Superman, in the Clark Kent trailer he deals with the most difficult questions

The phrase that has long been associated with Superman It is “truth, justice and American Way», But if the planet really finds himself in front of a bullet -proof warrior, capable of flying like a missile and incinerating things with thermal view, would his country of origin really welcome him with open arms, or would he react with fear?

The New trailer James Gunn of James Gunn for the relaunch of the DC universe suggests that it could clash with the Logan Act, the ancient law that criminalize US citizens who interfere in international affairs. It is time to call a lawyer, a man of steel.

“Today the defense secretary said that he intends to investigate your actions,” says Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), during his interview with the alien hero played by David Corenswetwhich is still in his secret identity as Clark Kent, a journalist colleague al Daily Planet. (They are probably also violating some ethical code of journalism, if we want to be precise).

“I did not represent anyone except myself … and I tried to do good,” says Superman, visibly frustrated by Lois’s questions. That indestructible skin seems rather sensitive, but like many people with extraordinary powers, it is clear that he does not like to be questioned or limited.

Gunn, the director behind the films of Guardians of the galaxy For Marvel Studios, he is clearly trying to explore new territories with the comic icon that is now 87 years old. How would the contemporary world really react in front of such a figure? And what obstacles should a character who literally do anything? It is worth remembering that Gunn was also the manufacturer of the horror movie Brightburn of 2019, based precisely on this disturbing premise: what would happen if the super alien boy landed in a Kansas wheat field had no ethical or moral sense?

The Corenswet Superman is certainly not a psychopath who kills on a whim, but is struggling with much more complex moral themes. If you have the power to stop wars and perform extraordinary companies, why shouldn’t it do it? But if it imposes one’s will with the force only, what would differ from a dictator, a man strong in power, or by Lex Luthor, the global billionaire manipulator played by Nicholas Hault? It is a fascinating philosophical question, and could define the tone of the many stories of the DC universe that James Gunn hopes to tell in the years to come. At the base, everything is reduced to the question that every aspiring hero must ask himself: What is good?

A response – after balanced and reasonable of the one he gives to Lois, comes from Pa Kent (Pruitt Taylor wins): «Your choices. Your actions. This is what determines who you are, “he says to the adopted son.

What Gunn seems to want to propose is that, to get to the right answers, Superman must first ask himself, or let himself be asked, the right questions.