Yea, apparently the comic it’s based on is quite popular, but just because a comic is popular doesn’t mean it’s fit for a general movie audience.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Superman when it came out and felt like the inclusion of the dog was so “let’s get millennials into this” coded that I couldn’t really get myself to care about it. When I realized the dog was going to feature in supergirl and that they got Jason Momoa to play Jason Momoa, I decided it was just not for me. I don’t dislike James Gunn, but the trailer felt so much like all his other movies that I didn’t realize he didn’t personally direct it.
I’ll maybe watch it once it hits streaming, but I don’t think I’ll be missing much.
Superman was pretty popular actually I think. Personally, I liked that movie myself. It was also nice to see something more optimistic and the character actually depicted like himself.
Oh, I wasn’t suggesting it was unpopular, just that I was not personally a fan. I really liked the optimistic tone, but the plot and interpersonal relationships were not there in my opinion. I really disliked what they did with Lois, though people say it was closer to her in the comics. I also didn’t like that the other superheros felt more vain and cliquey and didn’t actually care about right and wrong. It’s been a while, so I’m just going off how I remember feeling about them. I know it was played for laughs, and that was in part the tone, but Superman should inspire every day people to be their best selves. It was terrible watching him be alone and isolated for his beliefs even among others who should care. I get that he’s supposed to be corny, even in universe, but it made me frustrated for him and I do not feel as though finally helping him magically redeemed the other characters. It really undermined the hopeful tone for me personally to watch Superman be the only reason anyone in the movie was nice or good. I would have enjoyed feeling like it wasn’t him against an inherently evil world, more just “good” against evil.
Superman rocked, great movie and such a welcome departure from the depressing superhero slop we usually get (also, full disclosure: huge Supes fan too lol).
It would have been a much better movie had they actually adapted the comic, but as it is they only pulled a few things from the comic but failed to translate what made the comic magical to screen. Huge missed opportunity as if they had just made a movie version of the comic the movie would have rocked, it was merely an okay flick, not bad, just not as good as it should have been.
Yea, apparently the comic it’s based on is quite popular, but just because a comic is popular doesn’t mean it’s fit for a general movie audience.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Superman when it came out and felt like the inclusion of the dog was so “let’s get millennials into this” coded that I couldn’t really get myself to care about it. When I realized the dog was going to feature in supergirl and that they got Jason Momoa to play Jason Momoa, I decided it was just not for me. I don’t dislike James Gunn, but the trailer felt so much like all his other movies that I didn’t realize he didn’t personally direct it.
I’ll maybe watch it once it hits streaming, but I don’t think I’ll be missing much.
Superman was pretty popular actually I think. Personally, I liked that movie myself. It was also nice to see something more optimistic and the character actually depicted like himself.
Oh, I wasn’t suggesting it was unpopular, just that I was not personally a fan. I really liked the optimistic tone, but the plot and interpersonal relationships were not there in my opinion. I really disliked what they did with Lois, though people say it was closer to her in the comics. I also didn’t like that the other superheros felt more vain and cliquey and didn’t actually care about right and wrong. It’s been a while, so I’m just going off how I remember feeling about them. I know it was played for laughs, and that was in part the tone, but Superman should inspire every day people to be their best selves. It was terrible watching him be alone and isolated for his beliefs even among others who should care. I get that he’s supposed to be corny, even in universe, but it made me frustrated for him and I do not feel as though finally helping him magically redeemed the other characters. It really undermined the hopeful tone for me personally to watch Superman be the only reason anyone in the movie was nice or good. I would have enjoyed feeling like it wasn’t him against an inherently evil world, more just “good” against evil.
Superman rocked, great movie and such a welcome departure from the depressing superhero slop we usually get (also, full disclosure: huge Supes fan too lol).
It would have been a much better movie had they actually adapted the comic, but as it is they only pulled a few things from the comic but failed to translate what made the comic magical to screen. Huge missed opportunity as if they had just made a movie version of the comic the movie would have rocked, it was merely an okay flick, not bad, just not as good as it should have been.