Which Era Do You Want The Movie Set In?

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With rumors circling that the new Abrams/Coates Superman movie could potentially be a period piece(I’m hoping set in the 30’s, which is the time period Superman was creatively born) I’m wondering what’s your overall preference for the era Superman
 
Since he's black, I'd put it in the 2000s to limit the emphasis on his race and more specifically emphasis on racists reacting to him. In other words, modern era but before everything going on with Black Lives Matter, etc. Doesn't mean that's what's going to happen, though.
 
It depends on the specific story really.

However, if you're twisting my arm , I'd either go to the 30s or the 60s.

The 30s would be much more stark since this would be the pre- MLK, Snick, Nation of Islam etc, civil rights period .

There would truly be a fierce response to a Black Superman to the world of 1938 . That was the time of the depression, the resurgence of the Klan, segregation , the rise of Fascism worldwide, Jessie Owens at the Berlin Olympics, etc.

That
world dealing dealing with a Black Superhero who's the most powerful being on the planet would present a compelling, yet very dark portrait.

In the 60s, you have several different civil rights and social changes going on .

So while there's MLK, Medgar Evers, Snick, The NAACP, Brown v Board, Boycotts etc, there's also the growth of women's rights, anti war protests , social and cultural revolutions, and the divide between The Greatest Generation and their Baby Boomer children.

There's alot more to chew on and contend with in terms of other factors which complicate the picture in the 1960s than the 1930s imo.

That's why I think it's easier to tell a more focused and contained story in the 30s than in the 1960s. The 30s certainly had its complications for sure, but the 1960s was like 20 years worth of changes and events that occurred in one decade.

Either way, if it were up to me, I'd probably stick to the early to Mid 20th century.
 
what of a Superman set in the future, "a Man of Tomorrow" type story (he does essentially live nearly forever) like what happens after he out lives everyone he knows/loves.. at what point does he have to form a new identity, cause Clark Kent (or any other name he goes by) is noticeably/significantly younger then he's suppose to be
 
If race is going to be the central issue then it makes most sense to set this during the 60s, IMO.
 
If race is going to be the central issue then it makes most sense to set this during the 60s, IMO.
If race is to be a central issue it makes sense for it to be set in any time period. Not just the 60's. Frankly just like Falcon and Winter Solider the present makes the most sense for this movie.
 
The story could be set in any time period given that race has always been an issue in The U.S whether its the 1860s or the 1960s, or the 2010s.

I get the feeling though, given the recent reports, its gonna be a 20th century story as opposed to a 21st century story.
 
I would have it being in the 60s. His first love is Lana but he eventually out lives her and hia family and move through different eras in time till the "present" where he meets Lois.
 

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