Anyone else find it an interesting coincidence that two of the most prominent recent casting choices for Lex Luthor were Jews? The guy from Smallville show, and the actor from the DCEU. Superman is kind of a Christ allegory. Not from this world, has two fathers, his heavenly one and his earthly mortal one. Raised on earth to save it. All powerful. And his arch nemesis is Lex Luthor. That is all.
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I thought Superman was a Moses allegory, but I can also see a Christ allegory in some aspects
Any "savior" type character trope will be considered a Christ allegory because we live in a Christian nation, no matter how much they try to undermine it. Its inevitable that we will see it that way, and even more inevitable that writers will write him as such because its buried that deep in their subconscious.
Good point. I’m a Christian and I notice I’ll analyze a lot of literature from a Christian lens or movies.