I'm really hopeful about this movie. And I really want it to do well so it can kick off DC's new universe. I don't buy Superhero Fatigue... it's just Mediocre Movie fatigue. We've proven...
I'm really hopeful about this movie. And I really want it to do well so it can kick off DC's new universe. I don't buy Superhero Fatigue... it's just Mediocre Movie fatigue. We've proven repeatedly that people will show up if you give them a reason to instead of just assuming they will. I fully believe there's a whole demographic whose needs haven't been met by Marvel, giving Gunn and DC a chance to fill that hole.
DC has a deep bench of characters to draw from (yet it seems to be the same handful of characters that just keep being overused), so it's exciting to see that this Superman's universe is already lived-in (and that we're not doing yet another origin story).
Ordinarily, I'd be skeptical of another Superman movie/reboot... but with Gunn at the helm, my interest is definitely piqued. He's been able to consistently juggle a wide array of tones and emotions in the Guardians trilogy, so I am really interested to see what he does with this.
Thankfully, Gunn seems really focused on making sure that the individual stories are good and not worrying about how they're going to fit into the overall universe. I feel like that's what Marvel started doing wrong after Endgame; they were focusing so much on the next big Infinity War/Endgame culmination that they left the individual stories desperately lacking.
People need stories, heroes, that give them hope. These can be ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Superheroes, beyond that, speak to our need for benevolent beings that exist beyond us:...
People need stories, heroes, that give them hope. These can be ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Superheroes, beyond that, speak to our need for benevolent beings that exist beyond us: gods.
If ever we needed a benevolent god, it is now.
The right myth, at the right time, can make a difference.
Speaking for myself, I yearn for stories of people who I can respect and stand behind. Chris Evan's Captain America was one such character. Christopher Reeves' Superman was another.
I'm really hopeful about this movie. And I really want it to do well so it can kick off DC's new universe. I don't buy Superhero Fatigue... it's just Mediocre Movie fatigue. We've proven repeatedly that people will show up if you give them a reason to instead of just assuming they will. I fully believe there's a whole demographic whose needs haven't been met by Marvel, giving Gunn and DC a chance to fill that hole.
DC has a deep bench of characters to draw from (yet it seems to be the same handful of characters that just keep being overused), so it's exciting to see that this Superman's universe is already lived-in (and that we're not doing yet another origin story).
Ordinarily, I'd be skeptical of another Superman movie/reboot... but with Gunn at the helm, my interest is definitely piqued. He's been able to consistently juggle a wide array of tones and emotions in the Guardians trilogy, so I am really interested to see what he does with this.
Thankfully, Gunn seems really focused on making sure that the individual stories are good and not worrying about how they're going to fit into the overall universe. I feel like that's what Marvel started doing wrong after Endgame; they were focusing so much on the next big Infinity War/Endgame culmination that they left the individual stories desperately lacking.
People need stories, heroes, that give them hope. These can be ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Superheroes, beyond that, speak to our need for benevolent beings that exist beyond us: gods.
If ever we needed a benevolent god, it is now.
The right myth, at the right time, can make a difference.
Speaking for myself, I yearn for stories of people who I can respect and stand behind. Chris Evan's Captain America was one such character. Christopher Reeves' Superman was another.