Ever since “Superman” opened in theaters (it earned $220 million globally in its debut), online political commentators have been either connecting the movie’s Bovaria-Jarhanpur conflict to the real-life Israel-Palestine conflict or refuting that’s the film’s intention. As reported by Variety: “Pro-Palestinian activists and influencers are hailing the film on social media for what they see as an overt rebuke of Israel in the wake of its deadly military campaign in Gaza… However, the timeline might not align with Israel as a stand-in for Bovaria. The White House even got in on the debate by photoshopping Trump onto Superman’s body in a mock poster for the movie that touted the “American Way,” a reference to the superhero’s original tagline.
Author: Zack Sharf
Published at: 2025-07-16 22:23:49
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