I'm alittle late on this controversy because of moving.
But in the latest film incarnation, scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris sought to downplay Superman's long-standing patriot act. With one brief line uttered by actor Frank Langella, the caped superhero's mission transformed from "truth, justice and the American way" to "truth, justice and all that stuff."
"The world has changed. The world is a different place," Pennsylvania native Harris says. "The truth is he's an alien. He was sent from another planet. He has landed on the planet Earth, and he is here for everybody. He's an international superhero."
In fact, Dougherty and Harris never even considered including "the American way" in their screenplay. After the wunderkind writing duo ("X2: X-Men United") conceived "Superman's" story with director Bryan Singer during a Hawaiian vacation, they penned their first draft together and intentionally omitted what they considered to be a loaded and antiquated expression. That decision stood throughout the 140-day shoot in Australia, where the pair remained on-set to provide revisions and tweaks.
"We were always hesitant to include the term 'American way' because the meaning of that today is somewhat uncertain," Ohio native Dougherty explains. "The ideal hasn't changed. I think when people say 'American way,' they're actually talking about what the 'American way' meant back in the '40s and '50s, which was something more noble and idealistic."
Hypocrites! This is simple. Don't like the "American Way" then you must not like dollar bills that say "United State of America." Suggestion, refuse to line your coffers with those foul bills that tout America.
They say that the American Way isn't what it was in the '40s and '50s. Who says? Some liberal whiner who lives in his multimillion dollar mansion and proclaims that this isn't small town America anymore? Get out of Hollywood and visit fly over country once in awhile. Stop hanging out with cyncial spoiled-rotten brats and spend some time with real people with real lives.
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