New "Superman" director James Gunn discussed how the film addresses politics, morality, and immigration while highlighting the character's belief in human kindness.

New "Superman" director James Gunn discussed how the film addresses politics, morality, and immigration while highlighting the character's belief in human kindness.

"Superman" director James Gunn spoke with "CBS Mornings" about the movie's debut, character relationships and how it relates to everyday life.

Superman has had a connection to immigrants from the beginning. The superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were both the children of Jewish immigrants to the United States, from Lithuania and Ukraine, respectively, according to an article published by the Library of Congress.

The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.

James Gunn reveals that Superman tells the story of America, about "an immigrant that came from other places," and values human kindness.

Torres: This is the Superman we need today: a hero to bring us all together, to whom every life has value, even those he disagrees with.

In most versions of the Superman story, including the 1978 Christopher Reeve “Superman” and the 2013 Zack Snyder version, “Man of Steel,” the titular character is sent from the dying planet Krypton explicitly to help and protect us. Superman’s parents are good and decent people who love their son.

Gen Z is embracing the film's message of kindness, hope, and soft-hearted rebellion in a world drowning in cynicism.