Man of Steel kicked off the infamous DC Extended Universe, created solely to capitalize on the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe once that rose above and beyond. The DCEU was an absolute wreck, and the blame lies squarely on what can be said in two words....
Warner Bros.
What, you thought I was gonna complain about Zack Snyder here? You're barking up the wrong tree. Look, I get it, Zack Snyder isn't the greatest director out there, I'd even accept Rebel Moon was a total wreck, but the problem is that people have been counting on him fizzling out even beforehand, and it all goes back to his take on Superman.
Snyder had a vision, it doesn't have to be good or bad, but a vision nevertheless, and maybe the mainstream DC cinema canon wasn't the right place for it, given the fans DC have. If Marvel fans are obnoxiously progressive, according to grifters, DC fans are some of the most closed-minded, picky fans on the planet. Anything that isn't exactly like the source material is immediately declared garbage, and Superman fans seem to be the most closed-minded of them all.
When it comes to this movie, it's not necessarily about a poorly executed Superman story in a vacuum, it's the fact that Superman isn't exactly like he was in the old days, if anyone says otherwise it's only because they now have Rebel Moon to turn to in order to shut people down. Cries of "Comic accuracy", or "Beacon of hope" or "rampant positivity" are all you need to see to understand. I get following the source material, but when it comes to Superman you have plenty of other things to fall back on, does every single movie have to stay on the same path every time?
People should be allowed to experiment every once in a while, high risk, high reward, see how they can interpret the character, see what they did right and wrong and see how it can be fixed. You can't just play it safe every time because soon enough, everything is gonna be the same. Sure you please one vocal group, but that can only get you so far.
As for Man of Steel, I can't really add much to it that has already been, at most I like the idea of a darker take on the hero and it's nice we got to see what that could be like, the idea has potential. Of course thanks to Warner Bros trying to force another stupid cinematic universe, the rest of the entries would suffer accordingly.
Laying down the law because DC fans just don't know any better.
Warner Bros.
What, you thought I was gonna complain about Zack Snyder here? You're barking up the wrong tree. Look, I get it, Zack Snyder isn't the greatest director out there, I'd even accept Rebel Moon was a total wreck, but the problem is that people have been counting on him fizzling out even beforehand, and it all goes back to his take on Superman.
Snyder had a vision, it doesn't have to be good or bad, but a vision nevertheless, and maybe the mainstream DC cinema canon wasn't the right place for it, given the fans DC have. If Marvel fans are obnoxiously progressive, according to grifters, DC fans are some of the most closed-minded, picky fans on the planet. Anything that isn't exactly like the source material is immediately declared garbage, and Superman fans seem to be the most closed-minded of them all.
When it comes to this movie, it's not necessarily about a poorly executed Superman story in a vacuum, it's the fact that Superman isn't exactly like he was in the old days, if anyone says otherwise it's only because they now have Rebel Moon to turn to in order to shut people down. Cries of "Comic accuracy", or "Beacon of hope" or "rampant positivity" are all you need to see to understand. I get following the source material, but when it comes to Superman you have plenty of other things to fall back on, does every single movie have to stay on the same path every time?
People should be allowed to experiment every once in a while, high risk, high reward, see how they can interpret the character, see what they did right and wrong and see how it can be fixed. You can't just play it safe every time because soon enough, everything is gonna be the same. Sure you please one vocal group, but that can only get you so far.
As for Man of Steel, I can't really add much to it that has already been, at most I like the idea of a darker take on the hero and it's nice we got to see what that could be like, the idea has potential. Of course thanks to Warner Bros trying to force another stupid cinematic universe, the rest of the entries would suffer accordingly.
Laying down the law because DC fans just don't know any better.
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