MAN OF STEEL actually had character growth.
SUPERMAN 2025 really didn’t.
That’s the difference.
In MAN OF STEEL, Clark starts as a drifter hiding from the world. He saves people, but from the shadows. He has power, but no public identity, no place, and no real answer for what he is supposed to be.
By the end, he chooses humanity.
He puts on the suit. He reveals himself. He fights for Earth. He becomes Superman in front of a world that now has to deal with him.
You can hate Snyder’s deconstruction all you want, but there is a clear arc there.
Clark is becoming Superman.
In SUPERMAN 2025, Clark starts as Superman.
He is already kind. Already heroic. Already committed to Earth. Already believes his actions define him.
Then he finds out his Kryptonian parents wanted him to conquer Earth.
That should wreck him.
But the movie barely lets him sit with it.
He gets arrested. Escapes Lex’s pocket universe. Goes home. Talks to Ma and Pa Kent. Gets reminded that his actions determine who he is.
Which is true.
But it is also what this Superman already believed.
Then at the end, he tells Lex he gets scared, he cares, he loves, and that makes him human.
That should be the emotional conclusion of the movie.
Instead, Krypto attacks Lex and the moment gets played for a joke.
That is the problem.
Snyder let the audience live with Clark’s choices.
Gunn keeps rushing to the next gag, cameo, or plot beat before the emotion can breathe.
MAN OF STEEL was about Clark becoming Superman.
SUPERMAN 2025 is about Superman being reminded he is Superman.
That is why MAN OF STEEL will always hit harder.
.@Apple Planned Obsolescence
The “Truth” about why the headphone jack was removed.
I wonder how much damage has been done to the human brain with bluetooth tech?
Things to study for trivia tonight:
AI in video games
Locations in comic books
Logos
and everyones favorite, dingbats
#STFUNetwork#trivia#gamenight https://t.co/XDnGsFr1Am
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