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Batman vs Superman has come to theaters and was back on DVD in the middle of the year. What did I make of Batman vs Superman as an idea, before seeing the movie?<\/p>\n

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I saw a man wearing a tee-shirt with \u2018Batman\u2019 scrawled over it. It seemed to me that he identified with Batman rather than Superman.<\/p>\n

Remember being asked: do you like Batman or Superman? Well, the man with the tee-shirt was in the Batman camp.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, we like both. So, we put them in an order from 1 to 2. And Spider-Man makes it three.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Iron Man, Wolverine, etc, etc.<\/p>\n

Batman vs. Superman is the classic one, though.<\/p>\n

This year, it was Batman vs. Superman at the movies, but without reviewing that movie, or commenting on it, let me venture to say that Batman and Superman aren\u2019t in competition. They still have separate identities, but they are similar.<\/p>\n

Batman is supposed to be different to Superman, but Batman holds “baddies” to account like Superman does.<\/p>\n

The symbol of the Batman is good like the symbol of Superman is good.<\/p>\n

And does Batman and Superman need people?<\/p>\n

Batman needs help from Commissioner Gordon, the Gotham police, and his butler, and of course, Robin. He needs co-workers.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s the scene in the original Superman (1978) where the man of steel delivers two criminals to the penitentiary, one of them is Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).<\/p>\n

The warden tells Superman, \u201cThis country is safe again, Superman. Thanks to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Superman says, \u201cNo, sir. Don\u2019t thank me warden, we\u2019re all part of the same team.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is still probably Superman the Savior-figure, Superman, the guide, and Superman, the light. It is also Superman saying\u00a0let\u2019s do the good stuff together.\u00a0Perhaps the point is that while Superman does his thing, the people do theirs, working together.<\/p>\n

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