About this episode

This episode explores a new take on Superman, focusing on character humanization, worldbuilding in the DC Universe, and the political implications of the film.

We look at this new take on Superman, how it humanizes him, the worldbuilding of this new DC Universe, and what the overt politics of the movie could mean for the industry moving forward. Upcoming Episodes: Titanic, The Departed, Sinners, Stargate Check out our Patreon with bonus episodes and watchalongs: https://www.patreon.com/c/intanalysis Join our discord for free: https://discord.gg/yNE2YWdF Follow the show on Instagram @intanalysispod and on Bluesky @intanalysispod.bsky.social Follow Jelani on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram @jelanitkelly Follow Evan on Bluesky @ev-wess.bsky.social on Instagram and Letterboxd @ev_wessFollow Angel on Bluesky @angelsarch15.bsky.social on Instagram @angelsarch15 @angelmichelli.film @serenitycinema1 and on Letterboxd @serenitycinema Our logo is by Kelsey Hendry

People in this episode

Host: Evan Wessman

Topics covered

• Superman
• DC Universe
• worldbuilding
• politics in film
• humanization of characters

Keywords

• Superman
• DC Universe
• worldbuilding
• politics
• film analysis
• Evan Wessman
• Jelani Kelly
• Angel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC Universe, Patreon, Discord

Books & works: Superman

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