The Daily Planet Vol. 2: Superman News and Speculation Thread (🚨TAG SPOILERS🚨)

[Herolee10]

 

[Gu3ree]

While I think the Krypton scenes were all visually impressive in Man of Steel, I have to admit, it felt rushed because they were squeezing in so much content in just 19 minutes. The opening with the birth of Kal-El was beautiful, followed by that shot of that genetically engineered animal with the horns. It was a great 2-minute opening, however immediately after that moment...they it goes straight into the plot without giving a feel for the movie. Cue Hans Zimmer's repetitive score. Lots of subtext and rushed plot establishing Jor-El and Zod as former friends to ex-friends. I felt like it lacked emotional depth. For me, the pacing was too quick, in spite of being visually impressive.

We got a good look at the interior of Kryptonian buildings like the council and Jor-El's home, and mountains which was nice to see but I think we could have seen more. It was cool to see that tower (where the council took place) and the ships...but I didn't feel like we really got a full sense of what Krypton looked like. I wonder if Kryptonians ever walked on the ground from where those towers stood tall? My point being, most of what we got to see of Krypton were shown from high atmospheres, in the sky, but never showing us the ground.

When it was in the middle of all that action-yet it was only the beginning of the movie--we saw Jor-El riding on his pet animal, trying to escape from getting caught--and there was so much detail in the background unexplained which I was curious about. As you see Jor-El falling from the tower in the sky, right before H'Raka catches him, you notice all this detail--those long, and very large green-looking branches--what were those? Krypton had too much plot in it. Visually, it looked stunning, but pace-wise, it was very rushed and felt like we didn't get a full experience of what kind of planet Krypton was. It spent more time on the action.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

David sounds a little like Tyler at the 20-second mark.

 

[Gu3ree]

I watched the last tv spot with Jimmy Olsen from the Youtube thumbnails, closed captions and no audio. I must resist watching the tv spots.

That being said, I really hope Gunn doesn't make 50 TV spots with new footage...or even 100.

 

[donuts]

While I think the Krypton scenes were all visually impressive in Man of Steel, I have to admit, it felt rushed because they were squeezing in so much content in just 19 minutes. The opening with the birth of Kal-El was beautiful, followed by that shot of that genetically engineered animal with the horns. It was a great 2-minute opening, however immediately after that moment...they it goes straight into the plot without giving a feel for the movie. Cue Hans Zimmer's repetitive score. Lots of subtext and rushed plot establishing Jor-El and Zod as former friends to ex-friends. I felt like it lacked emotional depth. For me, the pacing was too quick, in spite of being visually impressive.

We got a good look at the interior of Kryptonian buildings like the council and Jor-El's home, and mountains which was nice to see but I think we could have seen more. It was cool to see that tower (where the council took place) and the ships...but I didn't feel like we really got a full sense of what Krypton looked like. I wonder if Kryptonians ever walked on the ground from where those towers stood tall? My point being, most of what we got to see of Krypton were shown from high atmospheres, in the sky, but never showing us the ground.

When it was in the middle of all that action-yet it was only the beginning of the movie--we saw Jor-El riding on his pet animal, trying to escape from getting caught--and there was so much detail in the background unexplained which I was curious about. As you see Jor-El falling from the tower in the sky, right before H'Raka catches him, you notice all this detail--those long, and very large green-looking branches--what were those? Krypton had too much plot in it. Visually, it looked stunning, but pace-wise, it was very rushed and felt like we didn't get a full experience of what kind of planet Krypton was. It spent more time on the action.

The Krypton part was one of my favorites from the movie. It was pretty cool and fun.

And I liked the Frazetta-style fantasy approach, even though I usually prefer a more 50s sci-fi / futurism / tech version of the planet.

 

[Superark]

The more I see of David the more I realize he was absolutely the perfect choice for Superman.

I truly believe he is going to give us the greatest Superman performance yet and actually top Reeve.

 

[OnLeatherWings]

What's funny is that I didn't realize we still have no idea what the plot of this film actually is.

 

[donuts]

What's funny is that I didn't realize we still have no idea what the plot of this film actually is.

Which is awesome if that's the case, despite you guys having seen the latest trailer and spots (I guess?).

 

[OnLeatherWings]

James Gunn Wants You to Watch ‘Superman’ in 3D — Because Apparently It’s Still 2010 — World of Reel

James Gunn is now fully behind seeing “Superman” in 3D. He’s even gone so far as to use his Bluesky account to promote the experience of donning those silly dark glasses to watch his film.

www.worldofreel.com

What the **** is this guy's beef with the movie? He's been trying to put a negative spin on it for over a year now.

In the last 5 years especially, there has been a huge rise in bad-faith film/TV 'journalists' and websites/channels whose sole purpose is to post misinformation/lies in order to enrage its readers/viewers in the hopes of tanking a film at the box office.

Nearly every film attached to a major IP has to battle this out online. Look at all the corrections James Gunn has to do on Twitter. I remember the same thing with James Mangold for Indiana Jones 5 where he was online shooting down lies about the film having test screenings, the film being 'woke' and shoving feminism into the film, Indy being emasculated, etc.

Was any of it true? No.
But those peddling it didn't care because these people's goal is to sink a film's reputation, especially among a certain side of the political aisle.

This happens for nearly every major film release these days. Some films more than others. Some films are affected more than others.

I'm tired of bad-faith, agenda-driven hate campaigns, though. Fandom and geekdom has become infected.

 

[donuts]

In the last 5 years especially, there has been a huge rise in bad-faith film/TV 'journalists' and websites/channels whose sole purpose is to post misinformation/lies in order to enrage its readers/viewers in the hopes of tanking a film at the box office.

Nearly every film attached to a major IP has to battle this out online. Look at all the corrections James Gunn has to do on Twitter. I remember the same thing with James Mangold for Indiana Jones 5 where he was online shooting down lies about the film having test screenings, the film being 'woke' and shoving feminism into the film, Indy being emasculated, etc.

Was any of it true? No.
But those peddling it didn't care because these people's goal is to sink a film's reputation, especially among a certain side of the political aisle.

This happens for nearly every major film release these days. Some films more than others. Some films are affected more than others.

I'm tired of bad-faith, agenda-driven hate campaigns, though. Fandom and geekdom has become infected.

I agree.

It's a sad state for film journalism, because you've got grifters trying to fill the void between official news from the trades with loads of clickbait. And we all know that negativity sells.

And then you've got fandoms and nerds, who turned out to be a bunch of frustrated bullies.

 

[OnLeatherWings]

I agree.

It's a sad state for film journalism, because you've got grifters trying to fill the void between official news from the trades with loads of clickbait. And we all know that negativity sells.

And then you've got fandoms and nerds, who turned out to be a bunch of frustrated bullies.

Absolutely. It's sobering and sad when you see how many views these channels rack up, too. With the same content day after day, week after week.

It's poisoned a lot of the well of fandoms these days, especially young fans who are trained to act this way, too.

And some are tourists who aren't even fans but pretend to be just to be angry at something.

The amount of toxicity I see about this Superman film is staggering, too. Bad faith all around.

 

[donuts]

Absolutely. It's sobering and sad when you see how many views these channels rack up, too. With the same content day after day, week after week.

It's poisoned a lot of the well of fandoms these days, especially young fans who are trained to act this way, too.

And some are tourists who aren't even fans but pretend to be just to be angry at something.

The amount of toxicity I see about this Superman film is staggering, too. Bad faith all around.

Making another example, I've known real life people being upset about Snow White just because of the complaints read online about the "PC changes."

I don't care for the movie for very different reasons (just not interested in the live action Disney remakes), and we're talking about people who wouldn't never watched the movie in theaters anyway. Nor would have cared otherwise.

 

[Mysteryman]

What's funny is that I didn't realize we still have no idea what the plot of this film actually is.

“Superman does stuff and some cast members have HIGHER dental bills than others!”

 

[DCDAVE]

In the DCAU, I think they did Superman better in the JL-JLU animated series than STAS. Don't forget that Superman pummeled Darkseid in the finale and it was epic, and one of Superman's greatest moments.

In Superman the Animated Series Supes beat Darksied pretty good but the people of Apocalypse still honored him like a God. At the end of Justice League the animated series Darksied combined with Brainiac technology and was unbeatable. Except for Batman avoiding the Omego beams. Lex Luther of all people saved Supes when he gave Darksied the answer to the Anti Life equation and they disappear. What an ending to a series.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

8 billion people on the planet and they managed to find the closest one to Superman, pretty damn cool

 

[dhandler01]

In the last 5 years especially, there has been a huge rise in bad-faith film/TV 'journalists' and websites/channels whose sole purpose is to post misinformation/lies in order to enrage its readers/viewers in the hopes of tanking a film at the box office.

Nearly every film attached to a major IP has to battle this out online. Look at all the corrections James Gunn has to do on Twitter. I remember the same thing with James Mangold for Indiana Jones 5 where he was online shooting down lies about the film having test screenings, the film being 'woke' and shoving feminism into the film, Indy being emasculated, etc.

Was any of it true? No.
But those peddling it didn't care because these people's goal is to sink a film's reputation, especially among a certain side of the political aisle.

This happens for nearly every major film release these days. Some films more than others. Some films are affected more than others.

I'm tired of bad-faith, agenda-driven hate campaigns, though. Fandom and geekdom has become infected.

First time I saw this really go viral (I would assume it was around before) was during MOS with the whole "Jenny Olsen" lie. They were still pumping that out after release! Mostly fans at that point but some of the grifters picked it up and made a killing clickswise.

 

[dhandler01]

8 billion people on the planet and they managed to find the closest one to Superman, pretty damn cool

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That is just so cool.

 

[TheGDBatman]

A lil' father's day video from Superman to all of us dads:

 

[Kane52630]

A lil' father's day video from Superman to all of us dads:

I'll just stick to the REAL Pa Kent.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I’ve never felt a stronger urge to steal from public property in my life

 

[Superark]

A lil' father's day video from Superman to all of us dads:

This movie is going to make tear up, I know it.

I don't know how they managed to find someone so born to be Superman/Clark as they did with David.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Superark]

I'm curious if the new trailer played in front of How To Train Your Dragon.

 

[Herolee10]

 

[Primal Slayer]

Having Superman wave at you? I agree