Superman
on a rewatch, superman is still a fun movie especially in 4DX, however, my dislikes about this movie haven’t changed. i still wanted way more daily planet scenes because we hardly got any, and those scenes were just as important as the Superman scenes. i think the Justice Gang actually had good enough screentime, even though i personally wanted more Hawkgirl. my favs are still Superman and Lois, but Krypto & Eve are just as important. i think the character of Eve is incredibly important to the plot and the fact that everyone underestimated her in the movie and as audiences is a testament to great writing and performance — really hope we get more of her in the future. additionally, i still find this film to be slightly overstuffed (not to the point where it’s confusing) and paced a bit inconsistently (either too fast or too slow), but ultimately, a good movie.
do i think this is a perfect movie? no, but i think it did what it needed to do to set up the world and test what audiences responded to and what they didn’t. i fully expect Supergirl to follow up nicely to Superman, but in a much darker tone to establish that this new DCU can (and will) have light and dark sides to it. i am very happy this film is doing well both critically, commercially, and with audiences otherwise the DCU would find itself in another rough spot. thankfully, we have Peacemaker Season 2 coming out next month and i can’t wait to see where this universe goes next.
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