A Look At The Boys’ Criticism Of The Christian Right
Amazon Prime’s take on the superhero culture has a lot to say about Christianity in America too
On September 4th, Amazon Prime’s most successful series premiered its second season to rave reviews, earning a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. What made The Boys such a success for the platform was a combination of two things — the over-saturation of both Marvel and DC superhero films and an alienating American socio-political landscape. Adapted from a series of comic books, the superhero satire was conceived in a totally different era, the Bush era to be precise. So, why is it resonating now? Well, the Bush era and the present Trump era have their fair share of similarities. However, the most potent resemblance is the appeal towards white evangelical Christian culture. The Boys, both in its comic and series form, realize that American Evangelicals’ ideology has and continue to permeate into popular culture. This is why the series explicitly ties the idea of superhero culture to the idea of Christian nationalism.
For people unaware with the term “Christian nationalism,” it’s a political ideology that seeks to make Christianity (Protestant Christianity in the case of the U.S) the dominating belief of a given state or country. People familiar with movements, such as famous…
