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Superman (2025) – Doing Good

Released: 10th July
Seen: 16th July

Superman info An image of the Superman poster on the left sidem, on the right the information "Directed and written by James Gunn" and "Starring: David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan"

Now that it’s officially over, we can admit that the DCEU was an interesting experiment that went off the rails almost instantly. A franchise born out of an attempt to play catch-up to Marvel, it tried to be the alternative to the MCU in every way. If Marvel was bright and colourful, the DCEU was dark and dour. If the MCU took its time to build up to major events, the DCEU would do major event films pretty much right away and fill in the blanks afterwards. If the MCU was good, the DCEU was… bad, for the most part. That entire franchise was bad, and one of the elements that will probably age the worst in hindsight was its portrayal of the big Blue Boy Scout, Superman. Don’t get me wrong, Henry Cavill was a pretty great embodiment of what a superhero should look like in terms of physical mass, but there was something that always felt like it was missing from the character, a specific trait that made Superman an icon that has lasted for nearly a century… kindness. The DCEU seemed devoid of the notion of kindness and light, and thus it felt like Superman was just flat out wrong. Well, now DC is under new movie management and to restart the cinematic universe, James Gunn has brought us a brand new Superman and remembered to stop and pick up a little bit of kindness on the way.

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