Fanciful

You could come with me, you know. See all of time and space, everything that ever happened and ever will. And I promise you, it's always going to be this dangerous. Watch your step. Come in, come in. That's it, I love it when they say it's bigger on the inside. Now, where next? Just one condition- it has to be interesting.

[ruggedrookie]

excuse me for stating the obvious but like. james gunn outright calling superman an immigrant and doubling down on it when he got backlash (because he IS an immigrant, that's the point of superman) + the in-movie dialogue of "aren't you going to read me my rights?" "you're an extraterrestrial, son. you haven't got any rights to read." + the violence of his arrest and how they torture and mistreat him unapologetically, all under the guise of "protecting america", in a film releasing during the onslaught of violent ICE kidnappings and abuse... yeah it's really no wonder right-wing knobheads are crying about this being woke. they're being forced to look directly at the reasons one of the most well-known and beloved heroes of all time would not be on their side. and that's only ONE of the reasons this movie covers

[be-nice-2-me]

god this movie was so amazing

[livingfandomly]

James Gunn’s biggest strength is taking the most obscure and bizarre characters and making an audience fall in love with them. He literally brings out the worst in them, shows us why they’re the way they are and then rehabilitates them for the viewers by focusing solely on their life. It’s so unique.

I was wondering how he’d apply this method to someone as colossal and well know as Superman but he’s managed to use the same technique, making a character that’s too big and grandiose for an audience to relate to… relatable. And he did this without losing his “super” side. He just honed into his humanity, especially while he was in “super” mode.

The first gem of this working? The fucking intro. I sat up straight when it went from “3 centuries ago…” to “3 minutes ago, Superman just lost his first fight.” Wow. Finally. An unexpected beginning for a very predictable character.

Then? The scene between Lois and Clark. The sheer helplessness of someone like Superman against twisted words meant to goad and frustrate. Don’t we all deal with the exact same things on an almost daily basis? Not only is this Lois critical of Superman but also willing to tell him as much. Plus, she isn’t sure if she loves him while knowing that he, someone a majority of the world would give anything to be with, definitely loves her.

Then!!! They show him fight a Kaiju-esque creature with only the intention to knock it out. I mean, he sucker punches it and then rushes to stop it from falling on a building full of people… then he saves a squirrel. What in the Superman is going oooon 😭

THENNN!!!!!!! They show us his parents. His gorgeous GORGEOUS midwestern-ass, delicate lil normal looking parents in their tiny farm house calling their son, proud of his writing and terrified for his life. More than anything else, they made me see who Clark Kent was and why his Superman was so precious about every kind of life. This dorky, self-conscious, overthinking, frustrated, emotional, but-will-still-not-curse Superman is a gem. Clark is a gem.

Plus, David’s acting is phenomenal. Yes yes his switch up from Superman to Clark is cool but more than that? The frustration in every line of his face when he talks to Lois, the exasperation whenever Krypto is around, the sheer delight at writing his article and getting it published on the front page, the desperation to find his cousin’s pet, the agony of being around Kryptonite, the most genuine and wholesome earnestness that literally CARRIED the movie…

Sigh. I’m officially a Superman fan and it’s because of the writing, direction, and acting in this comic-accurate portrayal of Clark-you-clumsy-oaf-Kent.

[galahadwilder]

There was a lot that was great about the new Superman movie but I think my favorite part was how personal the stakes were. After like a decade of Marvel being like "oh no the planet is going to be destroyed! Now the universe! Now the multiverse!" I was starting to get a little burned out. It's like "oh wow big stakes whatever" but the thing is when the stakes get too big you know the author is going to chicken out, right?

Superman 2025 didn't do that. Yes they threw in the obligatory supervillain end-the-world bullshit with the black hole eating Metropolis but those weren't the stakes. The stakes were about Jarhanpur and Clark. Superman, obviously, was going to live, but how many people he cared about were going to die? Malik already got shot, and we liked him. And Jarhanpur? A faraway country, right, until they showed us that brave group who went out to face the Boravian army with nothing but pitchforks.

And the kid. The kid with the Superman flag, who even in the middle of a genocidal invading force with guns pointed at his head refused to run or let the flag fall.

Metropolis was going to live, we all knew that. The invasion of Jarhanpur was going to be repelled. But the smallest stake, the most important question of the movie, was, is flag kid going to survive? And that's where the tension was. And that's what made the movie hit the way it did.

[kal8elle]

R.I.P. Malik Ali, the falafel vendor 💔

[fandumb-thoughts]

Only one person died. Only one singular person. In a superhero movie! The type that love to throw around casualty counts like it’s all a big game, waving off 70 people being killed in a handful of days like it’s no big deal, yet only ONE PERSON died.

And he was mourned. Superman cried for him—this stranger who gave him free falafel and, while facing death, told him that he still believed in him. Metamorpho, this cold-seeming man who is being actively blackmailed to do this, breaking down and taking the risk to believe in Superman, too, because seeing someone murdered right in front of him is devastating enough to take the risk. The newspapers run a front page article talking about how they’re going to memorialize him.

The stakes didn’t have to involve real actual loss of life. The threat of it was enough to convey the severity of the situation. Because human life is that important. All life is that important, at least to Superman who goes out of his way to save dogs and squirrels.

(Hawkgirl does kill SHEIN Netanyahu but genocidal dictators don’t count as human beings lol.)

[my-heart-of-heart]

Vague Superman spoilers ahead but what does it say about movies lately that I was genuinely surprised that they beat the bad guys without some big catch or sacrifice. Like sure there little things and emotional ramifications but at the end of the day they won.

Lex even tried to do the whole “force the hero to make an impossible choice” thing and it didn’t work because Superman asked his friends for help!

Anyway I’m just obsessed with the theme of “Good can win. It may be hard and it may seem hopeless at times but with love and friendship and a radical determination to save as many people as you possibly can, good can win.”

[the-crooked-library]

just saw the new Superman and yknow what I keep thinking about?.. when he’s fighting Luthor’s diversion in Metropolis, Clark is making every effort to isolate it to a relatively open space (the park). damages are at a minimum. but that takes time, it’s not efficient enough, so then the corporate-funded Justice Gang shows up - and oops, suddenly buildings are being swept off their foundations, civilians in direct line of fire, the city core is getting ripped apart. he’s scrambling to save children, squirrels, people caught in the red zone while the others are more interested in punching the big monster. the story makes it absolutely clear that corporations don’t care about life or harm reduction, and in a world in which superheroes are already normalized, this kindness is what sets Superman apart

[smilesbag]

superman, an undocumented immigrant being accused of representing some greater political agenda, made a political target after opposing an illegal occupation of an entire country, gets thrown into a secret and unlawful prison by a billionaire and tortured while the people in his life are put at risk. james gunn i knew you had the sauce but this. next fucking level. i love superman (2025)

[anniezbeth]

the sunlight on our skin, and all the other things that make us human

[fridayiminlovemp3]

this is genuinely the funniest thing i’ve seen in weeks. love wins 🫶

[lostinhistory]

Archeosky was having fun with this

[milfsisyphus]

well the eagle eats my liver every day around 3pm, but otherwise i can meet when it best suits your schedule!

[eleadore]

did you hear. the sun loves him

go see my son, the poster child for uncomplicated good

[aracnista]

★ superman is coming

like or reblog if you save.

[rylandsgrace]

Superman (2025) + Letterboxd reviews

[medusas-daughter]

Superman 2025 really said "I have hope and fears and I make mistakes and I keep going and I feel love and I am human and deserve to live same as any other human" and Luthor responded with "none of that shit matters actually cause the government gave me sanction to kill you" Superman 2025 said these dummies don't get subtlety let me make it abundantly clear Superman 2025 said media literacy is at an all time low let me spell it out word by word to get into their thick skulls Superman 2025 said kindness and human decency first government and ego last Superman 2025 said if your parents are trying to teach you hate then it's time to stop listening Superman 2025 said you better not lose Kara's dog or she'll fuck you up before she even sobers up Superman 2025 said kindness is a choice and also be very very careful with Kara's dog I am so serious Superman 2025 said Kara's coming and I am already sat they keep shooing me out of the theater but I am simply too sat