[jason1990]

The story of Superman, as told in the Christopher Reeve film, bears some isolated but rather curious similarities to the story of Jesus.

Jesus:
God sends him to Earth. He is raised as a human by his Earth family, but he is obviously different from the other children, as evidenced by his teaching in the temple. At some point, he leaves his Earth family to wander the desert. He presumably does a lot of praying and talking to God. Then, at about age 30, he returns to begin his life of teaching and healing people. He is called a blasphemer and killed.

Superman:
Jor-El sends him to Earth*. He is raised as a human by his Earth family, but he is obviously different from the other children, as evidenced by his powers. At some point, he leaves his Earth family to wander the northern icelands. He builds his fortress of solitude and studies under the ghost of his father. Then, at about age 30, he returns to begin his life of inspiring and saving people. He is called a hero and not killed. (Okay, so it ends differently.)

* Marlon Brando as the ghost of Jor-El with an echoing "God-like" voice says, "it is because of their [humans] capacity for good that I have sent them you, my only son.