DC Studios’ new Superman movie is a runaway hit after its big first weekend with $122 million collection, becoming this year’s third-biggest box-office debut in the US. But that’s not the only reason the movie is making waves on social media as netizens are drawing parallels between the latest superhero film and Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
The film, released early this month, depicts a fictional US-backed nation invades a weaker neighboring country with sophisticated weapons, brutally killing children, women, and medics.
Moreover, the film portrays the language used by the rulers of the powerful state as hateful and dangerous.
Viewers believe—and some assert—that the powerful state depicted in the film is a representation of Israel, while the weaker state symbolizes Palestine.
Audiences have claimed that the storyline, visuals, and dialogues of the film bear a resemblance to the ongoing situation between Israel and Palestine.
According to viewers and commentators, the powerful state shown in the Superman film mirrors Israel, while the weaker state reflects Palestine. However, the film’s creators have rejected such interpretations.
Like earlier installments, the new Superman film is set in fictional nations. Still, according to many viewers, the fictional settings and scenes in the latest release have been presented in a manner that evokes imagery of Israel as the dominant state and Palestine as the oppressed one.
Here’s how the social media users reacted:
