Bill’s Superman Speech from Kill Bill

As you know, I’m quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating.

Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology… The mythology is not only great, it’s unique.

Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there’s the superhero and there’s the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he’s Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone.

Superman didn’t become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he’s Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red “S” – that’s the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears – the glasses, the business suit – that’s the costume. That’s the costume Superman wears to blend in with us.

Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He’s weak… He’s unsure of himself… He’s a coward.

Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race.

– Bill’s Superman speech fromKill Bill

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4 Responses to “Bill’s Superman Speech from Kill Bill”

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    1. Tona

      I agree with “me” Bruce Wayne IS Bruce Wayne, was born Bruce, grew up Bruce, but when he took on the mantle of Batman, he became a lot more. He may wear the batman costume to disguise the fact that he is actually Bruce Wayne, but when he became the Batman, he stopped being the billionaire playboy, and started playing the role of the billionaire playboy to keep up appearances.

      Martian manhunter is actually a lot like Superman in this. He IS the martian Manhunter, he has to disguise himself to be among humans, as are most of the X-Men. They ARE mutants, they hide that fact in public.

      However, that is also not the point here.

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