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Superman V Objectivism

22nd August 201725th August 2017 caryComment

This article was previously published on Bright Lights Film Journal. Since original publication the excellent Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins) was released, embodying the opposite of Rand’s ideas. It has now made more money than Batman v Superman despite costing[…]

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4th March 20174th March 2017 caryComment

Superman v Objectivism: Forget Lex Luthor and Brainiac; Could Ayn Rand Be Superman’s Biggest Enemy?

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“The father becomes the son, and the son becomes the father”: Superheroes and their Fathers

24th February 201725th August 2017 caryComment

It has occurred to me that within the confines of the Superhero sub-genre that so dominates modern Hollywood output that there is a single relationship that underpins the Superheroes’ actions and their relationships to order[…]

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