This has been quite some time I have abandoned the superhero productions, no matter whether they come from Marvel or DC. To me, they had long forgo the touch of a Sam Raimi's Spiderman or a Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, trading the classical, real-world-compatible depiction of a strong character for a fantasy-land full of ugly CGIs, dark worlds with magic stuff, and cheap gags.
Three years ago I tried my time with The Batman, which was a very good surprise. And this year this Superman appears again as another good one.
First of all, Clark Kent / Superman is simply super likable. He's emotionally vulnerable, doesn't take himself too seriously, and has strong ethics. He even has a dog, which he cares about! Props to David Corenswet for carrying such a nice role.
Second, the movie does a wonderful job at finding the proper opponents to his mighty powers. The true fight between him and Lex Luthor is one of reputation to the world, which does not get resolved by sheer force. And even when it comes to sheer force, the fight scene are well through out, and, of course, spectacular.
Then there is the reverence to the original Superman from Richard Donner: the text effects on the credits and the reprise of the famous John Williams theme. Good stuff!
And finally, the special effects are so good. Top notch photo-realistic CGIs, crazy powerful momentum effects in the fight and flying scenes. What a spectacle!
Of course, there are still some imagery that is not to my taste. All this weird and dark stuff happening in the pocket universe, this woman with her weird nano-particle stuff. Here you still feel the new-era fantasy stuff creeping in. But I can manage.
James Gunn is simply doing too many right things with this super-movie to pass on giving an A rating. 🦸
This has been quite some time I have abandoned the superhero productions, no matter whether they come from Marvel or DC. To me, they had long forgo the touch of a Sam Raimi's Spiderman or a Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, trading the classical, real-world-compatible depiction of a strong character for a fantasy-land full of ugly CGIs, dark worlds with magic stuff, and cheap gags.
Three years ago I tried my time with The Batman, which was a very good surprise. And this year this Superman appears again as another good one.
First of all, Clark Kent / Superman is simply super likable. He's emotionally vulnerable, doesn't take himself too seriously, and has strong ethics. He even has a dog, which he cares about! Props to David Corenswet for carrying such a nice role.
Second, the movie does a wonderful job at finding the proper opponents to his mighty powers. The true fight between him and Lex Luthor is one of reputation to the world, which does not get resolved by sheer force. And even when it comes to sheer force, the fight scene are well through out, and, of course, spectacular.
Then there is the reverence to the original Superman from Richard Donner: the text effects on the credits and the reprise of the famous John Williams theme. Good stuff!
And finally, the special effects are so good. Top notch photo-realistic CGIs, crazy powerful momentum effects in the fight and flying scenes. What a spectacle!
Of course, there are still some imagery that is not to my taste. All this weird and dark stuff happening in the pocket universe, this woman with her weird nano-particle stuff. Here you still feel the new-era fantasy stuff creeping in. But I can manage.
James Gunn is simply doing too many right things with this super-movie to pass on giving an A rating. 🦸