Superman

I have seen every single Marvel movie ever! (Some I haven't logged, I've had Letterboxd for less than a year, don't come for me) I've always thought superheroes were cool and I remember loving how Marvel could be dramatic and serious while also being funny and lighthearted. I hated DC for not having that. I've seen 2 (two) DC movies in my life other than this, unless you count The Lego Batman Movie and half of the Justice League movie that I couldn't finish. My problem with DC has always been that it was all dark, sad superheroes that hardly even smiled. Superman is unlike those DC movies. CASTING Nicholas Hoult I had never seen Nicholas in anything else before this. I knew he'd auditioned for Superman initially and I had seen him in the trailers. Mind you, I've never read a Superman comic and I know nothing about Lex Luthor. I think Nicholas killed it. I wholeheartedly despised this man throughout the whole movie and kept thinking to myself 'Oh my god it's not that deep'. I want to see more from him. **Rachel Brosnahan *I had briefly seen a couple episodes of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel before I came to this movie, and I remember seeing her as Lois in the trailer for the first time and thinking 'Huh. She is really giving me a Lois vibe.' Rachel looks and speaks like a Lois Lane if I've ever seen one (although, to be fair, I haven't). I have seen bits and pieces of the 70's Superman *and I remember hating that Lois was a plot device rather than a person (manic pixie dream girls aggravate me) but in this movie it's Clark pining for Lois and not the other way around. Lois Lane is in pants. And she is good at her job. This is freakin' feminism David Corenswet WHAT. MY GOD. THIS GUY IS SUPERMAN. I remember seeing the posters and thinking 'he even looks like Superman!' He's Superman with dimples. He's like Henry Cavill but endearing rather than my least favorite actor ever (sorry Cavill fans, he's just not for me). David Corenswet EMBODIES Superman in this film. I saw him in Pearl and thought nothing of it. I heard he was in theatre when he was younger and was instantly hooked. I knew he'd be good and he was fantastic. He was super CONCLUSION James Gunn James Gunn created my favorite superhero franchise of all time-- Guardians of the Galaxy. Those films are easily my favorite MCU movies, because they make me smile. I love a film that makes me smile. When Superman told Lex Luthor that his greatest strength was his humanity, I smiled. When that dog was on screen, I smiled. When 'Punkrocker' started to play, I beamed. People who don't like this movie enjoyed Zack Snyder's version. I respect all opinions. I also think that those people want a serious, emotional movie. I want an emotional Superman movie too. I just want that emotion to be joy. This is the best DC movie I've ever seen. Kindness is the new punk rock!