Anonymous
7/13/2025, 9:40:09 PM No.149382538
For me it was very good but not great.
Pros
>David Corenswet is a great Superman. Gunn managed to make him relatable, earnest but still cocky and impulsive, and Corenswet has enough charisma to pull it off while still coming off as very charming. I specifically liked that bit in the end where, after his big speech about being human, he tries to extend an olive branch to Lex.
>Rachel Brosnahan is a good Lois Lane. She doesn’t get much of a character arc and that interview scene made her come off as a bitch, but she has good chemistry with Corenswet and pulls off Lois’s livewire personality.
>Nicholas Hoult aced Lex Luthor. Best performance in the movie. I like my Lex a little more collected, but the temper tantrums didn’t bother me as much as I thought they would, and the ending sequence in the control room was peak Lex. I also appreciate they didn’t make him completely unsympathetic and had him show some concern for the Engineer and weep as his scheme is unraveled.
>The Engineer was a fun henchwoman with visually interesting powers and I liked that they gave her some moments of humanity.
>The Kaiju fight was probably my favorite action scene, which is surprising as I expected to dislike it. The Justice Gang fighting the Boravian army is probably a close second.
>Superman’s scene with Pa Kent at Kent Farm was very touching and laid out the movie’s themes without being overly explanative.
>The Not!Palestinian kids lifting the flag and chanting for Superman was a great emotional moment.
>The Justice Gang was well-written (though I have notes on the performances) and I liked seeing the Hall of Justice in live-action.
>The Daily Planet crew was well-cast even if they were all superfluous to the film (Did Ron Troupe even have any lines?)
>Krypto stole the show.
Pros
>David Corenswet is a great Superman. Gunn managed to make him relatable, earnest but still cocky and impulsive, and Corenswet has enough charisma to pull it off while still coming off as very charming. I specifically liked that bit in the end where, after his big speech about being human, he tries to extend an olive branch to Lex.
>Rachel Brosnahan is a good Lois Lane. She doesn’t get much of a character arc and that interview scene made her come off as a bitch, but she has good chemistry with Corenswet and pulls off Lois’s livewire personality.
>Nicholas Hoult aced Lex Luthor. Best performance in the movie. I like my Lex a little more collected, but the temper tantrums didn’t bother me as much as I thought they would, and the ending sequence in the control room was peak Lex. I also appreciate they didn’t make him completely unsympathetic and had him show some concern for the Engineer and weep as his scheme is unraveled.
>The Engineer was a fun henchwoman with visually interesting powers and I liked that they gave her some moments of humanity.
>The Kaiju fight was probably my favorite action scene, which is surprising as I expected to dislike it. The Justice Gang fighting the Boravian army is probably a close second.
>Superman’s scene with Pa Kent at Kent Farm was very touching and laid out the movie’s themes without being overly explanative.
>The Not!Palestinian kids lifting the flag and chanting for Superman was a great emotional moment.
>The Justice Gang was well-written (though I have notes on the performances) and I liked seeing the Hall of Justice in live-action.
>The Daily Planet crew was well-cast even if they were all superfluous to the film (Did Ron Troupe even have any lines?)
>Krypto stole the show.
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