James Gunn says that “Superman” concerns the “basic human kindness” and the pro-immigrant history of America “

James Gunn’s “Superman” will be a little different, said the director at the Times of London in an interview published on Saturday; This version of the history of the superhuman hero will probably resonate with the American public, given the political troubles surrounding immigration in the country.

“I mean, Superman is the story of America,” he said. “An immigrant who came from other places and populated the country, but for me, it is above all a story that says that basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.”

Gunn added that the film also contains a 10 -minute scene which presents Clark Kent and Lois Lane discussing geopolitics and if it is normal to kill others in the name of justice – or not at all. “Yes, this is politics,” said Gunn.

“But at another level, it is morality. Never kill whatever – what is Superman believes – or do you really have a certain balance, as laws really believe it? It is really their relationship and how different opinions on basic moral beliefs can tear two people.”

Superman’s story has always been on immigrants, also noted the director. Original writers of comics came from immigrant families: Joseph Schuster was born in a Jewish family in Canada and Jerry Siegel to Jewish Lithuanian immigrants. In 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published a book entitled “Superman was also a refugee” in Italy.

Although Gunn admitted that the film would play “differently” depending on the city and / or the state audiences, it also said: “But it is a human kindness and obviously there will be tremors that are simply not nice and will also take it offensive simply because it is kindness. But screw them. “

Read the interview with James Gunn in Times.