dc20willsave Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Should Superman be a symbol of hope? Yes but in the real world, people tend to be distrustful so the reaction to him makes sense to me. I like what I've seen from the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 After an alien invasion, the rise of an all-powerful savior, and the fall of a major city, this is exactly what I was hoping the trailer would be. The movie, we'll have to wait a year for that, but this has my hopes high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Wow. That looks fucking amazing. That gave me chills. Fuck Star Wars. That is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Looks more Frank Millery than I am comfortable with even if I was expecting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 So here's my problem with it all, right down to the core: It's an interesting story that is in no way a Superman story. The single biggest problem with Man of Steel was that it introduced Superman by making him partially responsible for the single biggest disaster in American history. Instead of having Superman be, you know, an actual hero, he ended up bringing destruction upon Metropolis, even if it wasn't all his fault. When the best thing that can be said is, "well, at least the entire planet didn't die," that's not much consolation. Superman's first outing was a terrible loss, and the entire planet would have been better off if he'd never landed on it. It's basically the story of Transformers. Man of Steel is darker than every Batman movie shy of The Dark Knight, which is an asinine choice to make for a Superman origin movie. So when this new movie further makes Superman into a controversial savior/destroyer figure, it only digs that dark well even further. Yes, if Superman were a real person, this kind of thing would happen. These kinds of moral quandaries would arise. But that's not what Superman is. This is basically the Watchmen approach taken to Superman. If it were an alternate universe story, then sure, but this is meant to be THE Superman for film. And as a Superman fan, I watch that trailer and feel kind of disgusted. I wait years on end to actually see a good representation of the greatest superhero of all time, and then am handed this, a story that basically only seems interested in tearing him down in favor of being edgy and "real-world." Seriously, when was the last good Superman movie? 1978? 80, maybe? The fact that Superman of all characters isn't treated like an actual superhero is beyond stupid to me. I'm done with the "lonely alien god" story at this point; just let Superman BE SUPERMAN again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 I think having people question Superman in a real world scenario is a good idea for a movie which was limply brought up in Superman Returns but never actually addressed in a real way. But I agree, the trailer is so damn serious about it that it's somewhat farcical. I'm down for the movie, it looks entertaining, but this tone is too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 It's an interesting story that is in no way a Superman story. The single biggest problem with Man of Steel was that it introduced Superman by making him partially responsible for the single biggest disaster in American history. Instead of having Superman be, you know, an actual hero, he ended up bringing destruction upon Metropolis, even if it wasn't all his fault. When the best thing that can be said is, "well, at least the entire planet didn't die," that's not much consolation. Superman's first outing was a terrible loss, and the entire planet would have been better off if he'd never landed on it. It's basically the story of Transformers. That's like saying Batman isn't a hero because he inspired The Joker and Thor isn't one because Odin sent him to Earth and made it a target. With superheroes fighting supervillains, there's going to be a death toll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 That's true to an extent, but when you go to the extreme level that Man of Steel did, the end result isn't "the hero saved lives," it's "Metropolis got nuked." I feel like Avengers hit precisely on the upper limit of destruction you can have in a superhero movie and still call it a "win" (unless you live in Hell's Kitchen, apparently). Man of Steel pretty much showed us another 9/11 times twenty. Thinking on it more, Man of Steel really is the story of the Transformers movies: Zod & Friends/Decepticons come to Earth seeking the key/Allspark so they can use Earth's resources to rebuild their home planet while killing all the humans in the process. Superman/Optimus Prime stands in the way, claiming that humanity's existence is worth protecting, and that Krypton/Cybertron is long dead anyway. Battles ensue, causing terrible damage across the world, notably in Chicago (Metropolis was filmed in Chicago), which makes humanity turn against Superman/the Autobots. So now Batman v Superman is Transformers 4. Which is awful by even Transformer movie standards. Hooray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Okay, now they're just trying to hurt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Still haven't seen it, don't know if I'll be able to avoid it for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Molly Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oh fuck, that's nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 FFFFFFFFFF UUUUUUUUUU CCCCCCCCCC KKKKKKKKKK !!!!!!!!!! Ugh, you've GOTTA BE KIDDING ME. Come'on, the fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Okay, yeah, I really like those posters a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Old news, I'm sure, but I prefer this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6cpTjsHTNk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Um, actually, it should be Adam West and George Reeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 There would still be a ten-year difference in footage. But we digress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 That trailer in the theatre is pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Three weeks late, but this is perfect.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFPuyDrIIk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 The HISHE guys have yet to fail in delivering the lulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 New pics! Ben Affleck looking Bruce Wayne as hell! Lex Luthor with hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 I want John Shea to show up and stare Jesse Eisenberg into submission, just like he stared down that cobra in the Lois & Clark pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 The person playing Wonder Woman looks like "Is this how I'm supposed to look tough?" in that pic at the end of that slideshow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 I think they made a mistake with Gal Gadot. I think she looks terrible as Diana. I hope she can act her ass off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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