Zack Snyder's Superman
The Superman series has had many different directors. All Superman films have some christian themes but Zack Snyder's Superman definetly has the most representation of Christianity. The first time that you watch Snyder's "Man of Steel" movie you most likely won't pick up on all the Christian themes, but once you start looking for them you'll be mind blown. There are even reports that Warner Bros had purposely worked with marketing firms in hopes of targeting Christian audiences and encouraging clergymen to make use of the film's messages in their services.Zack Snyder even said this in an interview with CNN when asked about the parallels:
"When we started to examine the Superman mythology, in the most classic sense, I really wanted to press upon the film the ‘why’ of him, which has been 75 years in the making,” Snyder told CNN. “The Christ-like parallels, I didn’t make that stuff up. We weren’t like, ‘Hey, let’s add this!’ That stuff is there, in the mythology. That is the tried-and-true Superman metaphor. So rather than be snarky and say that doesn’t exist, we thought it would be fun to allow that mythology to be woven through.”
Below is a list of some Christian messages that are noticable in Zack Snyder's Superman movies!
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Christian Messages
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Clark Kent goes to a church to get advice from a priest
One of the most obvious instances of Christian imagery in "Man of Steel" is when Clark Kent visits a Catholic church that has Jesus on the windows to receive advice from a priest. They sit down and talk and as Clark is walking out the door the priest jumps up and says "Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith, the trust part comes after". This ended up being great advice for Superman.
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Superman's biological father says"he'll be a God to them".
In this scene, Superman's father "Jor-El" says "he'll be a God to them" before sending his son to earth. Similar to how Jesus is viewed by christians as being God.
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Classmates Mother says that Clark did an "act of God"
In the beginning of this video, Clark's classmate's Mother goes with her son to speak with Jonathan and Martha after Clark saved a full school bus from sinking. As Clark's parents try and make the situation out to be nothing the mother of Clark's classmate bursts out and says "was an act of God Jonathon"
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Superman stretches himself out like a crucifix
Here we see Superman with his arms stretched out as if he is on a crucifix. He does this after jumping out of General Zod's ship, the (evil) guy he is fighting.
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Superman is 33 years old in "Man of Steel"
In "Man of Steel" Superman says that he is 33 years old. Coincidentally enough that is the age that most historians say Jesus was when he died on the cross.
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Superman sacrifices his life to save the people on earth.
In this scene from "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Superman sacrifices his life to save mankind. Just like Jesus Christ.
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Superman Resurrected
In the "Justice League" movie Superman is resurrected after giving up his life to save others. Christians believe that after Jesus died he was resurrected.