In the lead up to the final scene of Superman Returns, Lois Lane sits in front of her computer, at a loss for words staring at her Pulitzer Prize winning editorial, titled “Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman”. — a article she writes after feeling betrayed by Superman. After meeting Superman she is able to deal with her emotions and towards the end she writes the opposite one titled: "Why the World Needs Superman”
What if we had to answer this question? Do we need Superman? Yes we do more than ever. We need him for his lack of cynicism, unadulterated committment, his heroism, his decency, his kindness, and his innocence. In a world full of darkness and selfishness, violence and despair, we desperately need the last man capable of being such a true champion.
The Mumbai terror attacks have given birth to an unprecedented feeling of helplessness. It is extremely frustrating to see that our security in the hands of those who care least about us. A issue garners importance only if it can garner votes and not neccesarily for the betterment of the poor and needy.
The world needs a leader not a politician and Superman is the kind of leader that we need. Somebody whose conscience is not corruptable. Somebody willing to put himself in the line before letting harm come your way. Somebody who is not in there with the motive for revenge arising out of past sorrow / angst. A true leader like him wouldnt see caste, religion, race or sex before reaching out. Superman posses all of the honesty, and virtue that seems to have either been lost or forgotten in today's society. He is the first, the best, and the character that we as human beings should all aspire to be more like.
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