They could be, but they shouldn't. Just like literary analyzing, people will dissect the literature until they stray entirely off the author's message.
What? The entire point of the dissection is to get to the core of the matter. So what you're saying is that we shouldn't take a deeper look into written works or think critically about them because that might make us miss the point? How does that make any sense?
To answer the initial question. Yes, yes you should. That is half the fun. Think about it, roll around in it, but only as much as you want to. If you're just here to watch guys in tights fly around and shoot lasers at each other, that's cool too. But just because it has lots of pictures and capes doesn't mean it can't be thoughtful and deep.
I'm talking about literary "experts" who over-analyze every last detail, bringing up assumptions like "he was probably molested as a child" or crap like that which has nothing to do with the story, nor does the author even explicitly hint that idea.
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