>just watched new Superman movie
>better than Man of Steel
>still worse than Richard Donner's
>they gave Superman a no-kill rule
>people forget Reeve’s Superman straight up killed Zod
>and it was fine because Zod was a dick
>everyone says it's too comedic
>watched it dubbed so most jokes didn’t even register
>maybe that helped
>Superman is immature
>that’s established early so you roll with it
>people mad about Jor-El's message
>Gunn wanted it to be character assassination
>but aside from the weird harem comment (no one laughed btw)
nothing he says is actually evil
>they frame Superman as good because his SPACE parents told him to be
>not the Kents
>Pa Kent literally goes “not my place to tell you who to be son, just proud of you”
>space parents telling him to rule Earth isn't inherently evil
>power corrupts?
>Superman is literally proof it doesn’t
has all the power in the world, still saves squirrels
>crisis of faith scene with Pa Kent
he's sad Jor-El wasn’t who he thought he was
>then Pa Kent says “you’re a good boy Clark” and that’s it
>no stakes, no moral conflict, moving on
>Lois Lane is there
>very active, integral to getting Mr. Terrific to help
>but I can't find a throughline
>movie sets up reporter duty vs relationship but they never actually conflict
>everything she does is right
>romance is a nothing burger because she already knows he's Superman
>Donner’s love triangle with two people was better
>Lex Luthor is there too
>brains over brawn type
>plan is nonsense
>wants US permission to kill Superman
>random Middle East subplot helps to accomplish this somehow
>traps Superman in pocket dimension and just leaves him there
>didn’t even check if the kryptonite would actually kill him lmao
>trapped him with the ONE dude who could help him escape
>Bond villain tier incompetence
>At least Dr. Kananga wanted to watch Bond die