# Justice League - is Superman too powerful? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 8, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470 "2021-03-08T19:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/21 "2021-03-09T23:52:45Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Mark Strong’s villain… That made me recall a great little bit from Shazam! It’s the lead up to _the big fight scene in the sky™_. Mark Strong is floating 100 yards away and pontificating about his superiority, and Captain Marvel…looks confused. “Are you… talking? Seriously, dude, you’re like a quarter of a mile away.” ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/22 "2021-03-09T23:55:10Z")
Yes. Some of DC movies seem almost embarrassed by the source material. I’m glad with Aquaman and the more recent films they’ve lightened up a bit. I did like Man of Steel though. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/23 "2021-03-10T01:16:20Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > > [@Kimera757](#): > > > > The Flash is similarly ridiculously powerful, despite not having the attributes of superhuman invulnerability. > > The comics have come up with a reason why he isn’t affected by friction. I don’t recall it, but it’s there. Silver Age Flash had an “aura”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/24 "2021-03-10T01:51:50Z")
Don’t forget, if Flash (even early versions thereof) notices a bullet coming at him, he can vibrate until it passes through him. Barry Allen did a lot of vibrating in the 70s. I remember him running on water and through buildings and blurring his features and all sorts of “vibro-tricks”… ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/25 "2021-03-10T02:45:44Z")
When I was growing up Spider-Man and Flash were my favorite super heroes. SM because of the cheesey-but-great cartoon and Flash…I dunno why. I think I had one or two of his comics. I had no interest in Supes. Still don’t. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470/26 "2021-03-10T07:03:25Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Mark Strong’s villain never really seemed to have a clear motivation or reason for being a complete psychopath In other words, he was … a _psychopath_? “no clear reason” is the very definition of mental illness, I’d say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470.md?page=1)