New Superman Continues History of Casting Religious Shadows

THE DESERT NEWS
By Katie Harmer

HOLLYWOOD---Over the 75 years since his premiere in Action Comics, Superman has cast religious shadows — whether it's been as a superhuman Moses sent in a spaceship basket to save his people, or an all-powerful Christ figure who watches over and saves humankind. The new film "Man of Steel" is no different. Featuring both a miraculous birth and a sacrifice for mankind, the new origin film is filled with religious allusions to Christ. In a recent interview with the U.K.'s Metro, director Zach Snyder explained, "I think the relationship between Jesus and Superman is not a thing we invented in this film, it is a thing that has been talked about since the creation of Superman." [link]