![]() ![]() Their own ambiguous and disgusting practices go unremarked upon.Īnyway, in contrast to this horde of bearded Greeks, we have the Persians. No togos for these guys – but would you wear one if you had abs like that? They’re the heroes, the good guys, the paragons of virtue. They all look like they wandered out of an underwear catalogue, and seem to portray all the familiar virtues of love and companionship which we’ve come to expect from hordes of Greek barbarians. These guys are portrayed as physically perfect and sophisticated specimens of masculinity. By the way, that “really” happened – as much as we can be sure that anything around that time actually happened. It looks impressive, occurring as it does in stylised slow motion, but it’s undermined when you realise that Leonidas has kicked a dead body into his own village’s fresh water supply. Most notably when the King of Sparta, played by Gerard Butler, breaks the unwritten rule of international etiquette (which is hand, since it’s likely most of the Spartans couldn’t read) and kicks an international ambassador to the bottom of the town’s well. It’s still not enough to make The Dark Knight Strikes Again a good comic, but it’s something. ![]() A lot of his works improve significantly with a little analysis. Nor do I believe he is an uneducated moron (as far too many on-line critics are keen to label works they don’t agree with or don’t completely engage with). I’m sure he intended All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder to be a parody, but I’m not entirely sure he planned for it to turn into what it ended up being. I don’t think Miller is the be-all-and-end-all of comic book writers (nor, contrary to popular belief, that he ever was), and I do think he goes too far sometimes. It’s a facet best left to other discussions, as jumping into it here would make a long article even longer. However, we aren’t here to discuss that, as much as the “he’s possibly got issues with women therefore he’s a homophobic racist” logic seems to have a lot of sway in on-line debates. His fixation on women as prostitutes is something I have a bit of difficulty with – especially his insistence on portraying Selina Kyle as a hooker, when there was nothing to support the idea beforehand. After all, that meme (though more than a little over-simplified) wouldn’t have caught on without a reason. ![]() I am, to be entirely honest, not completely comfortable with his portrayal of women. I should also outline my position on writer and artist Frank Miller. I don’t go into films looking for racial subtext, but I can’t help noticing some from time to time. Hell, I think that James Cameron’s Avatar is one of the most racist big-screen productions I’ve seen in quite some time (as was The Blind Side). I have issues with the casting of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I’ve found this whole discussion about casting Idris Elba in Thor to be downright ridiculous. My first pick for Captain America: The First Avenger was Will Smith, because he’s just got all the quintessential American properties. I like to think I’m relatively colour-blind. I'd want to make this argument on sure footing.īefore we really jump into the meat of the article, I should probably just clarify a few things, just so people don’t get the wrong impression. ![]()
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