Sixth century B.C.
Chinese philosopher Laozi nicely summed up one of the main themes of Amazon’s “The Boys,” writing, “Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” There are lots of physically strong Supes in this cutting and transgressive satire of modern politics, media, celebrity, and America’s obsession with superheroes.
What’s lacking among the show’s super-abled is self-control.
Just like “The Watchmen” before it, this buzzy series proposes that if Superman were real, it’s unlikely he’d have the choir-boy conscientiousness of Clark Kent.
This show’s Supes behave like craven politicians because “The Boys” is more about how public perception creates power than it is about who…The post The Most Powerful Characters In The Boys Ranked appeared first on /Film.
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