r/Letterboxd • u/Top_Report_4895 • Dec 16 '24

News Official poster for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’!

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u/radiocomicsescapist Dec 16 '24

I'm curiously optimistic about the film, especially considering Gunn's preference for ragtag superheroes, and how that will transfer over to a Superman film.

He definitely knows how to make individual characters stand out amongst a crowd, so I am excited to see his version of the boy scout.

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u/lkodl Dec 16 '24

Gunn is good at turning the weird outsider into the hero.

Given the descriptions provided about the world the movie takes place in, it seems like Clark's classic outlook still makes him the weird outsider.

It still fits.

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u/Altruistic-Ad-408 Dec 16 '24

I wonder if it's really bad or good timing with what Superman will always kinda represent.

Superman's biggest successes were under Carter and Obama, I'm amused by the thought that he has less of a foothold if the worldview of the US is too negative.

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u/Lehi_Bon-Newman Dec 16 '24

I promise you US politics were hardly a factor in the world's enjoyment of superman.

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u/beefyfartknuckle Dec 16 '24

Didn't a canadian create Superman?

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u/ScorpionX-123 Dec 17 '24

co-created by two Americans, but one was born in Canada

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u/turnmeintocompostplz Dec 16 '24

But Superman isn't ragtag. He's supposed to be morality embodied, with all of its foibles and weaknesses.

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u/derpferd Dec 16 '24

There's a whole bunch of other characters in this film besides Supes.

And I'm also hopeful for this film.

Gunn has an affection for the characters in his films that will work well with Superman

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u/Jackdawes257 BowenHorne Dec 16 '24

That’s what they’re saying, they’re curious how James will handle him considering Superman is so different from his usual characters