Gu3ree
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I do think Gunn could stay in the background a little more honestly, because looking in retrospect, I do see a core difference now between the marketing for Man of Steel vs Gunn's Superman. (Maybe that is the reason Gunn removed the 'Legacy' title, so people would call it "James Gunn's Superman")
Because Gunn at this point has done more press and promotional stuff for the movie than the cast themselves, particularly David Corenswet. And we don't even know what the core of the plot is. We knew Man of Steel was going to an origin story. Snyder and even Nolan weren't popping up everywhere to do press. The marketing for Man of Steel was more about the movie than Snyder. It was about Superman.
After 'Superman Returns', I admit I tempered my excitement to some degree before Man of Steel came out, but in the back of my mind, I was convinced it was going to be phenomenal. As a result, I was half satisfied with the actual movie. As the years have gone by though, Man of Steel's reputation seems to have worsened. It was an undeniably messy film with plotholes, overloaded content, and a disaster porn, and carelessly crashing into buildings. The problems that have worsened for me have been Jonathan's "maybe" line, Clark letting his dad die, and all the Dragonball Z destruction.
Because Gunn at this point has done more press and promotional stuff for the movie than the cast themselves, particularly David Corenswet. And we don't even know what the core of the plot is. We knew Man of Steel was going to an origin story. Snyder and even Nolan weren't popping up everywhere to do press. The marketing for Man of Steel was more about the movie than Snyder. It was about Superman.
After 'Superman Returns', I admit I tempered my excitement to some degree before Man of Steel came out, but in the back of my mind, I was convinced it was going to be phenomenal. As a result, I was half satisfied with the actual movie. As the years have gone by though, Man of Steel's reputation seems to have worsened. It was an undeniably messy film with plotholes, overloaded content, and a disaster porn, and carelessly crashing into buildings. The problems that have worsened for me have been Jonathan's "maybe" line, Clark letting his dad die, and all the Dragonball Z destruction.