Robert Roten admitted in his review, “While there were
probably superheroes before Superman, he was my first superhero growing up,
both in the movies and on TV.” It is good to see him back in a movie that shows
his humanity.
Originally from the planet Krypton, who appears to be
exactly like a human, except for all those superpowers, has never made any sense
at all, but it sure does make Superman relatable. This latest reboot of the
franchise shows Superman’s humanity. This interpretation is helped in no small
part with the addition of a pet Kryptonian dog named Krypto. Nothing is more human
than having to deal with a loving but annoying dog who won’t behave.
The movie starts with Krypto dragging an injured
Superman, played by David Corenswet, back to the Fortress of Solitude where he
is helped by a team of Kryptonian robots. Superman was injured in a battle with
the powerful robot of supervillain Lex Luthor, played by Nicholas Hoult.
However, Superman is not alone in his fight against
the evil henchmen of Lex. He has friends in his fellow members of the Justice
League (called the “Justice Gang” in this movie). The other members are Green
Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), and Hawkgirl (Isabela
Merced).
Things get worse for Superman when Luthor breaks into
his Fortress of Solitude with Ultraman and The Engineer (María Gabriela de
Faría) and learns why his Kryptonian parents (Bradley Cooper and Angela Sarafyan)
originally sent him to Earth that causes the public (and some friends) to turn
against Superman (with the help of disinformation spread online by Luthor).
Soon afterward Superman is sent to prison inside a “pocket universe” created by
Luthor, who has access to advanced technology. There he is cellmates with
Metamorpho, played by Anthony Carrigan.
Can Superman escape from this prison, and rescue
Krypto from the pocket universe too, before Lex Luthor’s evil plans cause
worldwide destruction? Can he get back the love from everyone? He does get some
help from his girlfriend, Lois Lane, played by Rachel Brosnahan, and from
Mister Terrific. Also, Lois gets some help from Jimmy Olson (Skyler Gisondo)
thanks to Lex Luthor’s girlfriend, Eve Teschmacher (Sara Sampaio). Superman
also gets some parental help from his Earth parents, Jonathan (Pruitt Taylor
Vince) and Martha Kent (Neva Howell).
Roten admitted, “Some critics call this a corny
throwback to earlier films like the 1978 Superman movie starring Christopher
Reeve, but that's not the way I see it. This film has more moral ambiguity and
the bad guys are more evil and menacing in this new Superman movie.” While this
is lighter in tone than Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, it has a better
balance between drama and comedy than a lot of other superhero movies. That is
one reason it looks to have a more current tone than the 1978 Superman movie.
Director James Gunn has left his mark all over this
film, which shares a lot of the story features with his earlier films, like the
balance of comedy and drama and how it shows the difficulty of getting a team
of powerful heroes to work together. Roten said, “I would like to see more of
this team of superheroes.” It shows a lot of potential.
As the start of the rebooted “DC Universe,” this shows
a lot of potential and promise. I think this film might be just as good, or even
better than the original Superman movie. That might be a stretch, but that’s
just my opinion. I like that Gunn made it about Superman not caring if he wins
or lose and shows that there will be times where he won’t be successful every
time. You should see this because this is one of the best superhero movies to have
come out this year and this summer. This is one of my favorite superhero
movies. Don’t listen to the people that say this is woke or have more a liberal
view on it because that doesn’t matter.
Thank you for joining in on this review tonight. Stay
tuned this Friday for the continuation of “Michael Douglas Month.”
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