Jul 15, 2025

My Problem with Superman Part 2.

I saw Superman. I'm not a huge DC fan and an admitted hater of the concept of Superman. Read all about that in Part 1 if you haven't already.   I will say that other than the almost forced obvious parallels to present day geo-political situations I thought it was a perfectly fine Superhero movie. He saves a squirrel. If that's too woke for you, you have problems.
Another thing I noticed...Why do all the bystanders in Metropolis seem unfazed by all the monster/alien fighting action that is going on? He saves a little girl who seemingly doesn't even notice the giant monster fighting 4 metahumans in broad daylight. Are metahumans and alien invasions just passé and boring to them now?

Here's where I get into pissing of the nerds territory again.  Why does he have a cousin and a dog? They make such a big deal about him being the sole survivor of his dying planet.  His parents leave a message for him about how he's Earth's only hope or whatever but he randomly has a cousin and she has a dog. Did she come with him in the escape pod from Krypton? I dont get it. It cheapens the idea of Superman being this lone survivor who has a fortress of solitude. Because he's the only Kryptonian left. But there was ZOD and the bad guys who were if my memory serves also from Krypton.  I guess I dont know anything about Superman and I don't care enough to learn.  
Oh one update from Part 1. I made a big deal about him wearing glasses is a shit disguise and I'm not sure if this is something that's common knowledge to Superman nerds but in this movie they point out that his glasses are "hypnotic glasses" that trick your brain into seeing a different face when he's wearing them.  That's fucking convenient.  Did they come with him in the escape pod from Krypton just in case?  Did he invent them? I thought gadgets was Batman's thing.  Hypnotizing glasses.  pfft.  Not so super now are you?  

I fucking hate Superman. 

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