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Perhaps it was the sporadic clips of the film I\u2019d catch occasionally on theFacebook algorithm, but I finally broke down and decided to actually watch the James Gunn variant of Superman<\/em>.\u00a0 And I have to say that the general takeaway from the experience was that it wasn\u2019t a DC comics flim that left me wondering why DC even bothers trying to compete in the comic book film space in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n Considering how low the bar is for DCU films, I do have to admit that JG Superman was pretty decent.\u00a0 For starters, they jump right into the film without any sort of lore-building for Superman, because at this point in existence, it\u2019s a safe bet that anyone who is taking the time to watch this film more than likely already knows the general nuts and bolts about the character without needing to expend 30 minutes of build-up.<\/span><\/p>\n That being said, that\u2019s one of the endearing things about the film, is the fact that they don\u2019t really treat the viewer like they\u2019re idiots.\u00a0 That, and occasionally injecting some moments of levity and humor, like the MCU had been doing over the last few decades was a good touch to help give brief reprieves and passive reminders that this was still a comic movie and comics are supposed to be entertaining and sometimes humorous.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Terrific was probably my favorite character in the film, and I\u2019ll be honest I have no idea who he was prior to this, but after watching the film, I\u2019m more inclined to Google him and learn more about him, and potentially be excited to see him again if he ever pops up in a future DCU production in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n But I think what made the film better than most other Superman films in the past, is the fact that this was a very vulnerable and generally nerfed edition of Superman.\u00a0 As the comics have demonstrated throughout history, when Superman is too overpowered, he gets old, really, really quickly.\u00a0 Like it\u2019s no fun at all if every adversary is a finger flick away from defeat, and there are all sorts of plot holes that can emerge from an over-reliance on Kryptonite in order to create any modicum of adversity to \u2018ol Kal-el.<\/span><\/p>\n However, JG Superman starts off the flick by getting his ass beat, and throughout the duration of the film, without giving too much away, Supes definitely gets his ass beat up quite a few times, and actually faces hardship and difficulty throughout the film, and although we the viewers all know he\u2019ll prevail in the end, at least we might actually feel like he\u2019s earning it, instead of just spamming his god-like power minutely and winning decisively.<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s really all this post is about, the JG Superman was a DCU film that didn\u2019t suck.\u00a0 I don\u2019t feel compelled to blurt out hater-iffic bullshit like, stick to animation, why does DCU even try, and things that thousands of other nerds on the internet have probably already said before.\u00a0 Sure, it is mostly on account of it following a lot of MCU tropes, but if something works and you\u2019re not utilizing it, that\u2019s on you.<\/span><\/p>\n It will be interesting to see if the DCU can actually parlay this variant of Superman into an actually decent overarching DCU universe, much like Marvel did, and if they can built up a streak of positive equity, or if it will crash and burn like a lot of their previous attempts to world-build.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Perhaps it was the sporadic clips of the film I\u2019d catch occasionally on theFacebook algorithm, but I finally broke down and decided to actually watch the James Gunn variant of Superman.\u00a0 And I have to say that the general takeaway from the experience was that it wasn\u2019t a DC comics flim that left me wondering … Continue reading The James Gunn Superman: Not bad, 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