Spotted at BBC News:
An all-powerful father sends his son to Earth to save mankind by showing them the “light”. The son is able to perform miracles. He “dies” and is born again.
Sound familiar? It might do, it’s the plot of the new movie Superman Returns. And in the blogs and internet forums there has been a maelstrom of debate on the parallels between Superman and Jesus Christ.
Hmm… I’d never really noticed it, but there certainly are parallels. That said, though…
“One of the appealing things is that while they may remind us of certain religious figures or ideas the fact that they are not of any one religion is what has allowed them to be embraced around the world.
“And if you like Superman rather than Batman it is unlikely you will get into an argument with someone and end up dead.”