19:17really
- 19:17getting
- 19:17into
- 19:18a
- 19:18lot
- 19:18of
- 19:18geeky
- 19:19stuff,
- 19:19I
- 19:20gravitate
- 19:20toward
- 19:20Marvel
- 19:21and
- 19:21X
- 19:21Men.
- 19:21I
- 19:21love
- 19:22the
- 19:22Mutants
- 19:22and
- 19:22I
- 19:22love
- 19:22those
- 19:23powers
- 19:23and
- 19:24the
- 19:24drama
- 19:24that
- 19:24was
- 19:25going
- 19:25on
- 19:25with
- 19:25those
- 19:25teams.
- 19:26I
- 19:26love
- 19:26the
- 19:26team
- 19:26books,
- 19:27the
- 19:27Justice
- 19:27League
- 19:27and
- 19:27Avengers
- 19:28and
- 19:28X
- 19:28Men.
- 19:29But
- 19:29Superman,
- 19:29of
- 19:30course,
- 19:30I
- 19:30was
- 19:30always
- 19:30on
- 19:30the
- 19:31pinnacle
- 19:31and
- 19:32pedestal
- 19:32of
- 19:33what
- 19:33heroes
- 19:34should
- 19:34be
- 19:35or
- 19:35striving
- 19:36for.
- 19:36And
- 19:36then
- 19:36when
- 19:37all
- 19:37those
- 19:37movies
- 19:37were
- 19:37coming
- 19:38out
- 19:38and
- 19:38different
- 19:38things,
- 19:39a
- 19:39big
- 19:39part
- 19:39of
- 19:39it.
- 19:39And
- 19:39so
- 19:40I,
- 19:40I,
- 19:41I
- 19:42liked
- 19:42Henry
- 19:43Cavill.
- 19:43I
- 19:44liked
- 19:44him
- 19:44as
- 19:44Superman
- 19:46Snyder,
- 19:47you
- 19:47know,
- 19:47there's
- 19:48certain,
- 19:48you
- 19:48know,
- 19:48we
- 19:49can
- 19:49get
- 19:49into
- 19:49Snyderverse
- 19:50versus
- 19:51all
- 19:51that
- 19:51kind
- 19:51of
- 19:51stuff.
- 19:51What
- 19:52Superman
- 19:52is
- 19:52or
- 19:52isn't.
- 19:53And,
- 19:54and
- 19:54all
- 19:55those
- 19:55things,
- 19:55the
- 19:55drama,
- 19:55we've
- 19:56talked
- 19:56about
- 19:56it
- 19:56leading
- 19:56up
- 19:57to
- 19:57this
- 19:57present
- 19:57movie
- 19:58in
- 19:582025.
- 19:59I'm
- 19:59a
- 19:59huge
- 19:59James
- 20:00Gunn
- 20:00fan.
- 20:01I
- 20:01liked
- 20:01what
- 20:01he
- 20:01did
- 20:01with
- 20:02Marvel
- 20:02and
- 20:02B
- 20:03and
- 20:03C
- 20:03and
- 20:03D
- 20:03list
- 20:04characters
- 20:04with
- 20:04Guardians
- 20:05and
- 20:05all
- 20:05that,
- 20:05and
- 20:05then
- 20:06hopped
- 20:06over
- 20:06Suicide
- 20:06Squad.
- 20:07So
- 20:07when
- 20:07I
- 20:07heard
- 20:07he
- 20:07was
- 20:07on
- 20:08curating
- 20:11a
- 20:11new
- 20:11DC
- 20:12universe
- 20:12like
- 20:12Marvel
- 20:13had
- 20:13done,
- 20:13interconnected
- 20:14one,
- 20:14I
- 20:15couldn't
- 20:15have
- 20:15been
- 20:15more
- 20:15happy
- 20:16and
- 20:16then
- 20:16trusted
- 20:17him
- 20:17with
- 20:18Superman.
- 20:18Then
- 20:18when
- 20:18I
- 20:18saw
- 20:18Crypto,
- 20:19I
- 20:19was
- 20:19like,
- 20:19oh,
- 20:19come
- 20:20on.
- 20:22I
- 20:22think
- 20:23that
- 20:23we
- 20:23were
- 20:23about
- 20:23to
- 20:24jump
- 20:24into
- 20:24a
- 20:24conversation
- 20:25about
- 20:25just
- 20:25some
- 20:25of
- 20:25these
- 20:26major
- 20:27themes
- 20:27that
- 20:28we
- 20:28find
- 20:29in
- 20:30Superman
- 20:32across
- 20:32the
- 20:32different
- 20:33iterations
- 20:33of
- 20:34the,
- 20:35of
- 20:35comic
- 20:35books
- 20:36and
- 20:37movies
- 20:37and
- 20:38other
- 20:38media.
- 20:39And
- 20:40one
- 20:41of
- 20:41the
- 20:41themes
- 20:41really
- 20:42is
- 20:42this
- 20:42sense
- 20:43of
- 20:43him
- 20:44being
- 20:45an
- 20:46alien
- 20:47and
- 20:47a
- 20:48refugee
- 20:49and
- 20:49an
- 20:50immigrant
- 20:51in
- 20:51the
- 20:52midst
- 20:52of
- 20:52this
- 20:53story.
- 20:53So
- 20:55how
- 20:55do
- 20:55you
- 20:56see
- 20:57and
- 20:57relate
- 20:58to
- 20:58Superman
- 21:00as
- 21:00alien,
- 21:01refugee,
- 21:01and
- 21:02immigrant?
- 21:03Yeah,
- 21:03I
- 21:04think
- 21:05that's
- 21:05actually
- 21:05something
- 21:06that's
- 21:07pointed
- 21:08out
- 21:08really
- 21:08well
- 21:09in
- 21:09the
- 21:09new
- 21:09movie.
- 21:10And
- 21:10I
- 21:10feel
- 21:10like
- 21:11they
- 21:11do
- 21:11a
- 21:11good
- 21:11job.
- 21:12I
- 21:12know
- 21:13there's
- 21:13all
- 21:13the
- 21:13arguments
- 21:14about,
- 21:14like,
- 21:14wokeness
- 21:15and
- 21:15other
- 21:16things,
- 21:16which.
- 21:17That's
- 21:17a
- 21:17whole
- 21:17other,
- 21:18you
- 21:18know,
- 21:19field
- 21:19of
- 21:19problems
- 21:20and
- 21:21how
- 21:21we
- 21:21perceive
- 21:22that.
- 21:22But,
- 21:22you
- 21:23know,
- 21:23I
- 21:23think
- 21:23when
- 21:24we're.
- 21:24When
- 21:24we're
- 21:24talking
- 21:25about
- 21:25the
- 21:26fact
- 21:26that.
- 21:26Think
- 21:27about
- 21:27how
- 21:27much
- 21:27scripture
- 21:28has
- 21:28to
- 21:28say
- 21:28about
- 21:29welcoming,
- 21:30you
- 21:30know,
- 21:30the
- 21:30immigrant,
- 21:31welcoming
- 21:31the
- 21:32alien.
- 21:32And
- 21:32then
- 21:32we
- 21:32have
- 21:33this
- 21:33whole
- 21:33story
- 21:33of
- 21:34Superman,
- 21:35who
- 21:35is
- 21:35kind
- 21:35of
- 21:35a
- 21:36fish
- 21:36out
- 21:36of
- 21:36water
- 21:36the
- 21:37entire
- 21:37time.
- 21:38He's
- 21:38never
- 21:38really
- 21:39in
- 21:39a
- 21:39place
- 21:40where
- 21:40he's
- 21:41comfortable.
- 21:41I
- 21:41mean,
- 21:42he's
- 21:42Superman,
- 21:42but
- 21:42he's
- 21:43never
- 21:43super
- 21:43comfortable.
- 21:44Right.
- 21:45And
- 21:45I
- 21:45think
- 21:46really
- 21:47making
- 21:47a
- 21:48highlight
- 21:48of
- 21:48that
- 21:49is
- 21:49important
- 21:49because
- 21:50when
- 21:50we
- 21:50forget
- 21:51that
- 21:51aspect
- 21:51of
- 21:51Superman,
- 21:52when
- 21:52we
- 21:52forget,
- 21:53you
- 21:53know,
- 21:53again,
- 21:54going
- 21:54back
- 21:54to
- 21:54that
- 21:54Moses
- 21:55story,
- 21:55right?
- 21:55Like,
- 21:56he's
- 21:56always
- 21:56wandering.
- 21:57He's
- 21:57never
- 21:57quite
- 21:58in
- 21:58his
- 21:58home
- 21:59place
- 21:59or
- 21:59where
- 21:59he's.
- 22:00Where
- 22:01he's
- 22:01from
- 22:01or
- 22:01with
- 22:02his
- 22:02people,
- 22:02really,
- 22:02even.
- 22:04And
- 22:04so
- 22:04highlighting
- 22:05that
- 22:06and
- 22:07really
- 22:08seeing
- 22:08the
- 22:08point
- 22:08of
- 22:09that
- 22:09in
- 22:09the
- 22:09story,
- 22:10that
- 22:10also
- 22:10pairs
- 22:11with
- 22:11his
- 22:11humanity
- 22:12and
- 22:12sort
- 22:12of
- 22:13seeing
- 22:13Superman
- 22:14almost
- 22:15in
- 22:15like
- 22:15a
- 22:15pacifist
- 22:16light,
- 22:16but
- 22:17not
- 22:17entirely
- 22:17right.
- 22:18Like,
- 22:18his
- 22:18goal
- 22:18is
- 22:18not
- 22:19to
- 22:19hurt
- 22:19people
- 22:20or
- 22:20to
- 22:20damage
- 22:21anybody,
- 22:21but
- 22:22his
- 22:22goal
- 22:22is
- 22:22to
- 22:23see
- 22:23the
- 22:23humanity
- 22:24in
- 22:24others.
- 22:25And
- 22:25what
- 22:26is
- 22:26missing
- 22:26the
- 22:26whole
- 22:27time
- 22:27is
- 22:27other
- 22:27people
- 22:28seeing
- 22:28the
- 22:28humanity
- 22:29in
- 22:29him
- 22:30because
- 22:30all
- 22:30they
- 22:31see
- 22:31is
- 22:31that
- 22:31he's
- 22:32from
- 22:32somewhere
- 22:32else.
- 22:34But
- 22:34in
- 22:34terms
- 22:34of
- 22:34James
- 22:35Gunn
- 22:36movie,
- 22:36you
- 22:37know,
- 22:37the
- 22:37hype
- 22:37leading
- 22:38up
- 22:38to
- 22:38it,
- 22:38but
- 22:38then
- 22:39also
- 22:40the
- 22:40media
- 22:40backlash
- 22:41you
- 22:41may
- 22:41have
- 22:41already
- 22:42talked
- 22:42about,
- 22:42not
- 22:42sure
- 22:42if
- 22:42you
- 22:43have
- 22:43or
- 22:43not,
- 22:43but
- 22:43like,
- 22:44the
- 22:44media
- 22:44already
- 22:45predetermining
- 22:46what
- 22:47it
- 22:47was
- 22:47or
- 22:48was
- 22:48it
- 22:48in
- 22:48terms
- 22:48of
- 22:49it
- 22:49being
- 22:49woke
- 22:49or
- 22:50too
- 22:50political
- 22:50or.
- 22:50Why
- 22:51can't
- 22:51Superman
- 22:51just
- 22:52save
- 22:52people
- 22:52and
- 22:52not
- 22:52get
- 22:53into
- 22:53all
- 22:53the
- 22:53politics
- 22:54of
- 22:54the
- 22:54world?
- 22:55You
- 22:55know,
- 22:55kind
- 22:55of
- 22:55like
- 22:55shut
- 22:55up
- 22:55and
- 22:56dribble
- 22:56kind
- 22:56of
- 22:57lingo,
- 22:57which
- 22:57is,
- 22:58you
- 22:58know,
- 22:58appalling
- 22:59to
- 22:59me.
- 22:59So,
- 23:00like,
- 23:00the
- 23:01whole,
- 23:01like,
- 23:01they
- 23:01don't
- 23:01understand.
- 23:02Tell
- 23:03me
- 23:03you
- 23:03don't
- 23:03understand
- 23:03Superman
- 23:04by
- 23:04telling
- 23:04me
- 23:04you
- 23:04don't
- 23:05understand
- 23:05Superman
- 23:05by
- 23:06doing
- 23:06some
- 23:06of
- 23:06these
- 23:06clickbaity
- 23:07articles.
- 23:08And
- 23:08so
- 23:08exactly.
- 23:09Let's
- 23:10talk
- 23:10about,
- 23:10you
- 23:10know,
- 23:11kind
- 23:11of
- 23:11three
- 23:11themes
- 23:11here.
- 23:12Superman
- 23:13as
- 23:13alien,
- 23:14refugee,
- 23:15immigrant,
- 23:16Superman
- 23:16as
- 23:16an
- 23:17interventionist.
- 23:17And
- 23:18then
- 23:18then
- 23:19also
- 23:19there's.
- 23:19They
- 23:20play
- 23:20around
- 23:20with,
- 23:20like,
- 23:20social
- 23:21media
- 23:21trolls
- 23:22and
- 23:22monkeys
- 23:22here
- 23:23in
- 23:23this.
- 23:24In
- 23:24terms
- 23:25of
- 23:25public
- 23:25perception
- 23:26and
- 23:26what
- 23:27you
- 23:27can
- 23:27manipulate
- 23:27in
- 23:28the
- 23:28algorithms
- 23:28of.
- 23:29Of
- 23:29what
- 23:30you
- 23:30want
- 23:30to
- 23:30portray
- 23:31someone
- 23:31else
- 23:31as
- 23:31if
- 23:31you're
- 23:32going
- 23:32to
- 23:32other
- 23:32them
- 23:32as
- 23:33an
- 23:33alien
- 23:33or
- 23:34different
- 23:34or
- 23:35scary
- 23:35because
- 23:35they're
- 23:35an
- 23:36Alien,
- 23:36then
- 23:36you
- 23:36can
- 23:37also
- 23:37other
- 23:37them
- 23:37in
- 23:37the
- 23:38public
- 23:38perception
- 23:39of
- 23:39social
- 23:39media.
- 23:39So
- 23:40all
- 23:40this
- 23:40movie
- 23:40holds
- 23:41up
- 23:41a
- 23:41mirror
- 23:41to
- 23:41all
- 23:41those
- 23:41things,
- 23:42which
- 23:42I
- 23:42absolutely
- 23:43love.
- 23:43So
- 23:44you
- 23:44already
- 23:44were
- 23:45talking
- 23:45about
- 23:45him
- 23:46as
- 23:46kind
- 23:46of
- 23:46refugee,
- 23:47Moses
- 23:48figure,
- 23:48immigrant.
- 23:49What
- 23:49else
- 23:49do
- 23:49we
- 23:50want
- 23:50to
- 23:50lift
- 23:50up
- 23:50there
- 23:50in
- 23:50terms
- 23:51of
- 23:51what
- 23:51James
- 23:51Gunn
- 23:51was
- 23:52doing
- 23:52with
- 23:52this
- 23:52movie?
- 23:53Well,
- 23:53you
- 23:53know,
- 23:54I
- 23:54think
- 23:54that
- 23:55what
- 23:55James
- 23:56Gunn
- 23:56does,
- 23:58just
- 23:58generally
- 23:58speaking,
- 23:59is
- 23:59he's
- 23:59really
- 24:00pulling
- 24:01out
- 24:01some
- 24:02of
- 24:03what
- 24:03at
- 24:03least
- 24:03some
- 24:03of
- 24:03us
- 24:04see
- 24:04as
- 24:05essential
- 24:06elements
- 24:07of
- 24:07Superman
- 24:08in
- 24:09the
- 24:09comics,
- 24:10right?
- 24:10And
- 24:11so
- 24:11this.
- 24:12On
- 24:12this
- 24:12theme
- 24:12of,
- 24:12you
- 24:13know,
- 24:13alien,
- 24:13refugee,
- 24:15immigrant,
- 24:16you
- 24:16know,
- 24:17he's.
- 24:17So
- 24:17you
- 24:17got
- 24:17this
- 24:18dude
- 24:18from
- 24:18Krypton
- 24:19who
- 24:20is
- 24:20adopted
- 24:21into
- 24:21this
- 24:21Kansas
- 24:22family.
- 24:22He's
- 24:22growing
- 24:23up
- 24:23in
- 24:23this
- 24:23world
- 24:24that
- 24:24he's
- 24:25never
- 24:25completely
- 24:25belonged
- 24:26to.
- 24:26One
- 24:26of
- 24:26the
- 24:26nice
- 24:27things
- 24:27I
- 24:27think
- 24:27that
- 24:28Gun
- 24:28does
- 24:29is
- 24:29he
- 24:29puts
- 24:29all
- 24:29of
- 24:29this
- 24:30in
- 24:30the
- 24:30background.
- 24:30You
- 24:31kind
- 24:31of
- 24:31jump
- 24:31right
- 24:31into
- 24:32Superman
- 24:33already
- 24:34established
- 24:36in
- 24:36the
- 24:36world.
- 24:36And
- 24:37so
- 24:37you
- 24:37just
- 24:37get
- 24:37little
- 24:38pieces
- 24:38of
- 24:39this.
- 24:39But,
- 24:40you
- 24:40know,
- 24:40his
- 24:41difference
- 24:42is
- 24:42what
- 24:43gives
- 24:43him
- 24:43power,
- 24:45right?
- 24:45And
- 24:45so,
- 24:46you
- 24:46know,
- 24:46it's
- 24:47reasonable
- 24:48that
- 24:48people.
- 24:50So
- 24:50you
- 24:50think,
- 24:51well,
- 24:51yeah,
- 24:51it
- 24:51might
- 24:51be
- 24:51reasonable
- 24:52that
- 24:52people
- 24:52fear
- 24:53the
- 24:53guy
- 24:53because
- 24:54they
- 24:54don't
- 24:54always
- 24:55understand
- 24:56difference.
- 24:56We
- 24:56don't
- 24:57always
- 24:57understand
- 24:57difference.
- 24:58And
- 24:58when
- 24:59that
- 24:59happens,
- 25:00you
- 25:00know,
- 25:00fear
- 25:01is
- 25:01something
- 25:01that
- 25:02can
- 25:02sometimes
- 25:03creep
- 25:03up
- 25:03until.
- 25:04Until
- 25:04life.
- 25:05And
- 25:05so,
- 25:06you
- 25:07know,
- 25:07this.
- 25:07So
- 25:07what
- 25:07makes
- 25:08it
- 25:08so
- 25:08political?
- 25:08Well,
- 25:09it's
- 25:09about,
- 25:09you
- 25:10know,
- 25:10who
- 25:10gets
- 25:10to
- 25:10belong,
- 25:11who
- 25:11gets
- 25:12to
- 25:12decide
- 25:13who
- 25:13is
- 25:13truly
- 25:14one
- 25:14of
- 25:15us.
- 25:15These
- 25:15are
- 25:15questions
- 25:16that
- 25:16I
- 25:16think
- 25:17Gun
- 25:17is.
- 25:17Is
- 25:18bringing
- 25:18forward
- 25:19in
- 25:19his
- 25:20depiction
- 25:21of.
- 25:21Of
- 25:22Superman.
- 25:23So,
- 25:23you
- 25:23know,
- 25:24Superman
- 25:25embodies
- 25:25this.
- 25:26This
- 25:27idea
- 25:27of.
- 25:28Of
- 25:28an
- 25:29outsider
- 25:29that
- 25:30can
- 25:30bring
- 25:31gifts
- 25:31to
- 25:32us.
- 25:33You
- 25:34know,
- 25:34these
- 25:34gifts
- 25:35that
- 25:35he
- 25:35brings
- 25:35literally
- 25:36saves
- 25:37the
- 25:37world
- 25:38again
- 25:39and
- 25:39again.
- 25:40And
- 25:40even
- 25:41as
- 25:42that
- 25:42is
- 25:43in
- 25:43play,
- 25:44even
- 25:44as
- 25:44he's
- 25:44saving
- 25:45the
- 25:45world
- 25:45again
- 25:45and
- 25:45again
- 25:46and
- 25:46again,
- 25:46people
- 25:47still
- 25:47try
- 25:47to
- 25:47regulate
- 25:48him,
- 25:48right?
- 25:49People
- 25:49still
- 25:49try
- 25:49to,
- 25:51in
- 25:51this
- 25:51case,
- 25:52deport
- 25:52him
- 25:54and
- 25:55even
- 25:56destroy
- 25:56him.
- 25:57You
- 25:57know,
- 25:57as.
- 25:57As
- 25:58this.
- 25:58Luthor's
- 25:59constant,
- 25:59you
- 26:00know,
- 26:00pathology
- 26:01here,
- 26:01which
- 26:01is
- 26:01driven
- 26:03by
- 26:04the
- 26:04fear
- 26:04of
- 26:05the
- 26:05difference,
- 26:06right?
- 26:07And
- 26:07it's
- 26:07so
- 26:08frustrating
- 26:08when
- 26:08you
- 26:09watch
- 26:09it
- 26:09because
- 26:09you're
- 26:10like,
- 26:10here's
- 26:10this
- 26:10man
- 26:11that
- 26:12has
- 26:12saved
- 26:12all
- 26:12of
- 26:12y'
- 26:13all
- 26:14so
- 26:14many
- 26:14times.
- 26:15And
- 26:15you've
- 26:15seen
- 26:15who
- 26:16he
- 26:16is,
- 26:16you've
- 26:17seen
- 26:17his
- 26:17character,
- 26:18you've
- 26:18seen
- 26:19his
- 26:19person.
- 26:19And
- 26:19the.
- 26:20The
- 26:20ease
- 26:20with
- 26:21which
- 26:21propaganda
- 26:22can
- 26:22sneak
- 26:22in
- 26:23and
- 26:23social
- 26:23media
- 26:24influence
- 26:24can
- 26:25sneak
- 26:25in
- 26:25and
- 26:25just
- 26:26change
- 26:26all
- 26:26of
- 26:27that
- 26:27is
- 26:27scary.
- 26:28And
- 26:28it
- 26:28felt
- 26:29a
- 26:29little
- 26:29too
- 26:29close
- 26:30to
- 26:30home
- 26:30in
- 26:30some
- 26:31ways,
- 26:31and
- 26:31watching
- 26:32that
- 26:32part
- 26:32of
- 26:32the
- 26:32movie.
- 26:33But
- 26:33we
- 26:33see
- 26:34that
- 26:34in
- 26:34pop
- 26:34culture
- 26:35a
- 26:35lot
- 26:35Right.
- 26:35Like,
- 26:36as
- 26:36a
- 26:36throwaway
- 26:37reference,
- 26:37you
- 26:37know,
- 26:38Ghostbusters
- 26:382
- 26:39always
- 26:39drove
- 26:39me
- 26:39crazy
- 26:40because
- 26:40you
- 26:40had
- 26:40the
- 26:40Ghostbusters.
- 26:41I
- 26:41love
- 26:42that
- 26:42movie,
- 26:42just
- 26:42to
- 26:42be
- 26:43clear.
- 26:43But
- 26:43you
- 26:43have
- 26:44Ghostbusters
- 26:44and
- 26:44they
- 26:45save
- 26:45everything.
- 26:46And
- 26:46then
- 26:46Ghostbusters
- 26:47too.
- 26:47Suddenly
- 26:47they're,
- 26:48like,
- 26:48unemployed
- 26:49and
- 26:49doing
- 26:49birthday
- 26:50parties
- 26:50and
- 26:50nobody
- 26:51knows
- 26:51who
- 26:51they
- 26:51are
- 26:52anymore.
- 26:52Like,
- 26:52how
- 26:53far
- 26:53have
- 26:54we
- 26:54fallen
- 26:54from
- 26:54glory?
- 26:57But
- 26:57it
- 26:57happens
- 26:58so
- 26:58fast
- 26:59and
- 26:59it's
- 26:59so
- 26:59easy
- 27:00to
- 27:00spin
- 27:00a
- 27:00narrative,
- 27:01and
- 27:01that's
- 27:01scary
- 27:02because
- 27:02we
- 27:02see
- 27:03it
- 27:03play
- 27:03out
- 27:03in
- 27:03the
- 27:03real
- 27:04world.
- 27:04Yes.
- 27:05Yeah,
- 27:06I
- 27:06like
- 27:06that.
- 27:07And
- 27:08this
- 27:08whole
- 27:08under,
- 27:09like
- 27:10the,
- 27:10the
- 27:11whole
- 27:11fear
- 27:11of
- 27:12the
- 27:12other
- 27:12is
- 27:12brought
- 27:13up
- 27:13and,
- 27:13And
- 27:14I
- 27:14think
- 27:14him
- 27:14wrestling
- 27:15with
- 27:15his
- 27:15identity
- 27:15in
- 27:16the
- 27:16movie.
- 27:16You
- 27:16know,
- 27:16you
- 27:17see
- 27:17that
- 27:17in
- 27:17the
- 27:17movie
- 27:17with,
- 27:18like,
- 27:18his,
- 27:19his
- 27:19earthly
- 27:19parents,
- 27:20his
- 27:20parents
- 27:20from
- 27:21Krypton.
- 27:22And
- 27:22wrestling
- 27:22with
- 27:23what?
- 27:23His
- 27:23family.
- 27:23How
- 27:23did
- 27:24people
- 27:24also
- 27:24his
- 27:25family,
- 27:25his.
- 27:25His
- 27:26work
- 27:26life,
- 27:26his
- 27:26girlfriend.
- 27:27He's.
- 27:27He's
- 27:28juggling
- 27:28a
- 27:28lot
- 27:28of
- 27:28perceptions
- 27:29there.
- 27:30And
- 27:30then.
- 27:30And
- 27:31then
- 27:31you
- 27:31have
- 27:31Lex,
- 27:31who
- 27:32is.
- 27:32Who
- 27:32is
- 27:33really
- 27:33trying
- 27:33to
- 27:33portray
- 27:34him
- 27:34as.
- 27:35As
- 27:35the
- 27:35fear
- 27:36of
- 27:36the
- 27:36other.
- 27:37He's
- 27:37going
- 27:37to
- 27:37conquer
- 27:37us.
- 27:38He's
- 27:38going
- 27:38to
- 27:38defeat
- 27:38us.
- 27:39And.
- 27:39And
- 27:39really
- 27:39it
- 27:40boys
- 27:40down
- 27:40to,
- 27:41I
- 27:41mean,
- 27:41jealousy
- 27:42and
- 27:42ego.
- 27:44And
- 27:45that's
- 27:45always
- 27:45been
- 27:45a
- 27:45part
- 27:46of
- 27:46Superman's
- 27:48story
- 27:48from
- 27:48the
- 27:49gig
- 27:49of
- 27:49the
- 27:49villains.
- 27:50Who
- 27:50is
- 27:50this
- 27:50guy?
- 27:51And
- 27:51really
- 27:51the
- 27:52villains
- 27:52who
- 27:52really
- 27:52hate
- 27:53him
- 27:53the
- 27:53most
- 27:53is
- 27:53because
- 27:54they
- 27:54wish
- 27:55they
- 27:55had
- 27:55more
- 27:55attention,
- 27:56more
- 27:56power,
- 27:56more
- 27:56privilege,
- 27:57or
- 27:57they
- 27:57feel
- 27:57like
- 27:58Superman
- 27:58is
- 27:58going
- 27:58to
- 27:58be
- 27:58a
- 27:58threat
- 27:59to
- 27:59his
- 27:59power
- 27:59and
- 28:00privilege.
- 28:00And
- 28:00that's
- 28:00what's
- 28:01going
- 28:01on.
- 28:02So,
- 28:02of
- 28:02course,
- 28:02the
- 28:03politicians,
- 28:03we
- 28:03see
- 28:03this
- 28:04one
- 28:04Jesus
- 28:04himself,
- 28:05right?
- 28:05Like
- 28:06the
- 28:06religious
- 28:07leaders,
- 28:07the
- 28:07religious
- 28:08establishment,
- 28:09the,
- 28:09The.
- 28:09The
- 28:10leaders
- 28:10around
- 28:10him,
- 28:11this
- 28:11label
- 28:11of
- 28:11Christ,
- 28:12which
- 28:12is
- 28:12a
- 28:12very
- 28:13political
- 28:13label,
- 28:14is
- 28:15they
- 28:15feel
- 28:16threatened
- 28:17by
- 28:18this
- 28:18person
- 28:18who's
- 28:18getting
- 28:19attention
- 28:19that
- 28:19could
- 28:20be.
- 28:20Could
- 28:21be
- 28:21the
- 28:21Christ.
- 28:21So
- 28:21we
- 28:22got
- 28:22to
- 28:22get
- 28:22rid
- 28:22of
- 28:22them.
- 28:22And
- 28:23so
- 28:23the
- 28:23same
- 28:23thing
- 28:23is
- 28:23happening
- 28:24here
- 28:24with
- 28:24Superman.
- 28:26Get
- 28:26rid
- 28:27of
- 28:27them,
- 28:27throw
- 28:27them
- 28:27into
- 28:28a
- 28:28pocket
- 28:28universe
- 28:29in
- 28:29a
- 28:29jail
- 28:30where
- 28:30other
- 28:30people
- 28:30are
- 28:31being
- 28:31thrown
- 28:32off,
- 28:32too.
- 28:32So,
- 28:32yeah,
- 28:32he
- 28:32made
- 28:33this
- 28:33and
- 28:33wrote
- 28:33this
- 28:34a
- 28:34couple
- 28:34years
- 28:34ago.
- 28:35Yeah,
- 28:35there's.
- 28:36There's
- 28:36trends
- 28:36and
- 28:37Trump's
- 28:37first.
- 28:38First
- 28:39term,
- 28:39but.
- 28:39But
- 28:39it's
- 28:40really
- 28:40ramped
- 28:40up
- 28:40in
- 28:40the
- 28:40second
- 28:41one.
- 28:41So,
- 28:41yeah,
- 28:41if.
- 28:42If
- 28:42this
- 28:42offends
- 28:42you,
- 28:43if
- 28:43you
- 28:43voted
- 28:43for
- 28:43Trump
- 28:43and
- 28:44this
- 28:44movie
- 28:44offends
- 28:44you
- 28:44because
- 28:45you're
- 28:45like,
- 28:45wait
- 28:45a
- 28:45minute,
- 28:45wait
- 28:45a
- 28:46minute.
- 28:46Then
- 28:46we
- 28:47need
- 28:47to
- 28:47ask
- 28:47why.
- 28:48Why
- 28:48is
- 28:48that?
- 28:48Why
- 28:49is
- 28:49it
- 28:49sting?
- 28:50Why
- 28:50is
- 28:50it.
- 28:50Why
- 28:51is
- 28:51it
- 28:51like
- 28:51a
- 28:52knife
- 28:52in
- 28:52the
- 28:52side?
- 28:53And
- 28:54so,
- 28:54yeah,
- 28:54if
- 28:54we're
- 28:54going
- 28:54to
- 28:54get
- 28:55political,
- 28:55we
- 28:55just
- 28:55got
- 28:55to
- 28:55Say,
- 28:56yeah,
- 28:56if
- 28:56there's
- 28:56some
- 28:57things
- 28:57here
- 28:57that.
- 28:57That
- 28:58make
- 28:58you
- 28:58uncomfortable,
- 28:59we
- 28:59really
- 28:59need
- 28:59to
- 28:59ask
- 29:00ourselves
- 29:00why.
- 29:01Why
- 29:01it's
- 29:01making
- 29:01us
- 29:01uncomfortable,
- 29:02which
- 29:02is
- 29:02what
- 29:02our
- 29:03fandoms
- 29:03are
- 29:04and
- 29:05entertainment
- 29:06often
- 29:06does.
- 29:07Often
- 29:07does.
- 29:10I
- 29:10love
- 29:10this
- 29:10idea,
- 29:11Justin,
- 29:12of
- 29:12the
- 29:12gifts
- 29:13that
- 29:13they
- 29:13bring.
- 29:14The
- 29:15outsider,
- 29:15the
- 29:15other
- 29:16not
- 29:16being
- 29:17a
- 29:17threat,
- 29:17but
- 29:18also
- 29:19bringing
- 29:20a
- 29:20gift
- 29:20to
- 29:21help
- 29:21you
- 29:21see
- 29:21the
- 29:21world
- 29:22in
- 29:22a
- 29:22different
- 29:22point
- 29:22of
- 29:23view.
- 29:24Yeah.
- 29:24We're
- 29:25in
- 29:25church
- 29:25settings.
- 29:26New
- 29:27member
- 29:27comes,
- 29:28new
- 29:28person
- 29:28comes,
- 29:29different
- 29:29gifts.
- 29:29Going
- 29:29to
- 29:30throw
- 29:30off
- 29:30the
- 29:30system
- 29:30a
- 29:30little
- 29:31bit,
- 29:31but
- 29:31also
- 29:31could
- 29:31add
- 29:31more
- 29:32to
- 29:32our
- 29:32community.
- 29:34Yeah,
- 29:34Maybe.
- 29:34Maybe
- 29:35they're
- 29:35gifts
- 29:35rather
- 29:36than,
- 29:36than
- 29:36threats.
- 29:37Right.
- 29:38My,
- 29:38My
- 29:38dad
- 29:39always
- 29:39has
- 29:39these
- 29:39terrible
- 29:40colloquialisms.
- 29:41He's
- 29:41a
- 29:41pastor
- 29:42also,
- 29:43and
- 29:44he
- 29:44would
- 29:44always.
- 29:44He
- 29:45had
- 29:45this
- 29:45sign
- 29:45on
- 29:45his
- 29:46door
- 29:46that
- 29:46said,
- 29:46those
- 29:47who
- 29:47are
- 29:47offended
- 29:47easily
- 29:48should
- 29:48be
- 29:48offended
- 29:49often.
- 29:50It's
- 29:50a
- 29:51terrible
- 29:51thing
- 29:51to
- 29:51say
- 29:52for
- 29:52a
- 29:52pastor.
- 29:52And
- 29:52yet
- 29:53there's
- 29:53some
- 29:53truth
- 29:53to
- 29:54it.
- 29:54Right.
- 29:54Like,
- 29:54if
- 29:54everything
- 29:55offends
- 29:55you,
- 29:56you
- 29:56should
- 29:56probably
- 29:57question
- 29:58why
- 29:58it
- 29:58offends
- 29:58you
- 29:59and
- 29:59if
- 29:59it's
- 29:59stepping
- 30:00on
- 30:00your
- 30:00toes
- 30:00and
- 30:01maybe
- 30:01there's
- 30:01a
- 30:02reason
- 30:02for
- 30:03that.
- 30:03So.
- 30:04Well,
- 30:04then,
- 30:05you
- 30:05know,
- 30:05when
- 30:05you
- 30:05start
- 30:06thinking
- 30:06about.
- 30:08We'Ll.
- 30:09We'll
- 30:09mention
- 30:09the
- 30:09gifts
- 30:10piece.
- 30:11And
- 30:12this
- 30:12kind
- 30:12of
- 30:12goes
- 30:13into
- 30:13the,
- 30:13the
- 30:13theme
- 30:14of,
- 30:14of
- 30:14intervention,
- 30:15because
- 30:15part
- 30:16of
- 30:16it
- 30:16is,
- 30:16I
- 30:16mean,
- 30:16so
- 30:17you
- 30:17bring
- 30:17these
- 30:17great
- 30:17gifts,
- 30:18and
- 30:18then
- 30:18the
- 30:19question
- 30:19is,
- 30:19so
- 30:19when
- 30:19do
- 30:19I
- 30:20use
- 30:20them?
- 30:21You
- 30:21know,
- 30:21in
- 30:21this.
- 30:22Which.
- 30:23So
- 30:23one
- 30:23of
- 30:23the
- 30:23most
- 30:23powerful
- 30:24scenes
- 30:24I
- 30:25think,
- 30:25in
- 30:26the
- 30:26movie
- 30:26is
- 30:26the.
- 30:28Is
- 30:28the
- 30:30kind
- 30:30of
- 30:30faux
- 30:30interview
- 30:31that
- 30:31happens
- 30:32between
- 30:34Superman
- 30:35and,
- 30:35and
- 30:36Superman
- 30:36says
- 30:37Clark
- 30:37and
- 30:37Lois.
- 30:38You
- 30:38know,
- 30:38they're
- 30:38all,
- 30:39all
- 30:39three
- 30:39characters
- 30:40really
- 30:40kind
- 30:40of
- 30:42intermingling
- 30:43in
- 30:43there.
- 30:43And,
- 30:45and
- 30:46really
- 30:46that,
- 30:46that
- 30:47question
- 30:48is
- 30:48around
- 30:50how
- 30:51do.
- 30:51How
- 30:51and
- 30:52when
- 30:52do
- 30:52I
- 30:52intervene?
- 30:53So
- 30:53part
- 30:53of
- 30:53what
- 30:53I
- 30:53love
- 30:53about
- 30:54the,
- 30:54the
- 30:54scene.
- 30:54And
- 30:55I
- 30:55mean,
- 30:55this
- 30:55is
- 30:55kind
- 30:55of
- 30:55a
- 30:56spoiler
- 30:56alert
- 30:56here,
- 30:58friends,
- 30:58but
- 30:59what
- 30:59I
- 30:59love
- 30:59about
- 30:59that
- 30:59scene
- 31:00is
- 31:01that,
- 31:02you
- 31:03know,
- 31:03Lois
- 31:03is
- 31:04here
- 31:04as
- 31:05a
- 31:05mirror
- 31:05putting
- 31:06up
- 31:06a
- 31:06mirror.
- 31:07And
- 31:07then
- 31:08you
- 31:08get
- 31:09to
- 31:09see
- 31:10both
- 31:11Superman,
- 31:12Clark
- 31:13wrestle
- 31:13with
- 31:14both
- 31:14his
- 31:14super
- 31:15side
- 31:15and
- 31:15his
- 31:15human
- 31:15side.
- 31:16Right.
- 31:16There's
- 31:16this
- 31:17kind
- 31:17of
- 31:17wrestling
- 31:18in
- 31:18between
- 31:19the
- 31:19two
- 31:20and
- 31:20trying
- 31:20to
- 31:20ask
- 31:20that
- 31:21question,
- 31:21like,
- 31:21so
- 31:22when
- 31:22what
- 31:23is
- 31:23right?
- 31:24How
- 31:24do
- 31:24I
- 31:24know
- 31:24when
- 31:24I
- 31:25should
- 31:26have
- 31:26an
- 31:26exercise
- 31:27of.
- 31:28Of
- 31:28power?
- 31:29What's
- 31:29overstepping
- 31:31a
- 31:31line
- 31:31and
- 31:31that,
- 31:32that,
- 31:32that
- 31:33wrestling.
- 31:35Because,
- 31:35you
- 31:35know,
- 31:36just
- 31:36because
- 31:36you
- 31:36have
- 31:37power,
- 31:37just
- 31:38because
- 31:38you
- 31:38bring
- 31:38these
- 31:39gifts,
- 31:39you
- 31:40need
- 31:40to
- 31:40use
- 31:40them
- 31:41in
- 31:41each
- 31:41and
- 31:41every
- 31:43circumstance.
- 31:44And,
- 31:44and
- 31:44what
- 31:44does
- 31:45it
- 31:45mean
- 31:45to
- 31:45be
- 31:46a
- 31:46person
- 31:46of,
- 31:47of
- 31:47great
- 31:48power
- 31:49who
- 31:49just
- 31:49does
- 31:50whatever
- 31:50you
- 31:50want
- 31:50to
- 31:51do?
- 31:51But
- 31:52I
- 31:52think,
- 31:52you
- 31:53know,
- 31:53in
- 31:53terms
- 31:53of
- 31:53Conflict
- 31:54in
- 31:54the
- 31:54world.
- 31:54This
- 31:55whole
- 31:55idea.
- 31:55Superman,
- 31:56from
- 31:56his
- 31:56origins
- 31:57of
- 31:58World
- 31:58War
- 31:58II
- 31:59being
- 31:59kind
- 31:59of
- 31:59a
- 31:59mascot
- 32:00for
- 32:01America
- 32:02and
- 32:03in
- 32:03the
- 32:03world
- 32:03wars
- 32:04and.
- 32:05And
- 32:05throughout.
- 32:06Throughout
- 32:06our
- 32:07history
- 32:07of
- 32:08conflict
- 32:08of
- 32:08with
- 32:09other
- 32:09nations.
- 32:09I
- 32:10think
- 32:10when
- 32:10you
- 32:10pit
- 32:11two
- 32:11nations
- 32:11against
- 32:11each
- 32:12other,
- 32:12one's
- 32:12more
- 32:12powerful,
- 32:13more
- 32:13technologically
- 32:14advanced
- 32:14than
- 32:14the
- 32:14other.
- 32:15And
- 32:15they're
- 32:15like,
- 32:15who's
- 32:16oppressing
- 32:16who?
- 32:16Who's
- 32:17invading
- 32:17who?
- 32:17What's
- 32:17going
- 32:18on?
- 32:18Those
- 32:18big
- 32:18questions
- 32:19of
- 32:20war
- 32:20and
- 32:20just
- 32:20war
- 32:21and
- 32:21what
- 32:21that
- 32:21means
- 32:21are
- 32:22all
- 32:22legit
- 32:22in
- 32:23terms
- 32:23of
- 32:23our
- 32:23theological
- 32:24and
- 32:24political
- 32:24discourse.
- 32:25But
- 32:25then
- 32:25you
- 32:25add
- 32:26a
- 32:26superhero
- 32:26with
- 32:26gifts
- 32:27that
- 32:27has
- 32:27the
- 32:27power
- 32:28to
- 32:28do
- 32:28something.
- 32:30We
- 32:30can't
- 32:30help
- 32:30but
- 32:30feel
- 32:31like,
- 32:31all
- 32:31right,
- 32:32America,
- 32:32the
- 32:32richest
- 32:33and
- 32:33most
- 32:33powerful
- 32:34military
- 32:35in
- 32:35the
- 32:35world,
- 32:35per
- 32:36se,
- 32:36or
- 32:36we
- 32:36claim
- 32:37to
- 32:37be.
- 32:38Should
- 32:38we
- 32:38intervene
- 32:39against
- 32:39others
- 32:39and
- 32:40help
- 32:40others
- 32:40who
- 32:40are
- 32:40being
- 32:41oppressed?
- 32:41That's
- 32:41a
- 32:41real
- 32:42question.
- 32:42So
- 32:42Superman
- 32:43really
- 32:43wrestling
- 32:44with.
- 32:44And
- 32:44I
- 32:44think
- 32:45a
- 32:45friend
- 32:45of
- 32:45mine,
- 32:46Taylor,
- 32:47said,
- 32:47you
- 32:48know,
- 32:48one
- 32:49of
- 32:49the
- 32:49most
- 32:49amazing
- 32:49parts
- 32:50of
- 32:50that
- 32:50movie
- 32:50was
- 32:50him
- 32:50just
- 32:51freaking
- 32:51out
- 32:51and
- 32:51getting
- 32:51upset
- 32:52and
- 32:52saying,
- 32:52I
- 32:52just
- 32:52don't
- 32:53want
- 32:53people
- 32:53to
- 32:53die.
- 32:54I
- 32:54just
- 32:54don't
- 32:54want
- 32:55people
- 32:55to
- 32:55die.
- 32:56Is
- 32:56that
- 32:56so
- 32:56wrong?
- 32:57You
- 32:57know,
- 32:58and
- 32:58so
- 32:58that.
- 32:59Very,
- 32:59very,
- 33:00very
- 33:00powerful.
- 33:01And
- 33:02so,
- 33:02yeah,
- 33:03the
- 33:03question
- 33:03should
- 33:03he
- 33:04intervene?
- 34:01Should
- 34:02he
- 33:05not?
- 34:02And
- 34:02then
- 34:02through
- 34:03the
- 34:03comics,
- 34:03he's
- 34:04always
- 34:04had
- 34:05this
- 34:05question
- 34:06of,
- 34:06I
- 34:06can
- 34:06hear
- 34:07everything
- 34:07going
- 34:07on.
- 34:08I
- 34:08have
- 34:08to
- 34:08make
- 34:08choices
- 34:09of
- 34:09where
- 34:09I
- 34:09divert
- 34:10my
- 34:10attentions
- 34:10and
- 34:10gifts
- 34:11the
- 34:12most,
- 34:12and
- 34:12do
- 34:13I
- 34:13see
- 34:13the
- 34:13cat
- 34:13out
- 34:13of
- 34:13the
- 34:13tree,
- 34:14or
- 34:14do
- 34:14I
- 34:14fly
- 34:15the
- 34:15other
- 34:15side
- 34:15of
- 34:15the
- 34:15world
- 34:15and
- 34:16save
- 34:17a
- 34:17nation
- 34:18that's
- 34:18being
- 34:18invaded
- 34:19by
- 34:19another
- 34:19powerful
- 34:20nation?
- 34:20So
- 34:21he
- 34:21has
- 34:21to
- 34:21discern
- 34:22his
- 34:22gifts
- 34:22and
- 34:22how
- 34:23he
- 34:23intervenes
- 34:24and
- 34:24saves
- 34:24others.
- 34:25I
- 34:25think
- 34:26we
- 34:26have
- 34:26to
- 34:26make
- 34:26those
- 34:26choices
- 34:27with
- 34:27our
- 34:28communities
- 34:29and
- 34:29churches
- 34:29and
- 34:29budgets.
- 34:30We're
- 34:30making
- 34:30decisions.
- 34:31We're
- 34:31getting
- 34:31up
- 34:31on
- 34:31budget
- 34:32time,
- 34:32stewardship
- 34:33time
- 34:33in
- 34:33our
- 34:33church,
- 34:34and
- 34:34we
- 34:35got
- 34:35to
- 34:35make
- 34:35some
- 34:35decisions
- 34:36of
- 34:36where
- 34:36do
- 34:36we
- 34:38send
- 34:38our
- 34:38gifts
- 34:39and
- 34:39time
- 34:40and
- 34:40attention?
- 34:41And
- 34:41so
- 34:41we
- 34:41feel
- 34:41that
- 34:42pressure,
- 34:42too.
- 34:42I
- 34:42wish
- 34:42I
- 34:42could
- 34:43save
- 34:43the
- 34:43world.
- 34:43I
- 34:43wish
- 34:43that
- 34:44everything
- 34:44in
- 34:44the
- 34:44world.
- 34:45But,
- 34:45yeah,
- 34:46we.
- 34:46Let's
- 34:46discern
- 34:46how
- 34:47we
- 34:47use
- 34:47these.
- 34:47I
- 34:47think
- 34:48this
- 34:48movie
- 34:48helped
- 34:50kind
- 34:50of
- 34:50create
- 34:51the
- 34:51dilemma
- 34:52that
- 34:52Superman
- 34:52has.
- 34:53But
- 34:53then
- 34:53also
- 34:53there's
- 34:53the
- 34:54Justice
- 34:54Gang,
- 34:55and
- 34:55there's
- 34:55also
- 34:55friends
- 34:56from
- 34:57Daily
- 34:57Planet.
- 34:58And
- 34:58he's
- 34:58also
- 34:59leaning
- 34:59into,
- 34:59like,
- 35:00I
- 35:00love
- 35:00that
- 35:00scene
- 35:01of
- 35:01the
- 35:01Justice
- 35:01Gang
- 35:02defying
- 35:02the
- 35:02interdimensional
- 35:03creature.
- 35:04And
- 35:04he's
- 35:04like,
- 35:04no,
- 35:04they're
- 35:05okay.
- 35:05They
- 35:05got
- 35:05it.
- 35:06Yeah,
- 35:06he
- 35:06could
- 35:06go
- 35:06help
- 35:07out
- 35:07and
- 35:07probably.
- 35:08Probably
- 35:08fix
- 35:08things
- 35:09really
- 35:09fast,
- 35:10because,
- 35:10no,
- 35:10I
- 35:10got
- 35:10other
- 35:11things
- 35:11I
- 35:11need
- 35:11to
- 35:11do.
- 35:11I'm
- 35:11a
- 35:11trust
- 35:12them.
- 35:12With
- 35:12their
- 35:12gifts.
- 35:13So
- 35:13I
- 35:13like
- 35:13this
- 35:13integrated
- 35:14universe,
- 35:14that
- 35:15the
- 35:15dcu,
- 35:15they're
- 35:16already
- 35:17metahumans
- 35:17and
- 35:17superheroes,
- 35:18that
- 35:18they're
- 35:19having
- 35:19to
- 35:19work
- 35:19together
- 35:19as
- 35:20team
- 35:20and
- 35:20figure
- 35:20out
- 35:21how
- 35:21to
- 35:21work
- 35:22together
- 35:22on
- 35:22this,
- 35:22too.
- 35:24Lara,
- 35:24go
- 35:24for
- 35:24it.
- 35:25I've
- 35:25talked
- 35:25too
- 35:25much.
- 35:27No,
- 35:28I
- 35:28think.
- 35:29I
- 35:29mean,
- 35:29the
- 35:29root
- 35:30of
- 35:30this
- 35:30problem
- 35:30goes
- 35:31all
- 35:31the
- 35:31way
- 35:31back
- 35:32and
- 35:32philosophy
- 35:33to
- 35:33the
- 35:33categorical
- 35:33imperative
- 35:34and
- 35:34the
- 35:35trolley
- 35:35problem,
- 35:35right?
- 35:36Like,
- 35:36how
- 35:37do
- 35:37you
- 35:37decide
- 35:38what
- 35:38is
- 35:39more
- 35:39important
- 35:39and
- 35:40what
- 35:40life
- 35:40is
- 35:40more
- 35:41valuable
- 35:41than
- 35:41another?
- 35:42And
- 35:42I
- 35:42think
- 35:42it's
- 35:43one
- 35:43of
- 35:43the
- 35:43reasons
- 35:43I
- 35:43love
- 35:44that
- 35:44we
- 35:44see
- 35:44Superman
- 35:45swoop
- 35:45in
- 35:45and
- 35:46pick
- 35:46up
- 35:46a
- 35:46squirrel
- 35:47in
- 35:47the
- 35:47middle
- 35:47of
- 35:47the
- 35:47movie.
- 35:47And
- 35:48James
- 35:48Gunn
- 35:48said
- 35:49that
- 35:49when
- 35:50they
- 35:50tested
- 35:51that
- 35:51particular
- 35:52part,
- 35:52that
- 35:52audiences
- 35:53hated
- 35:53it,
- 35:54and
- 35:54he
- 35:54insisted
- 35:55that
- 35:55it
- 35:55stay.
- 35:56And
- 35:56I
- 35:56agree,
- 35:56because
- 35:57I
- 35:57think,
- 35:57again,
- 35:58it
- 35:58goes
- 35:59back
- 35:59to
- 35:59that
- 35:59argument
- 36:00of,
- 36:00you
- 36:01know,
- 36:01is
- 36:01life
- 36:01valuable
- 36:02as
- 36:02a
- 36:02whole?
- 36:03Do
- 36:03you
- 36:03truly
- 36:03value
- 36:04life,
- 36:04or
- 36:04do
- 36:04we
- 36:05only
- 36:05value
- 36:05certain
- 36:06parts
- 36:06of
- 36:06life
- 36:07and
- 36:07certain
- 36:07moments
- 36:08in
- 36:08life?
- 36:09And
- 36:09I
- 36:09think
- 36:09we
- 36:10see
- 36:10that
- 36:10as
- 36:10an
- 36:10argument,
- 36:11whether
- 36:11people
- 36:11realize
- 36:12that
- 36:12or
- 36:12not.
- 36:13We
- 36:13argue
- 36:13those
- 36:13things
- 36:14a
- 36:14lot.
- 36:14Which
- 36:15part
- 36:15of
- 36:15life
- 36:15is
- 36:16more
- 36:16important?
- 36:17Which
- 36:17is
- 36:17more
- 36:17valuable?
- 36:18And
- 36:18it's
- 36:19all
- 36:19the
- 36:19way
- 36:19back
- 36:19to
- 36:19the
- 36:20trolley.
- 36:20You
- 36:20know,
- 36:20you've
- 36:21got
- 36:21one
- 36:21person
- 36:22on
- 36:22the
- 36:23rails,
- 36:23and
- 36:24you
- 36:24can
- 36:24divert
- 36:24and
- 36:25save
- 36:25that
- 36:25one
- 36:25person,
- 36:26but
- 36:26five
- 36:26other
- 36:26people
- 36:27are
- 36:27going
- 36:27to
- 36:27die.
- 36:27And.
- 36:28And
- 36:28what
- 36:28if
- 36:28that
- 36:28one
- 36:29person
- 36:29has
- 36:29the
- 36:29cure
- 36:30for
- 36:30cancer,
- 36:31you
- 36:31know,
- 36:32and
- 36:32everybody
- 36:32else
- 36:33is
- 36:33a
- 36:33convict?
- 36:33Like,
- 36:34how
- 36:34do
- 36:34you
- 36:34decide
- 36:35who
- 36:35is
- 36:35more
- 36:35important
- 36:36or
- 36:36more
- 36:36valuable
- 36:37than
- 36:37another?
- 36:37And
- 36:38I
- 36:38think
- 36:38we
- 36:38see
- 36:38Superman
- 36:39wrestling
- 36:39with
- 36:40that
- 36:40throughout
- 36:40the
- 36:41entire
- 36:41movie.
- 36:43I
- 36:44like
- 36:44that.
- 36:44And
- 36:44I
- 36:44think,
- 36:45yeah,
- 36:46we
- 36:46wrestle
- 36:46with
- 36:47this
- 36:47one
- 36:47thing
- 36:47to
- 36:47be
- 36:47political
- 36:48in
- 36:48our
- 36:48nation,
- 36:48have
- 36:49disagreements
- 36:49around,
- 36:49like,
- 36:50how
- 36:50much
- 36:50money
- 36:50we
- 36:50should
- 36:51spend
- 36:51with
- 36:51education
- 36:52at
- 36:52NASA
- 36:53and.
- 36:53And
- 36:53food
- 36:54programs.
- 36:54Another
- 36:54if,
- 36:55like,
- 36:55you're
- 36:56demeaning
- 36:56whole
- 36:57groups
- 36:57of
- 36:57people
- 36:57and
- 36:57dehumanizing
- 36:58them.
- 36:58So
- 36:59I
- 36:59think
- 36:59that's
- 36:59why
- 36:59our
- 36:59political
- 37:00climate
- 37:00is
- 37:00so
- 37:01elevated
- 37:01at
- 37:01the
- 37:01moment,
- 37:02because
- 37:02it's
- 37:03like,
- 37:03yeah,
- 37:03back,
- 37:04you
- 37:04know,
- 37:0440,
- 37:0550
- 37:05years
- 37:05ago,
- 37:05it
- 37:06seems
- 37:06like
- 37:06it
- 37:06wasn't
- 37:06as
- 37:07toxic,
- 37:07but,
- 37:08yeah,
- 37:08you
- 37:08still
- 37:08had,
- 37:09like,
- 37:09movements
- 37:10of
- 37:10people
- 37:11who.
- 37:12Who
- 37:12either
- 37:12see
- 37:13themselves
- 37:13better
- 37:13as
- 37:14other
- 37:14people
- 37:14or
- 37:14kind
- 37:15of
- 37:15supremacy
- 37:16in
- 37:16any
- 37:16kind
- 37:17of
- 37:17form
- 37:17and
- 37:17shape
- 37:18is
- 37:19demeans.
- 37:20Demeans
- 37:20the
- 37:20other.
- 37:20And
- 37:21so
- 37:21all
- 37:21this
- 37:21is
- 37:21interconnected
- 37:22in
- 37:22terms
- 37:22of
- 37:22how
- 37:22we
- 37:22use
- 37:23the
- 37:23resources
- 37:23and
- 37:23gifts
- 37:24and
- 37:24those
- 37:24things
- 37:24too.
- 37:25And
- 37:25then,
- 37:26all
- 37:26right,
- 37:26you
- 37:26make
- 37:26a
- 37:26wrong
- 37:27choice.
- 37:27You.
- 37:28You
- 37:28or
- 37:29what.
- 37:29Someone
- 37:29thinks
- 37:29you're
- 37:30spending
- 37:30money
- 37:30the
- 37:30wrong
- 37:31way,
- 37:31and
- 37:31they're
- 37:31going
- 37:31to
- 37:32attack
- 37:32you
- 37:32on
- 37:32social
- 37:32media
- 37:33and
- 37:33tell
- 37:33you
- 37:33that
- 37:33you're
- 37:33not
- 37:34a
- 37:34real
- 37:34American
- 37:35or
- 37:35this
- 37:35or
- 37:35that.
- 37:36What
- 37:36do
- 37:36you.
- 37:36What
- 37:36do
- 37:36you
- 37:37guys
- 37:37think
- 37:37this
- 37:37movie
- 37:37plays
- 37:38around
- 37:38with?
- 37:38They.
- 37:39There
- 37:39weren't
- 37:39trolls
- 37:40in
- 37:40this
- 37:40pocket
- 37:40dimension
- 37:42calling
- 37:43Superman.
- 37:44What
- 37:44was
- 37:45it?
- 37:45Shitty
- 37:46Superman
- 37:46or
- 37:46whatever.
- 37:46The
- 37:46word
- 37:47he
- 37:47didn't
- 37:47like
- 37:47really,
- 37:48really
- 37:48triggered
- 37:48him.
- 37:49But
- 37:49then
- 37:49you
- 37:49have
- 37:50these,
- 37:50these
- 37:50monkeys
- 37:51who
- 37:51are
- 37:51typing
- 37:51away.
- 37:54What
- 37:54are
- 37:54you
- 37:54guys
- 37:55thinking?
- 37:55We're
- 37:56definitely
- 37:56is
- 37:57being
- 37:57ramped
- 37:57up
- 37:57with
- 37:57AI
- 37:58and
- 37:59bots
- 37:59and
- 38:00social
- 38:00media.
- 38:01Here
- 38:01we
- 38:01go.
- 38:01I
- 38:02think,
- 38:02I
- 38:02think
- 38:02this
- 38:02is.
- 38:02I
- 38:03think
- 38:03it's
- 38:03a
- 38:03good
- 38:03commentary
- 38:03and
- 38:03holds
- 38:04up
- 38:04a
- 38:04good
- 38:04mirror
- 38:04of
- 38:04what's
- 38:05going
- 38:05on
- 38:05in
- 38:05our
- 38:05current
- 38:05world
- 38:06that
- 38:06Superman
- 38:07maybe
- 38:07hasn't
- 38:07had
- 38:07to
- 38:07deal
- 38:08with
- 38:08quite
- 38:08yet.
- 38:08Well,
- 38:09if
- 38:09I
- 38:09can
- 38:09just
- 38:09say
- 38:10one
- 38:11thing
- 38:11is
- 38:12that
- 38:13this
- 38:13movie
- 38:13was.
- 38:15So
- 38:16you
- 38:16don't
- 38:16have
- 38:16kryptonite,
- 38:17by
- 38:17and
- 38:18large,
- 38:18playing
- 38:19a
- 38:19huge
- 38:20role
- 38:20in
- 38:20this
- 38:20movie.
- 38:21Right.
- 38:23So
- 38:24what
- 38:24you
- 38:24do
- 38:25have
- 38:25is
- 38:26social
- 38:27media
- 38:28manipulation
- 38:29as
- 38:29kryptonite.
- 38:30I
- 38:31thought
- 38:32that
- 38:32was
- 38:33very
- 38:34clever.
- 38:34So
- 38:35that's.
- 38:35That's
- 38:35what
- 38:35I'll
- 38:36say
- 38:36about
- 38:36it.
- 38:36I
- 38:37think
- 38:38that's
- 38:38a
- 38:38great
- 38:38interpretation.
- 38:39I
- 38:39will
- 38:40also
- 38:40say
- 38:40that
- 38:41when
- 38:41they
- 38:41got
- 38:41to
- 38:41that
- 38:42part
- 38:42and
- 38:42you
- 38:42see
- 38:42them
- 38:42in
- 38:43the
- 38:43pocket
- 38:43universe
- 38:43and
- 38:44there's
- 38:44these
- 38:44monkeys
- 38:45just
- 38:45like.
- 38:45I
- 38:46cackled.
- 38:46Like
- 38:46cackled.
- 38:47Because
- 38:47that
- 38:48was
- 38:48such
- 38:48a
- 38:48throwaway
- 38:49thing
- 38:49to
- 38:49put
- 38:50in
- 38:50there
- 38:50with
- 38:50no
- 38:51commentary,
- 38:51and
- 38:51yet
- 38:52it
- 38:52said
- 38:52everything
- 38:52I
- 38:52needed
- 38:53to
- 38:53say.
- 38:55Yeah.
- 38:56And,
- 38:56and
- 38:57I,
- 38:57you
- 38:57know,
- 38:57our,
- 38:58our
- 38:58denomination
- 39:00just
- 39:00had
- 39:00some
- 39:01big
- 39:01bishop
- 39:01elections
- 39:02for
- 39:02our
- 39:02state,
- 39:02North
- 39:03Carolina,
- 39:03and
- 39:03as
- 39:04a
- 39:04whole
- 39:04for
- 39:04ELCA.
- 39:05And,
- 39:05you
- 39:06know,
- 39:06if
- 39:06you
- 39:06were
- 39:06to
- 39:06ask
- 39:06me
- 39:0720
- 39:07years
- 39:07ago,
- 39:08you
- 39:08know,
- 39:08one
- 39:08day,
- 39:09will,
- 39:09would
- 39:09you
- 39:09mind
- 39:10being
- 39:10a
- 39:10bishop
- 39:11one
- 39:11day?
- 39:11I
- 39:11would
- 39:11always
- 39:12say,
- 39:12you
- 39:12know,
- 39:12I,
- 39:13I'm
- 39:13pretty
- 39:13good
- 39:13with
- 39:13people,
- 39:14pretty
- 39:14good
- 39:14shepherd.
- 39:14I
- 39:14don't
- 39:15mind
- 39:15taking
- 39:15care
- 39:15of
- 39:15pastors,
- 39:16those
- 39:16things.
- 39:17But
- 39:17this
- 39:18present
- 39:18age
- 39:19of
- 39:19like
- 39:20weekly
- 39:20having
- 39:20to
- 39:21put
- 39:21a
- 39:21post
- 39:22to
- 39:22counterbalance
- 39:23the
- 39:23algorithm
- 39:24or
- 39:24to
- 39:24make
- 39:24a.
- 39:25Respond
- 39:25to
- 39:25a
- 39:25national
- 39:26tragedy
- 39:26or
- 39:26a
- 39:26shooting
- 39:27or
- 39:28saying
- 39:28quite
- 39:29the
- 39:29wrong
- 39:29thing
- 39:29on
- 39:31social
- 39:31media,
- 39:31and
- 39:31then
- 39:32a
- 39:32whole
- 39:32church
- 39:32leaves
- 39:33because
- 39:33you
- 39:33said
- 39:33something
- 39:34wrong.
- 39:35It's
- 39:36just
- 39:36an
- 39:36added
- 39:36element
- 39:37to
- 39:37how
- 39:38to
- 39:38navigate
- 39:38the
- 39:38world
- 39:39and
- 39:39common
- 39:39life
- 39:40together
- 39:40that
- 39:40I
- 39:40don't
- 39:41want
- 39:41any.
- 39:41A
- 39:41part
- 39:41of.
- 39:42It's
- 39:42a
- 39:42part
- 39:43of
- 39:43reality
- 39:43of
- 39:43trying
- 39:44to.
- 39:44Trying
- 39:44to
- 39:44be
- 39:44a
- 39:45good
- 39:45shepherd
- 39:45and
- 39:45use
- 39:46our
- 39:46faith
- 39:47in
- 39:47a
- 39:48positive
- 39:48way.
- 39:49But
- 39:49this
- 39:49present
- 39:50age
- 39:50of
- 39:50whether
- 39:50you're
- 39:51a
- 39:51politician
- 39:52or
- 39:52a
- 39:52leader
- 39:52in
- 39:53any
- 39:53sense,
- 39:53religious
- 39:54or
- 39:54political,
- 39:57that
- 39:57whole
- 39:58aspect
- 39:58is
- 39:58a
- 39:59part
- 39:59that
- 39:59really
- 39:59scares
- 40:00me
- 40:00a
- 40:00lot,
- 40:00that
- 40:00turns
- 40:01me
- 40:01away
- 40:01that
- 40:01I
- 40:01don't
- 40:02want
- 40:02any.
- 40:02A
- 40:02part
- 40:03of
- 40:03those
- 40:03kinds
- 40:03of
- 40:03things.
- 40:03Just
- 40:04dealing
- 40:04with
- 40:04people
- 40:04or
- 40:05communities
- 40:05and
- 40:05helping
- 40:06shepherd
- 40:06that
- 40:06way.
- 40:07Cool.
- 40:07But
- 40:08added
- 40:08element
- 40:09of
- 40:09toxicity
- 40:10on
- 40:10social
- 40:10media
- 40:11is.
- 40:11Is
- 40:11pretty
- 40:12scary
- 40:12Thing
- 40:12and
- 40:13the
- 40:13fact
- 40:13that
- 40:13they
- 40:13brought
- 40:13it
- 40:14up,
- 40:14even
- 40:14Superman
- 40:15gets
- 40:16nervous
- 40:16and
- 40:16scared
- 40:16about
- 40:17it.
- 40:18Yeah,
- 40:19all
- 40:19right.
- 40:19Absolutely.
- 40:20So,
- 40:21all
- 40:21right,
- 40:21let's,
- 40:22let's,
- 40:22let's
- 40:22vote
- 40:23here.
- 40:24Let's,
- 40:24let's
- 40:24vote.
- 40:25Do
- 40:26you.
- 40:27Is.
- 40:27Is
- 40:28the
- 40:28verdict.
- 40:29Was
- 40:29the
- 40:29movie
- 40:29political?
- 40:32I
- 40:32think
- 40:32that
- 40:33if
- 40:33you
- 40:33think
- 40:33the
- 40:33gospel
- 40:34is
- 40:34political,
- 40:34then
- 40:35yes,
- 40:35the
- 40:35movie
- 40:35was
- 40:36political.
- 40:39Laura's
- 40:39read
- 40:39my
- 40:40mind.
- 40:42Absolutely.
- 40:42That
- 40:42is
- 40:43exactly
- 40:43what,
- 40:44what
- 40:44I
- 40:44would
- 40:45say.
- 40:45I
- 40:46mean,
- 40:46it
- 40:47is.
- 40:47When
- 40:48you
- 40:48put
- 40:49this
- 40:49kind
- 40:49of.
- 40:51This
- 40:52kind
- 40:52of
- 40:52person
- 40:54in
- 40:55front
- 40:55of
- 40:55the
- 40:55world
- 40:56who's
- 40:56thinking
- 40:56and
- 40:57behaving
- 40:58in
- 40:58the
- 40:58way
- 40:59that
- 40:59they're
- 41:00doing,
- 41:00it
- 41:01can't
- 41:01help
- 41:01but
- 41:02have
- 41:02an
- 41:03impact.
- 41:04And
- 41:04so,
- 41:04yeah,
- 41:05it's
- 41:05always
- 41:05going
- 41:05to
- 41:06be
- 41:07political.
- 41:09And
- 41:10you
- 41:10see,
- 41:11we
- 41:11didn't
- 41:12have
- 41:12quite.
- 41:12A
- 41:12lot
- 41:12of
- 41:12time
- 41:12to
- 41:13talk
- 41:13about.
- 41:13It,
- 41:13but
- 41:14the
- 41:14conversation
- 41:15the
- 41:16most,
- 41:16when
- 41:16Superman
- 41:17really
- 41:17became
- 41:18Superman
- 41:18in
- 41:19the
- 41:19movies,
- 41:19that
- 41:19conversation
- 41:20with
- 41:20Lex
- 41:21there
- 41:22at
- 41:23the
- 41:23end,
- 41:23where
- 41:23you
- 41:23just
- 41:24kind
- 41:24of
- 41:24see
- 41:24the
- 41:24counterpoint,
- 41:25and
- 41:25that
- 41:25counterpoint
- 41:27is
- 41:28the
- 41:28most
- 41:28powerful
- 41:28political
- 41:29message.
- 41:30Yeah,
- 41:30that's.
- 41:31That's
- 41:31strong.
- 41:32That's
- 41:32wrong.
- 41:32Yeah,
- 41:33of
- 41:33course
- 41:33it's
- 41:33political.
- 41:33You
- 41:34know,
- 41:34I
- 41:34told.
- 41:34Even
- 41:34before
- 41:35it
- 41:35even
- 41:35came
- 41:35out,
- 41:36of
- 41:36course
- 41:36it's
- 41:36going
- 41:36to
- 41:36have
- 41:37those
- 41:37elements
- 41:37in
- 41:37it,
- 41:37you
- 41:38know,
- 41:38because
- 41:38you
- 41:38have
- 41:38world
- 41:38governments
- 41:39and,
- 41:39and
- 41:40superheroes
- 41:40all
- 41:40trying
- 41:40to
- 41:41work
- 41:41together,
- 41:41make
- 41:41the
- 41:41world
- 41:41a
- 41:41better
- 41:42place,
- 41:42and
- 41:42you
- 41:42have
- 41:42villains
- 41:43and,
- 41:43you
- 41:43know,
- 41:44and
- 41:44so
- 41:45I
- 41:45think
- 41:45the,
- 41:46the
- 41:46word
- 41:46that
- 41:47was
- 41:47really
- 41:47attached
- 41:47to
- 41:47this
- 41:48movie
- 41:48was,
- 41:48was
- 41:48woke.
- 41:49And
- 41:49it's
- 41:49gone
- 41:49woke.
- 41:50And
- 41:50it's
- 41:50just
- 41:50a
- 41:50kind
- 41:51of
- 41:51a
- 41:51label
- 41:51they're
- 41:51just
- 41:51throwing
- 41:52on
- 41:52things
- 41:52to
- 41:52help
- 41:52trigger
- 41:53the
- 41:53base
- 41:53or
- 41:53whatever.
- 41:54But
- 41:54I
- 41:54think,
- 41:54yeah,
- 41:55it
- 41:55is
- 41:55political
- 41:55and
- 41:56there's
- 41:56elements
- 41:56of
- 41:57what
- 41:58are
- 41:58we
- 41:58waking
- 41:58up
- 41:58to
- 41:59and
- 41:59what
- 41:59does
- 41:59that
- 42:00help
- 42:00us
- 42:00wake
- 42:00up
- 42:01to
- 42:01in
- 42:01our
- 42:02own
- 42:02reality,
- 42:02to
- 42:03help
- 42:03us
- 42:04in
- 42:04this
- 42:05world
- 42:05navigate
- 42:06a
- 42:06complicated,
- 42:07broken
- 42:07world,
- 42:08I
- 42:08think,
- 42:08yeah,
- 42:09I'm
- 42:09there
- 42:10for
- 42:10it.
- 42:10So,
- 42:11yeah,
- 42:11we'll
- 42:11keep
- 42:11talking
- 42:12about
- 42:12it.
- 42:12We
- 42:13have
- 42:13a
- 42:13Supergirl
- 42:13Woman
- 42:14of
- 42:14tomorrow
- 42:15at
- 42:15some
- 42:15point,
- 42:16more
- 42:16crypto
- 42:16and
- 42:17get
- 42:17more
- 42:17crypto
- 42:19and
- 42:19then
- 42:19more
- 42:20dcu.
- 42:20And
- 42:21if
- 42:21watch
- 42:21Peacemaker
- 42:22as
- 42:22well,
- 42:23they
- 42:23get
- 42:23into
- 42:23some
- 42:24politics
- 42:24and
- 42:25what
- 42:25hero
- 42:26should
- 42:26or
- 42:26shouldn't
- 42:26do,
- 42:27all
- 42:27that
- 42:27stuff
- 42:28is
- 42:28a
- 42:28part
- 42:28of
- 42:28it.
- 42:29So
- 42:29no
- 42:29shortage
- 42:30of
- 42:30content
- 42:30when
- 42:30we
- 42:30do
- 42:31these.
- 42:31Do
- 42:32these
- 42:32kind
- 42:32of
- 42:33episodes
- 42:34here
- 42:34at
- 42:34Sysmec
- 42:35Ecology.
- 42:35And
- 42:35yeah,
- 42:35and
- 42:36if
- 42:36folks,
- 42:36friends,
- 42:37listeners,
- 42:38if
- 42:38you're
- 42:38on
- 42:38the
- 42:38different
- 42:39side
- 42:39of
- 42:39the
- 42:39aisle
- 42:39when
- 42:39it
- 42:40comes
- 42:40to
- 42:40world
- 42:40politics,
- 42:41American
- 42:41politics
- 42:42and
- 42:42where
- 42:43we
- 42:44love
- 42:44to
- 42:44engage,
- 42:45your
- 42:45thoughts
- 42:45reach
- 42:46out
- 42:46to
- 42:46us,
- 42:46DM
- 42:46us,
- 42:47we're
- 42:47not
- 42:47going
- 42:47to
- 42:47argue
- 42:48with
- 42:48you,
- 42:48we're
- 42:48not
- 42:48going
- 42:48to
- 42:48demonize
- 42:49you.
- 42:49But
- 42:49seriously,
- 42:50if
- 42:50you
- 42:50have
- 42:50Some
- 42:50different
- 42:50thoughts
- 42:51and
- 42:51ideas
- 42:52or
- 42:52different
- 42:52angles.
- 42:53We'll
- 42:53entertain
- 42:53those.
- 42:54We're
- 42:54open
- 42:54community
- 42:55to
- 42:55have
- 42:56those
- 42:56kinds
- 42:56of
- 42:56conversations.
- 42:57We're
- 42:58not
- 42:58scared
- 42:58of
- 42:58those.
- 42:59All
- 42:59right,
- 43:00so,
- 43:01all
- 43:01right,
- 43:01we
- 43:02shared
- 43:02a
- 43:02bad
- 43:02example
- 43:03or
- 43:04a
- 43:04bad
- 43:04actor.
- 43:05Bad
- 43:05political.
- 43:06A
- 43:06good
- 43:06one.
- 43:06If
- 43:07there's
- 43:07a
- 43:07healthy
- 43:07one,
- 43:07a
- 43:08good
- 43:08one,
- 43:08Real
- 43:08life,
- 43:09fictional.
- 43:12What
- 43:12would
- 43:12you
- 43:12guys
- 43:12choose
- 43:13before
- 43:13we
- 43:13get
- 43:13to
- 43:13the
- 43:13bonus
- 43:14question
- 43:14here,
- 43:14Laura,
- 43:15I
- 43:15want
- 43:15you
- 43:15to
- 43:15go.
- 43:15Why
- 43:15don't
- 43:15you
- 43:16leave
- 43:16us
- 43:16off?
- 43:17I
- 43:17think
- 43:17I
- 43:17would
- 43:17say
- 43:18Jen
- 43:18Erso
- 43:21from
- 43:21Star
- 43:22wars,
- 43:23and
- 43:23I
- 43:23think
- 43:24Rogue
- 43:24One.
- 43:25And
- 43:25I
- 43:25think
- 43:25I
- 43:26say
- 43:26that
- 43:26because,
- 43:27I
- 43:27mean,
- 43:27the
- 43:27girl,
- 43:27like,
- 43:28is
- 43:28in
- 43:28this
- 43:29place
- 43:29where
- 43:29there's
- 43:29no
- 43:30hope
- 43:30and
- 43:30people
- 43:31are
- 43:31giving
- 43:31up,
- 43:32and
- 43:32she
- 43:33gives
- 43:33this
- 43:33whole
- 43:34impassioned
- 43:34speech
- 43:35about
- 43:35how
- 43:36rebellions
- 43:36are
- 43:37built
- 43:37on
- 43:37hope,
- 43:38right?
- 43:38And
- 43:39then
- 43:39she
- 43:39gives
- 43:39this
- 43:39line
- 43:40about
- 43:40what.
- 43:40What
- 43:41choice
- 43:41do
- 43:41we
- 43:41have?
- 43:42You
- 43:42know,
- 43:42but
- 43:43it's
- 43:43not
- 43:43about
- 43:43what
- 43:43choice.
- 43:44It's,
- 43:44you
- 43:44know,
- 43:45what
- 43:45chance
- 43:46is
- 43:46there,
- 43:46you
- 43:46know,
- 43:46against
- 43:47all
- 43:48of
- 43:48those
- 43:48things
- 43:48that
- 43:48are
- 43:48going
- 43:49on
- 43:49in
- 43:49the
- 43:49world.
- 43:49So
- 43:49you
- 43:50don't
- 43:50have
- 43:50a
- 43:50choice.
- 43:50You
- 43:51have
- 43:51to
- 43:51stand
- 43:51up
- 43:51and
- 43:52do
- 43:52something.
- 43:52And
- 43:53so
- 43:53I
- 43:53think
- 43:53she's
- 43:54a
- 43:54great
- 43:55political
- 43:55leader
- 43:56and
- 43:57an
- 43:57inspiration,
- 43:58and
- 43:58I
- 43:58quote
- 43:58her
- 43:58way
- 43:59too
- 43:59often.
- 44:02Well,
- 44:02Justin,
- 44:03I'm
- 44:04gonna
- 44:04just
- 44:05bowl
- 44:05straight
- 44:06down
- 44:06the
- 44:06middle
- 44:07here.
- 44:07If
- 44:07you
- 44:08know
- 44:09me
- 44:10from
- 44:10our
- 44:11various
- 44:11conversations,
- 44:12I'm
- 44:12going
- 44:13with
- 44:13Jean
- 44:13Luc
- 44:13Picard,
- 44:14Star
- 44:14Trek,
- 44:15the
- 44:15Next
- 44:15Generation.
- 44:18So
- 44:19it's
- 44:19not
- 44:19just
- 44:19about
- 44:19intelligence
- 44:20for
- 44:20him
- 44:21or
- 44:21strategy.
- 44:22It's
- 44:23about
- 44:24integrity.
- 44:25So
- 44:26he
- 44:26embodies
- 44:26this
- 44:27kind
- 44:27of
- 44:27diplomacy,
- 44:28this
- 44:29respect
- 44:29for
- 44:29diversity.
- 44:30He's
- 44:31not
- 44:31leading
- 44:31by
- 44:32fear
- 44:32or
- 44:32manipulation,
- 44:33but
- 44:34by
- 44:34appealing
- 44:34to
- 44:35shared
- 44:36values
- 44:37and
- 44:37compassion.
- 44:39And
- 44:39so
- 44:40in
- 44:40that
- 44:40way,
- 44:40he
- 44:41models
- 44:41for
- 44:42me
- 44:43what
- 44:43politics
- 44:44could
- 44:44look
- 44:44like
- 44:45if
- 44:45we
- 44:46valued
- 44:47understanding
- 44:48over
- 44:49domination.
- 44:50Love
- 44:50it.
- 44:51That's
- 44:51great.
- 44:52And
- 44:52I'm
- 44:52gonna
- 44:52keep
- 44:52it
- 44:52in
- 44:52the
- 44:53DCU
- 44:53as
- 44:53well.
- 44:53I
- 44:54think
- 44:54I'm
- 44:55gonna
- 44:55pick
- 44:55as
- 44:55a
- 44:55good
- 44:56example
- 44:56Perry
- 44:57White,
- 44:59because
- 45:00here
- 45:00is
- 45:02the
- 45:02Daily
- 45:02Planet.
- 45:03He
- 45:03has
- 45:03to
- 45:03navigate
- 45:04what
- 45:04is
- 45:04putting
- 45:05out
- 45:05there,
- 45:06what
- 45:06he's
- 45:07curating
- 45:07the
- 45:08news,
- 45:08being
- 45:08true
- 45:09to
- 45:09the.
- 45:09He's
- 45:10a
- 45:10hero
- 45:10in
- 45:10itself,
- 45:10taking
- 45:11down
- 45:11the
- 45:11villains
- 45:11through
- 45:12the
- 45:12power
- 45:12of
- 45:12journalism
- 45:13and
- 45:13print
- 45:13and
- 45:13free
- 45:14speech
- 45:14and
- 45:14those
- 45:14kinds
- 45:15of
- 45:15things.
- 45:15So
- 45:15I'm
- 45:15going
- 45:15to
- 45:15go
- 45:15with
- 45:16Perry
- 45:16White.
- 45:16We
- 45:16know
- 45:17he's
- 45:17not
- 45:17an
- 45:17elected
- 45:18official,
- 45:18but
- 45:18he
- 45:18definitely
- 45:19has
- 45:19a
- 45:19political.
- 45:22Political
- 45:22position
- 45:23in
- 45:23a
- 45:23sense
- 45:23of
- 45:24what's
- 45:24being
- 45:25people
- 45:25are
- 45:25perceiving
- 45:26and
- 45:26reading
- 45:26in
- 45:27the
- 45:27world.
- 45:27So
- 45:27I
- 45:27love
- 45:27his
- 45:27counterbalance
- 45:28to
- 45:28the
- 45:29Internet
- 45:30monkeys
- 45:30and
- 45:31trolls
- 45:31with.
- 45:32With
- 45:33his
- 45:33band
- 45:33of
- 45:33heroes
- 45:34from
- 45:35the
- 45:35Daily.
- 45:37Well,
- 45:38friends,
- 45:38thank
- 45:39you
- 45:39for
- 45:39being
- 45:39a
- 45:39part
- 45:40of
- 45:40us.
- 45:40We
- 45:40couldn't
- 45:40thank
- 45:40you
- 45:41more
- 45:41for
- 45:41listening
- 45:42to
- 45:42the
- 45:42show
- 45:42Painted
- 45:42we
- 45:43know
- 45:43there's
- 45:43a
- 45:43lot
- 45:43of
- 45:43content,
- 45:43a
- 45:44lot
- 45:44of
- 45:44choices
- 45:44out
- 45:44there,
- 45:45but
- 45:45yet
- 45:45you
- 45:45chose
- 45:45to
- 45:45listen
- 45:46to
- 45:46this
- 45:46the
- 45:46very
- 45:46end.
- 45:47Thank
- 45:47you,
- 45:47thank
- 45:47you,
- 45:47thank
- 45:47you.
- 45:48Smash
- 45:49that,
- 45:49like,
- 45:49button.
- 45:50I'll
- 45:51run
- 45:51through
- 45:51Franklin
- 45:51street
- 45:52with.
- 45:52With
- 45:52a
- 45:53cape
- 45:53on
- 45:53if,
- 45:54if
- 45:54you
- 45:54really
- 45:54want
- 45:54Under
- 45:55Roots.
- 45:55Remember
- 45:55amberoos
- 45:56from
- 45:56the
- 45:5780s?
- 45:57I'll
- 45:58find
- 45:58some
- 45:58and
- 45:58I'll
- 45:59put
- 45:59those
- 45:59on
- 46:00and,
- 46:00and
- 46:01run,
- 46:02run
- 46:02around.
- 46:03So,
- 46:05so
- 46:05thank
- 46:05you
- 46:05for,
- 46:06for
- 46:06your.
- 46:06We
- 46:06will
- 46:07have
- 46:07a
- 46:07bonus
- 46:07question
- 46:08and
- 46:08so
- 46:08I
- 46:08will
- 46:09share
- 46:10that.
- 46:11Our
- 46:11bonus
- 46:12question.
- 46:12If
- 46:13you're
- 46:13a
- 46:13patron
- 46:13supporter,
- 46:14you
- 46:14get
- 46:14extra
- 46:15content
- 46:15in
- 46:15your
- 46:16feeds.
- 46:16And
- 46:17so
- 46:17what
- 46:17we're
- 46:17going
- 46:17to
- 46:17answer,
- 46:18what
- 46:18other
- 46:19C
- 46:19or
- 46:20D
- 46:20list
- 46:20character
- 46:20in
- 46:20the
- 46:20DC
- 46:21Universe
- 46:22comics
- 46:23would
- 46:23we
- 46:23want
- 46:23to
- 46:24bring
- 46:24bring
- 46:24over
- 46:24into
- 46:25the
- 46:25Justice
- 46:25Gang?
- 46:25Not
- 46:26Justice
- 46:26League,
- 46:27remember,
- 46:27Justice
- 46:28Gang.
- 46:28They
- 46:28might
- 46:29be.
- 46:29They
- 46:29might
- 46:29be
- 46:29the
- 46:29Super
- 46:30Friends
- 46:30at
- 46:30some
- 46:30point.
- 46:30We
- 46:31don't
- 46:31know
- 46:31what
- 46:31James
- 46:31Gunn's
- 46:31gonna
- 46:32do
- 46:32or
- 46:32rename
- 46:32and
- 46:32relabel
- 46:33these,
- 46:33these,
- 46:33these
- 46:34folks,
- 46:34these
- 46:34band
- 46:34of
- 46:35heroes.
- 46:35But
- 46:35the
- 46:35Justice
- 46:36Gang,
- 46:36what
- 46:37would
- 46:37we
- 46:37choose?
- 46:37And
- 46:37you
- 46:38get
- 46:38to
- 46:38hear
- 46:39what
- 46:39Laura
- 46:39and
- 46:39Justin
- 46:39and
- 46:40I
- 46:40choose
- 46:40to
- 46:41put
- 46:41in
- 46:41the
- 46:41Justice
- 46:42Gang.
- 46:42And
- 46:42I
- 46:43think
- 46:43I
- 46:43have
- 46:43a
- 46:43good
- 46:43one.
- 46:43I
- 46:44think
- 46:44I
- 46:44have
- 46:44a
- 46:44good
- 46:44one.
- 46:44So
- 46:44I
- 46:44can't
- 46:45wait
- 46:45to
- 46:45hear
- 46:45theirs.
- 46:46Thank
- 46:46you
- 46:46all.
- 46:46Thank
- 46:47you
- 46:47for
- 46:47your
- 46:47support.
- 46:48Remember,
- 46:49share
- 46:49the
- 46:50faith,
- 46:50Share
- 46:51the
- 46:51ghee.