Steel Parallel Christ
Does the Man of Steel parallel Christ, the Man of Sorrows?
Superman is possibly one of the most known superheroes in the world. But in the past six years the superhero movie industry has exploded. At least one major blockbuster superhero movie is now released about every six months and countless people flood into the movie theater to see each and every one. Prior to the explosion of popularity I would dare say Superman was the single most known superhero in the world, but now he has to compete with other superheroes like Ironman, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, And Batman. What are the underlying themes and morals expressed within the story of Superman? What message is being given when Superman gives himself over to humanity so that they can decide their own fate, or when he saves humanity from the destruction to come, or even when he kills …show more content…
He was born to Jor-El, his Kryptonian father, and Lara his Kryptonian mother. One journal points out that “El” is the Hebrew word for “God, Lord” which implies the divinity of Jor-El and Kal-El but not Lara. This possibly relates to Jesus’ family with God being his heavenly father and Jesus being the divine son but the mother he was born to, being Mary, was, in fact, not divine. It is also interesting how Jor-El also promises to watch over Kal-El just as God the father watches over Jesus, and Jor-El also appears in Man of Steel late in the movie as a holograph to guide him through the decisions of life just as the Holy Spirit led Jesus through his life, showing the Trinitarian themes hidden within the story (Kozlovic Holy). In Man of Steel Kal-El is sent to earth as a baby and right before he leaves his father even says “He will be like a god to them” (Man of Steel), which parallels Christ being sent from heaven to earth by his father. Superman’s home is not earth, his home is above in Krypton, paralleling Jesus’ being from heaven, a place above the
Superman is possibly one of the most known superheroes in the world. But in the past six years the superhero movie industry has exploded. At least one major blockbuster superhero movie is now released about every six months and countless people flood into the movie theater to see each and every one. Prior to the explosion of popularity I would dare say Superman was the single most known superhero in the world, but now he has to compete with other superheroes like Ironman, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, And Batman. What are the underlying themes and morals expressed within the story of Superman? What message is being given when Superman gives himself over to humanity so that they can decide their own fate, or when he saves humanity from the destruction to come, or even when he kills …show more content…
He was born to Jor-El, his Kryptonian father, and Lara his Kryptonian mother. One journal points out that “El” is the Hebrew word for “God, Lord” which implies the divinity of Jor-El and Kal-El but not Lara. This possibly relates to Jesus’ family with God being his heavenly father and Jesus being the divine son but the mother he was born to, being Mary, was, in fact, not divine. It is also interesting how Jor-El also promises to watch over Kal-El just as God the father watches over Jesus, and Jor-El also appears in Man of Steel late in the movie as a holograph to guide him through the decisions of life just as the Holy Spirit led Jesus through his life, showing the Trinitarian themes hidden within the story (Kozlovic Holy). In Man of Steel Kal-El is sent to earth as a baby and right before he leaves his father even says “He will be like a god to them” (Man of Steel), which parallels Christ being sent from heaven to earth by his father. Superman’s home is not earth, his home is above in Krypton, paralleling Jesus’ being from heaven, a place above the