57 – Justice League Heroes Trailer

Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

Recorded October 8th. “Ride ain’t over yet.” Reaction to the Justice League Heroes Trailer.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Justice League Heroes Trailer (4:23 – 22min)
  • First, a world without Superman
  • Second, rising threat
  • Third, heroes apart
  • Fourth, failing alone
  • Fifth, becoming heroes
  • Sixth, together
  • Seventh, celebration

• II. Footnotes Pt. 1 (26:45 – 25min)
  • Change My View
  • Superman and the League
    • Cornerstone – Founder
    • Capstone – Final
  • Opposite Idioms
    • Love of Wisdom
    • Philosophers Fight
  • “God is Dead” applied to Superman
  • Quartet of the Vulnerable
  • Zechariah 7:9-10 (Superman)
    • Widow
    • Fatherless
    • Foreigner
    • Poor
  • Micah 6:8 (Wonder Woman)
    • Do Justice
    • Love Mercy
    • Walk Humbly
  • Mercy Is Not Condoning Evil
  • Nothing was ever simple

• III. Footnotes Pt. 2 (52:02 – 18min)
  • Sexism in Superman ’78
    • Running into Lois
  • Stopping Sexual Harassment in Man of Steel
  • Reality is Complex
  • Expectations
    • Engagement Ring is a milestone not culmination of a relationship
    • Justice League is a milestone not end all, be all superhero experience
    • All in for a multiverse of infinite stories
  • Hero’s Journey is a Cycle, Bringing Superman Full Circle
  • Be the Hero of Your Own Life’s Journey
  • We Can Be Heroes

To learn more:
Justice League – Official Heroes Trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures
Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? | Michael Sandel
Justice Course | Harvard Justice
Justice: Rights and Wrongs | Nicholas Wolterstorff
Out of the Darkness Walks | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

End notes recorded October 13th and 21st
Winning Arguments | Chenhao Tan
Superman: The Movie (1978) | Richard Donner
Heroes (cover, 2003) | Bon Jovi

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