I still haven't purchased all my texts so for today's blog I will be discussing Eric Berlatsky’s Between Supermen and the 1940’s Superman animated show.
Eric’s article brings up some very interesting points and concepts. One of those concepts was the love triangle between Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane and how it affects the writer and the character. Eric gives us examples of Lois completely denying Clark Kent for a simple movie date. To Lois, Clark Kent is simply a weakling as she puts it and prefers a tough masculine male to be her savior. Eric clearly points out that Lois, even though she is tough and pursues her career non-stop, is still clear she is still a helpless female who can’t fend for herself.
What surprised me was the way Clark Kent reacted when he found out Lois was in love with Superman and not him. In a way he acted childish and like someone who knows a secret but doesn’t want to reveal anything.
The main concept that got my attention was how Eric points out Superman to be a sexual model. I personally have never read any early comics of Superman in my leisure time but after digging around and reading a few, I can see why Eric would make this claim. Whether the writer and artists meant to make Superman into a sexual figure with gay and straight communities is still open to discussion. This reminds me about the Pixar/Disney conspiracy and their use of subliminal messages. There’s clearly evidence of it on youtube but to whether the creators will confess to it is still anyone’s guess.
Finally, the animated cartoon in the 40’s. I grew up in the 90’s like most of my classmates (I think) so I remember watching the Superman animated show. I don’t know if it was a reboot or the original one from the 40’s but it looked very same to me. From the very beginning I recognized the theme of the cartoon. As a film major I saw some flaws with it such as the writing and the direction but this show was aimed at kids in the 40’s so it makes sense why it’s so childish.
Personally, I’m glad that this cartoon is still around even in today’s world. I think if kids watched it today, they wouldn’t get as excited when I was their age. The animation on this show, in my personal opinion, is much better than the animation going on in today’s cartoon shows.
In all, Eric gives great examples of Superman being a sexual symbol and how we can interpret the different meanings of his stories.
Eric’s article brings up some very interesting points and concepts. One of those concepts was the love triangle between Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane and how it affects the writer and the character. Eric gives us examples of Lois completely denying Clark Kent for a simple movie date. To Lois, Clark Kent is simply a weakling as she puts it and prefers a tough masculine male to be her savior. Eric clearly points out that Lois, even though she is tough and pursues her career non-stop, is still clear she is still a helpless female who can’t fend for herself.
What surprised me was the way Clark Kent reacted when he found out Lois was in love with Superman and not him. In a way he acted childish and like someone who knows a secret but doesn’t want to reveal anything.
The main concept that got my attention was how Eric points out Superman to be a sexual model. I personally have never read any early comics of Superman in my leisure time but after digging around and reading a few, I can see why Eric would make this claim. Whether the writer and artists meant to make Superman into a sexual figure with gay and straight communities is still open to discussion. This reminds me about the Pixar/Disney conspiracy and their use of subliminal messages. There’s clearly evidence of it on youtube but to whether the creators will confess to it is still anyone’s guess.
Finally, the animated cartoon in the 40’s. I grew up in the 90’s like most of my classmates (I think) so I remember watching the Superman animated show. I don’t know if it was a reboot or the original one from the 40’s but it looked very same to me. From the very beginning I recognized the theme of the cartoon. As a film major I saw some flaws with it such as the writing and the direction but this show was aimed at kids in the 40’s so it makes sense why it’s so childish.
Personally, I’m glad that this cartoon is still around even in today’s world. I think if kids watched it today, they wouldn’t get as excited when I was their age. The animation on this show, in my personal opinion, is much better than the animation going on in today’s cartoon shows.
In all, Eric gives great examples of Superman being a sexual symbol and how we can interpret the different meanings of his stories.