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  (This is the poster for Man of Steel .)       Man of Steel . I wonder if any Russians 🇷🇺, Georgians 🇬🇪, or Eastern Europeans over the age of 50 (maybe even 60) saw that title and immediately thought (before seeing that iconic S logo or any of the posters or trailers) that it was a biopic about Joseph Stalin since his nickname was the “Man of Steel.” I also wonder if that confusion over the nickname was one of the main inspirations for the comic book limited series, Superman: Red Son , where Superman (or Kal-El/Clark) lands in Soviet Russia ☭ instead of Kansas, and not just becomes a proud Soviet ☭ and government lackey and propaganda symbol for the Soviet government ☭, but also becomes a close friend or protégé of Stalin himself. He even kills Stalin at one point during the story. Also, Batman’s Russian too for some reason? I don’t know what’s that about. So, even back in 2003 when Superman: Red Son came out, people were already making the connection between S...

Note: This was originally written on Tuesday May 9, 2023, and it was posted on DeviantART on Monday May 22, 2023. This was one of the only two MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) movies that I saw this year. The other one was Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania 🐜 , which I didn't really write a review for. I wrote a journal about people's reaction to Quantumania and how overwhelmingly negative it was, but that was about it. Most of what I had to say about that movie is in my 2023 New Year's Eve 2023 Recap, which I will either post on Saturday January 30, 2023 or Sunday January 31, 2023. It depends on how much time I have, and either or not I'm doing anything on either of those days. But, needless to say, while I did enjoy Quantumania when I first watched it in the theater back in February, my opinion on the film soured upon looking on it, and rewatching clips from it.  Speaking of which, 2023 was a pretty bad year for Marvel, and for Disney as a whole. Guardians of the G...