DiamondBeagle - The Monday Morning Memo

“‘Superman did not become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he’s Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red S, that’s the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears – the glasses, the business suit – that’s the costume. That’s the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He’s weak. He’s unsure of himself. He’s a coward. Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race.’

So says Bill, the eponymous villain of Quentin Tarantino’s revenge epic Kill Bill, at the film’s climax.”

- Escape into Meaning, Evan Puschak (The Nerdwriter,) p.163

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