Spoilers Superman (2025) Grade and Discussion

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I finally saw this yesterday, though I neglected to refresh my memory in advance for cast information. Not for the first time, I was watching ''Chameleon Boy'' Nicholas Hoult without realizing it.....plus his old partner in FIRST CLASS Edi Gathegi. Two Fortress of Solitude ice stalagmites way up.

 

[ichab]

 

[The Realist]

I did think, however, that the occassional "gosh" and "golly" he utters felt forced.

Felt natural to me. Which was charming.

Agreed. I noted the first one arrived within the first few minutes, but I liked that they were never signposted or emphasized, just there in a low-key way that felt both humorous and affectionate.

Are Hawkgirl's wings natural or part of her outfit? When she was lounging around the Hall of Justice, there was no sign of them. I don't know much about the character, so I wasn't sure.

I think Gunn may have said somewhere they are magical. They are not supposed to be part of her outfit in any case.

Also, when Supes zaps the flying soldiers, they all were moving around after they hit the ground. There's no way they'd be alive after falling from even half that height.

Comicbook tech/physics. We’re clearly supposed to accept that Luthor’s armor protects the wearer just that effectively. Which I did with zero problem.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think Gunn may have said somewhere they are magical. They are not supposed to be part of her outfit in any case.

Winged heroes are always a pain on the page and the screen. The damned wings always fill up the image. So they need a way to disappear when not in use. They tend to not fold up neatly like actual birds.

 

[Noname Given]

Making him an AI from Krypton is a very recent development. He's from Colu as far as I'm concerned.

That's Braniac 5 - not the original Braniac.

 

[Mudd]

Superman Returns exemplifies - and for all I know, is the original usage of - a "soft reboot."

For a term and a thing that "doesn't exist," according to some, "soft reboot" has managed to find its way into academic usage.

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[BillJ]

Superman Returns exemplifies - and for all I know, is the original usage of - a "soft reboot."

Wasn't it supposed to be a sequel to the first two films? Not acknowledging the existence of three and four? Feels like a soft reboot to me.

 

[Nerys Myk]

That's Braniac 5 - not the original Braniac.

Nah, Brainiac was created on Colu. Brainiac 5 is the descendant of a Coluan who was Brainiac's "son."

Though this was the third origin given for Brainiac and the one that stuck.