There are some spoilers in here. This is sort of a stream of consciousness -- a bunch of reactions.
These comic book movies all have sort of the same plot. The villains are doing something that creates an existential threat to the human race. The good guys have to stop them. So, in some sense I feel like I'm watching the same movie over and over.
Superman is immediately recognizeable: tall, dark, handsome, muscly -- especially tiny waist, which is not the case with other actors who have played this role.
A post of mine from X about Superman romancing Lois Lane
re: Superman -- Whatever happened to the "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" hypothesis -- that Superman would not be able to have kids with a human woman, because him having sex would kill the human woman?
— Skysong263 🌈 (@skysong263) July 17, 2025
Not to mention that the kicking fetus could also kill the human mother -- but then how did the Kents ever successfully raise him in the first place? How would they survive toddler temper tantrums? Yet, they are shown as almost magically loving. I wonder if that's really all it takes.
And yet he romances Lois.
In this version, Lois Lane knows who he is. In the versions I knew before she didn't. She also has an updated wardrobe and hairstyle -- while Superman is pretty much the same. We don't see her feet. She doesn't seem to be the sort to wear pumps with tiny, spike heels. That affects how she walks. She seems different from what I would expect from Lois -- more grounded, less plastic.
Somehow, to me, while this Superman's body is beautiful, his face is not. In fact, the face of the evil clone seems somehow more his natural self.
I think Ultra Man is dead after this show -- but I don't like that. I want to see a show about him. I want to see his childhood. I want to see him, ultimately, team up with Superman and not be just mindlessly bad. I think Corenswet would really blossom with that role. I think he's a bit bland in this one. Of course, in comic book world. Ultra Man could always be brought back, somehow.
I pointed out that a clone should be at least 20 years younger than the cloned person. My son said "this is comic book cloning. It just always works this way." He was funny. He really liked the movie. He went twice.
If Superman recharges via the sun, shouldn't he have a translucent outfit that lets visible light through to his skin?
I saw that Pom Klementieff played one of the robots. I saw her recently in Mission Impossible VII & VIII. I couldn't tell she was present in this movie, tho. I guess they did motion capture. Also the robot had a male voice, if I have the right robot. I'm impressed with her. I don't think she gets enough attention.
Superman is persecuted because he is an alien -- MAGA says that means the movie is "woke." I'm glad the writers added this aspect.
I always thought Jor-el was a good guy. Here he seems like a bad guy. I don't remember that from the comics. I was sad about that; however, I was glad that Superman was not doomed to become evil, just because his dad wished that
Why is Lex Luthor so handsome? That doesn't fit my idea of him.
Such a nice twist that the dumb, blond bimbo ends up cleverly figuring out how to save the day.
Jimmy Olsen turns out to be kind of a callous manipulator of the affections of this bimbo. Gee. I thought he was a just a cute little cub reporter. Here he's cute, but not really likable.
There were really a lot of characters. I don't even see the other super heroes like Element Man, Mr. Terrific, Green Lantern, Hawk Girl in the cast list on imdb -- yet they played important parts in the plot. Why aren't they listed?
I guess that's why this has left me a little stunned & baffled -- and having trouble organizing my thoughts. So many complicated things happened: anti-proton river, black hole, pocket universe, localized fusion reaction.
How could even Superman have swum in such a river? My son thought it was because the electron shells in the atoms of his body would repel the negative charges of the anti-protons.
As always, I might edit this later.
