Hyderabad, July 18 -- When I first read a few reports of James Gunn's Superman (2025) featuring David Corenswet being about Palestine, I thought maybe people were reading too much into it. But then one analysis after another kept reiterating the same thing, so I finally decided to give in and watch the movie. So here goes:

As a comic book reader who follows the DC universe, I was familiar with the plot and Gunn's decision to skip Superman's origin story was actually refreshing. We know he's from Krypton, that his parents sent him to earth where he could survive and thrive. It actually took the sheen off the whole dark and sad backstory for a change and just focussed on the character as a person.

This iteration of Superman was also prett...