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The score was better.
The film looks good, I hope the story is strong.
There's no reason why people from Krypton would have bladders, kidneys etc. They're not humans from Earth. They're a completely different species of life - an alien - hence why Superman can defy gravity on Earth.
There are certain life functions that carry over to most living creatures/mammals. How could Superman ever have a child, then? Would his semen work on an Earth woman? Does he have semen?
You see how this gets weird if you push it? It's better for him to just have a bladder.
Also, let's not forget Jon Kent exists.
This doesn't wow me or have me any more excited to see the film.
A new version for the Superman franchise with Krypto, and autonomous robots to assist the man of steel. Either way, it looks epic and it looks fun. So far, I’m sold.
I agree there's a couple moments in that clip where the humour undercuts the tension of the scene. Are we supposed to be concerned that Superman is legitimately in peril or not?
You put it better than I could. This sums it up. I still don't get how one robot says no need to thank as they won't appreciate it and then another one giggles when Superman looks at her. Do only some have emotion chips?
This does not move a needle on me wanting to see this movie. The best thing I can say is Krypto looks cute and realistic as a CGI dog.
It may even be how the movie kicks off rather than something that happens before a major climax. We see him get hurt, but he has a loyal dog and robots to help him get back up when he needs them. Cue main titles.
It depends, this could be the opening of the movie or very close to it; in which case we're not supposed to be that worried about him just yet.
The way the clip opens with the scenic stuff, the way the trailer opened with the same shot; I could believe it is the very first few moments of the film.
Yeah I think it's a nice little character touch, that. Even when badly wounded he's still polite and kind to people/robots he doesn't know. That's how the Superman I've seen is supposed to act.
Like the Teminator trying to smile...
It depends, this could be the opening of the movie or very close to it; in which case we're not supposed to be that worried about him just yet.
The way the clip opens with the scenic stuff, the way the trailer opened with the same shot; I could believe it is the very first few moments of the film.
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If the audience isn't supposed to be worried then why have him spitting blood and wheezing? Those seem to imply that he's in a bad way.
If the audience isn't supposed to be worried then why have him spitting blood and wheezing? Those seem to imply that he's in a bad way. [/quote]
To build intrigue and make you ask questions and watch the movie. Just wait and see.
So imagine a similar situation, only it's Superman instead of James Bond. The main effect is that the audience is familiar with Superman and that he's invulnerable; only here it's established that this Superman can get hurt if he's whacked hard enough. So it's less about being worried for him (because, I repeat, in this hypothetical, potentially actual, situation, it is the beginning of the film and we've paid to see two hours more of Superman) and more about being slightly shocked that he can be battered, and now we have the playing field of this film established for us.
I mean, honestly, I watched that clip and I wasn't that worried for Superman, because it was clear from the tone of the clip I wasn't really supposed to be. If the director is trying to tell you something, just listen to them; don't try and make a different film in your head before you've seen the damned thing.
Having Supes injured as the first impression is sort of a good way to refute all those “Superman is too powerful” criticisms that had been common with Reeve/Routh/Cavill.
People tend to prefer Superman to be weaker than his comic counterpart because they "can't find him relatable". That's also partly why Homelander and Omniman are so successful, because they're weaker versions of him.
It’s been my impression that he’s been relatively depowered since the comics rebooted in 1986. Pre-Crisis Superman is where he’s all but omnipotent, both parents were dead and buried well before the status quo, Lois Lane not knowing Clark is Superman, Lex is an underground criminal/scientist, etc.
Post-Crisis Superman is where we see all the shakeups to the status quo. Depowered, Lois learns Superman is Clark (no memory wipes), marries, has kids, Luthor is a giant business tycoon that Superman can’t simply put in jail, both parents are alive and well which Clark frequently visits.
It didn’t help that it was an island of Kryptonite and that he had a splinter of it up his sids. That stuff is supposed to literally makes his blood boil, as in you could take a vial of his blood, put it near kryptonite and actually see it boil up. He should either be dead or permanently damaged after that.
Maybe that is why the robot thing bothers me a bit. How one says no need to thank and the other giggles like a human because Superman looked at her. I would think both robots would have the same reaction. Either both bland, or both with personality.
As for the extended clip, apparently this is the start of the movie and the very first scene. I have also heard that Gunn shared Krypto has many of the same characteristics of his dog. Specifically the biting of his heels and playing with his legs.
Also, the airplane rescue in Superman Returns is one of my dad's favorite superhero moments in general. For all the movie's flaws, that is the one moment of the movie that a lot of people think is great.