Is the new “Superman” film anti -Israel? What to know?

Superhuman, The new DC blockbuster has made a cinema mass jump. However, the political personalities from the right and left have quickly brought to social media to read the meaning of the film, namely whether it is about war in Gaza.

Newsweek has contacted DC by e -mail to get a comment. This article contains some spoilers in relation to the film's plot.

Why is it important

The current conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas started an attack on Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostages. Israel renovated and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voquate to eradicate Hamas.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that at least 58,573 people were killed in Gaza from July 16 and another 139,607 people were injured. There is a widespread humanitarian crisis in the territory, with almost the entire population being sold, according to the UN

What to know?

Superhumandirected by James Gunn, was released on July 11th and started the restart Superhuman Franchise. The film is the first entry from Gunn to the DC universe, but it is known for his work on the Marvel film. Guardian of the galaxy and started working Superhuman in 2022.

His latest film exceeded the box office and the critical expectations and officially reached 217 million US dollars after his first weekend in the cinemas diversity reported. At the time of the press, it has a tomatometer value of 83 percent and a 93 percent popcorn meter score for rotten tomatoes.

Spectators of the film moved parallels between its content and the war between Israel and Gaza. This was applauded equally and convicted online.

“I saw the new one Superhuman Film last night. Tell me why it's as anti-Israel as the people who did it, “said the Tikok creator @blondebirchtree in a video that has been viewed over 193,000 times.

“Throughout the week, people on Twitter said that it is expressly against Israel against Israel … without a doubt, that is the most Pro-Palestinian that I have ever seen a mainstream film,” @Blondebirchtree continued in the video.

Another video of this creator has the text overlay “You did not lie to the fact that the new Superman film is anti -Israel” and was viewed 3.7 times after reporting.

“It should be quite clearly Israel and Palestine,” said the Tikok creator @colelighton film in a video over 20,000 times on the platform.

The parallel was also drawn by popular left-wing twitch steamer and social media personality, Hasan Piker, who uploaded a video on YouTube entitled “Superman just Israel on the large screen”. Piker refers to Israel and Netanyahu as the main story of the film and says: “If you believe that this film relates tanks from the criticism of Israel, this is not the case.”

A Reddit user who posts the thread R/Jude wrote: “Sad, Superman (2025) to see as an anti-Israel propaganda.” There was on social media to boycott the film.

The plot of the film includes Superman, who stops an invasion of the fictional country of Boravia, an ally of the United States, but according to Gunn, the film is not about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said to ComicBook.com: “When I wrote this, the conflict from the Middle East did not happen. So I tried to do little things to avert it, but it has nothing to do with the Middle East.”

The film has political undertones, and it may be that social media users reproduce these undertones on the conflict.

Gunn said The Sunday times At the beginning of this month, which deals with the story: “An immigrant who came from other places and colonized the country.”

What people say

James Gunn, the director of Superhuman Speak to The Sunday times: “For me it is mainly a story that says that the basic human quality is a value and something we have lost.

Hasan Piker, popular left Twitch steamer and social media personality that speaks in a video shared on YouTube: “It is very clearly Israel Palestine.”

A social media user wrote 4.5 million times in a post in a post: “You didn't joke about how anti-Israel and Pro Palestine were the Superman film, and you weren't chic at all.”

What's next

The film was released less than a week ago, so that the reactions continue to build on social media over time.