A video circulating on social media purporting to be from the forthcoming animated film Injustice shows DC superheroes Superman and Wonder Woman demolishing all military equipment in Kashmir, which has enraged some Twitter users.
A narrator’s voice appears to refer to Kashmir as “disputed” in the video. The superheroes’ action of eliminating “every piece of military equipment” has resulted in the territory being declared an “arms-free zone,” according to the same voice. The two superheroes are seen tearing apart planes and hurling flying items out of the path in the accompanying 2D animated images. On hilly terrain, parachutes, probably carrying pilots, are seen descending.
Prior to the Kashmir scenes, the video shows Superman fighting a fictional country known as “m’gota,” which has “waged war against its own people.” Following that, Superman appears between what appear to be Israeli and Palestinian flags, pleading with two delegates to “agree to the terms, or they will be agreed to for you.”
Injustice is based on the video game Injustice: God Among Us, as well as Tom Taylor’s graphic novel Injustice: God Among Us: Year One.
Superman wants vengeance for the villain Joker’s heinous acts, which include the murder of Superman’s companion Lois Lane and their unborn child. Superman’s fury is attempted to be contained by the Justice League, which includes Batman and Wonder Woman among other superheroes.
The film will not be distributed in theatres and will instead be released on October 19 in 4K, Blu-ray, and digital formats. A panel at a global virtual DC fan gathering had already explored it.
As a result, it’s unknown how the trailer got online — some sources claim that a sneak-peek of the film was leaked online over a week before its premiere.
One Twitter user, claiming to be a ‘DC geek’ and an Air Force enthusiast in his bio description, @_devildog_mm_, claims to have identified the 2D aircraft that the superheroes are depicted destroying.
AIM-9L “Sidewinder” InfraRed (IR) Close Combat Missiles (CCMs) armed Indian Air Force F/A-18D “Hornets” being destroyed by famed Justice League icon Superman over Kashmir, the user adds.
On Reddit, where the video was also shared, debates raged about whether the jets visibly belong to the Pakistani or Indian military.
A group of social media critics has been fired up by the mention of Kashmir as “disputed” and the fictional superheroes’ plan to demolish military equipment.
The concept that the film’s American creators should look inwards has sparked debate among commentators.
One tweet reads, “Shows that even when Americans don’t comprehend the whole scenario, they feel compelled to interfere in other people’s affairs.”
“America is always poking its nose into the affairs of other countries,” another observes.
Another commentator says, “Waiting for the scene where Superman hands over America to the Red Indians, and Australia to the Native Australians,” another commentator says.
“So now comic book writers write about international politics that they don’t understand?” No, I believe this is a well-intentioned attempt to quietly demonstrate supremacy to young consumers who are unaware. Another says, “It’s a no-brainer, who’s behind such actions.”
Others have advocated for the film’s outright ban in India.
Since his debut in 1938, Superman—conceived by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster—has been a constant source of literary and political commentary.
Since then, the hero has sought to keep up with the times, with the most recent news being that the new Superman would come out as bisexual in a forthcoming issue of the comic.
In the face of the Avengers from Marvel Comics, a squad that includes characters such as Iron Man and Captain America, both Superman and Batman have held their own. However, meddling in politics is new for the Man of Steel, and his ‘engagement’ in Kashmir has clearly enraged some.
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