Superior Safety

Whenever a super hero movie comes out people run to the movies. Since the tragedy of 9/11 happened our society, I believe, clings to these super hero movies because they represent a higher power of safety. Since our government and safety workers couldn't successfully control the situation we feel a certain degree of fear. Not saying they did a bad job, I commemorate them for the fantastic job they did, but we do need more protection. And in movies like Superman Returns released in 2006 everyone got to see a safe city, a city protected not only by the government officials but of a powerful being or higher power if you will. Superman gave his life to protecting the lives of his fellow citizens. Granted that there are no real life super heros that have heat vision or who can fly. But to whiteness a movie that relates to everyone in the audience, without being blunt is satisfying and worth wild. I believe that since our country was in such a state of fear and confusion having a movie that lightened the situation made it all the more appealing. Thats why I think so many people were drawn to it and enjoyed the movie. The best part was it never forced the idea of it being a representation of our society it just implied the same circumstances and then left it to our interpretation.