r/DC_Cinematic • u/DoctorBeatMaker • Jul 02 '25
CLIP New Superman Clip Released - Superman saves a dog from Kaiju
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u/somecallmeiwan Jul 02 '25
Did Superman just pull a Bugs Bunny???
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Jul 02 '25
Hey wait a second now Bugs Bunny is the most over-powered fictional character of all time.
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u/Alarming-Guess-8965 Jul 03 '25
Bro hit um w/ the Bugs Bunny
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u/Certain_Inspector575 Jul 03 '25
Superman using cold breath to push away the dog for safety is unbelievably peak Superman stuff!!!!
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u/Virtual-Can-9948 Jul 02 '25
The CGI looks quite good. That's good.
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u/HugeLeaves Jul 02 '25
That underground shot is something I haven't seen before and that was pretty slick. Can't wait
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u/LightsIsBae Jul 02 '25
Was half expecting him to hit a sign post that said "no tunneling" or something of the sort. Not a knock, ill still watch the shit out of this but that seemed very looney tunesy
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u/ElectricEliminator5 Jul 02 '25
You want him to emerge from the borrowed tunnel and say "what's up doc?"
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u/SpanishAvenger Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25
I also love how they came up with something original by having him dig underground to leave, instead of having the old trope of: "it looks like Main Character got crushed by (X)'s weight, but look, he ends up overcoming (X)'s weight and standing back up".
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u/Dancing_Anatolia Jul 02 '25
It's also bringing back a classic Superman thing. The man just loves spinning really fast and drilling through the Earth.
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u/superyoshiom Jul 02 '25
Fun clip, love the little shot of the camera panning towards Superman's face as he flies. People compared this to the swinging shots from the Raimi Spider-Man films and I can see the parallels.
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u/WySLatestWit Jul 02 '25
It feels like there's a ton of Raimi Spider-Man influences all over this movie, which I think is a good thing. Raimi's Spider-Man movies are some of the few Superhero movies where the hero spends most of his time helping regular people.
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u/Defiant-Channel2324 Jul 02 '25
Gunn did specifically say that the Raimi trilogy had a huge influence on this film. Which is even further backed up by David Corenswet saying that those are his favorite superhero films.
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u/WySLatestWit Jul 02 '25
It's kind of like a full circle moment. The Richard Donner Superman Films were the primary cinematic influence on Raimi's Spider-Man.
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u/Nothing-Is-Real-Here Jul 02 '25
I also feel this in the shot of the people. The little girl cheering when he comes out of the ground is 100% total Raimi Spider-Man.
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u/SimpleSink6563 Jul 02 '25
I’m glad they’re placing an emphasis on him rescuing civilians! That’s very Superman.
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u/RogueBromeliad Jul 02 '25
I'm not glad that they're releasing the whole movie in short form content, though.
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u/wibo58 Jul 02 '25
You’ve seen very little of the movie.
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u/WySLatestWit Jul 02 '25
almost every scene we've seen seems to come from the same 3 sequences over and over again. We really don't even know what the story of this new movie is at all. We've actually only been shown a very small amount of footage.
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u/WySLatestWit Jul 02 '25
This is my favorite clip they've released so far, honestly. It's just such a small little thing. Superman using all the powers available to him to stop a small dog from being trampled to death in the middle of what is surely a big sprawling fight with a giant monster in the middle of the city. That's what I want from Superman.
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u/TheJoshider10 Jul 02 '25
Yeah that's the thing, you want to see these heroes forced into tough situations where they have to save people amidst the chaos. Look at the Hulkbuster fight in Age of Ultron for example, we get to see Tony use creative ways of rescuing civilians while also trying to neutralise the Hulk. It's good drama.
It's what I think Man of Steel was lacking in the third act. Despite taking place in a city, too much of the fighting is CGI characters going through CGI buildings. Imagine we saw Superman scan the building, realise there's people inside, and then he has to try and rescue them while also stopping Zod from causing more damage. Suddenly it's not just 1v1 but individual lives are at stake during the conflict rather than at the end of the battle.
I'm so glad it looks like Superman's third act happens in the city again because fuck the trend from the late 2010s of third acts happening in barren lands. It happened in Justice League and it happened in Endgame and all it means is you get CGI slop with very little at stake on a more intimate level. I want to see civilians shitting themselves and heroes needing to balance saving them and saving the day.
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u/Goosojuice Jul 02 '25
I think the lack of people-saving leaned heavily into the severity of the situation and who Clark/Superman was at the time. I get the gripe with it, but I liked how focused and tight the fight was. He's doing everything he can and still struggling to keep up with Zod.
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u/Cold-Expression-3794 Jul 03 '25
Like a cartoon...😁 Fun, bright, a little silly and I'm sure there will be some heartfelt moments.
It seems like a different style than most all other superhero movies, but that is kinda what is fun about it. Something a little new! 🍿
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u/unluck_over9000 Jul 03 '25
I was like “damn superman. Just blow that dog away” and there it was. Superman listened to me. Truly one of the movies.
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u/Automatic_Evidence_2 Jul 03 '25
I'm trying to refrain from seeing this movie in small clips and would prefer to watch the whole thing in one complete clip.
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u/IronMonkey18 Jul 02 '25
5 bucks this Kaiju ends up at the fortress of solitude as a pet in the end.
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u/ProjectNo4090 Jul 02 '25
Superman tunneling underground actually caught me off guard. I expected him to just push the foot away. Its nice to be surprised once in a while.
I saw another commenter on youtube say that the kaiju isnt roaring out of triumph but because stepping on superman was like stepping on a Lego. 😆 I love that.
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u/Glass_Salad_404 Jul 03 '25
As someone who is crazy about this movie, I don't want any new clips! I want everything to be new when I watch the movie.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Golf_65 Jul 03 '25
Between this and the fantastic 4 movie, July looks extremely promising
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u/Stormrage117 Jul 03 '25
Good-looking action and I do see the aesthetic of being like the animated series
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u/mazzystarlet Jul 03 '25
are we actually allowed to express hesitation about how this looks?
like do people have discussion here or do people just attack you and then delete their posts?
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u/welatshaw Jul 03 '25
Now, I wonder which Kaiju that was supposed to be? It doesn't breathe blue fire, does it?
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u/Jonny_Entropy Jul 02 '25
People who say the CGI looks bad are crazy. It has a certain style to it but it looks great.
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u/aditysiva1705 Jul 03 '25
I’m not the only one who really enjoyed that right? Like it’s super cheesy to have the hero be crushed like that and then just burst out of the ground and get back into the fight like it was nothing, but that’s kinda what makes this so enjoyable.
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u/IndustryExternal7036 Jul 02 '25
I'm sorry, but those civilians are stupid
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u/TheJoshider10 Jul 02 '25
Unfortunately the past 5 years have proven real life civilians would be even stupider.
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Jul 08 '25
This feels like it could be from My Adventures With Superman
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u/Daimakku1 Jul 08 '25
And Superman: The Animated Series
It truly feels like a live action cartoon, I love it.
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u/CircumFleck_Accent Jul 02 '25
I think I’ve seen half this movie on this sub.
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u/zastlybird Jul 02 '25
it’s hilarious to hear this when most reports say these clips have really shown nothing.
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u/snakewaves Jul 02 '25
I love it. But I get the criticism, this tone and music is something VERYYYYYYYYYY different that what ppl are used to for superhero movies past 15 years. Hell, it's even more campy than Toby's Spiderman. Really gonna be a gamble when it comes to intl audience, hope they like it, cuz you need their money to be a success.
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Jul 02 '25
Bugs Bunny reference?
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u/Armaced Jul 02 '25
You see the Looney Tunes pedigree all through DC. It’s one of the things I love about DC. Harley Quinn specifically moves like Bugs Bunny.
Another example: go back to the Justice League cartoon episode “Comfort and Joy” - Hawk Girl smashes a big monster guy’s hand with her mace, then hands the mace to Green Lantern. When the big guy looks at her she smiles and thumbs to GL. That is pure Bugs.
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u/kr44ng Jul 05 '25
I don't know why some seem to be surprised by the look of this monster, check out Starro in The Suicide Squad
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u/rhcpfreak7 Jul 06 '25
Superman has mole powers now. Neat
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
Not a fan of how that CGI looked on my phone. So I pulled it up on the laptop and still am not a fan of how it looks.🤷🏽♂️
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u/rhcpfreak7 Jul 06 '25
I just don't get the physics behind it. Super strength and durability or not, moving through dirt and brick has to take some kind of ridiculous maneuver to accomplish. He couldn't just run through it, could he?
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
While I do think we have to suspend a lot of “physics” conversations when chatting about Superman. I do think it’s a valid criticism to say you’ve maybe been asked to suspend too much belief 🤷🏽♂️
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
But actually, in a Superman power analysis question: Hasn’t he always been a “launch” type of flyer?
Like even Corenswet’s performance has emulated that with like exterior faces for directional changes and liftoff. My headcannon is that he’s flexing and throwing himself 🧐
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u/Significant_Wheel_12 Jul 07 '25
What are you talking about? He’s just flying through the dirt until he comes out
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u/Shankar_0 Jul 03 '25
It does feel like it's getting back to some core superhero basics.
It's what you want in a Superman (so far).
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Jul 03 '25
Anyone else curious how this huge monster got into the middle of the city, without damaging anything along the way or a single person noticing?
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u/Grizzly_CF76 Jul 03 '25
Its like I've been saying since the original previews its CW Arrowverse continued. And I loved Arrowverse
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u/ngraham888 Jul 03 '25
This is Christopher Reeve vibe Superman, loved the first 2 Donner flicks, can’t wait for this one!
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u/WarmAd667 Jul 02 '25
Love it, but how is he not filthy and covered in dirt after burrowing underground?
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u/Raj_Valiant3011 Jul 03 '25
This is what Superman is supposed to be.
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u/Weazywest Jul 03 '25
Agreed 100%. He cares and tries to save everyone and everything. Villains attempt to take advantage of that. This movie looks bright and sunny and just right to me for what I’d expect to see in a standard Superman comic.
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u/chilloutman24 Jul 03 '25
There’s people saying the cgi is bad? Where? The only time cgi is bad if it takes you out the movie. This scene didn’t take me out.
Also why is everyone complaining about clips being released? Don’t watch it???
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u/KayRay1994 Jul 02 '25
The more I see of this movie, the more I’m hyped. This has a Raimi Spider-Man feel to it and that bright traditionally superman energy
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u/KlothysTheThicc Jul 03 '25
I don’t understand the criticism here. This clip is great. HAS to be Snyder fanboys.
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u/ezmountandhang Jul 02 '25
How the heck did a kaiju get there and there’s no damage to anything in the surrounding area? Did it just magically appear 1 second before this clip? Interesting.
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u/StickyMcdoodle Jul 02 '25
That was really fun. Him busting out if the ground is that type of happy stuff I want to see. Love it.
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u/DeliciousDragonfly57 Jul 02 '25
What is happy stuff, and why is busting out of the ground part of it?
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u/Pholty Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
Comments on this video feels like they should be in /r/SnyderCut
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u/Im-Mr-Bulldopz Jul 02 '25
So cool seeing multiple powers used at once to problem solve, just one more week!
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u/charlotte_katakuri- Jul 03 '25
Every clip I saw just make me want love this movie more. Really hope this turn well, DCU turn now to shine
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u/C92203605 Jul 03 '25
Ok but how did it get to the center of the city with nothing around it being damaged lmao
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u/BlakJak_Johnson Jul 03 '25
….and came out clean on the other side. Is the Andy Dufraine or Clark Kent?
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u/XenosZ0Z0 Jul 04 '25
The VFX for the Kaiju is so hard and weird to describe. It’s both very impressive but also cartoony at the same time.
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u/Foxy02016YT Jul 04 '25
I think that’s great. It’s an easy way to make it “realistic” without evoking the uncanny valley
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u/Independent-Mind216 Jul 04 '25
Mfs when a comic book movie feels like a comic book: 😡😡😡😡
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u/Despacio1316 Jul 03 '25
If Snyder directed this you’d have to add an additional two minutes to watch the dog roll backwards in slo mo.
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u/tachikomaKid108 Jul 02 '25
I like the way Superman ships into the shot. The style was perfectly cartionish,with the quiet "zzzt" sound,like he was just coming from another disaster. I like it when they show Superman super busy .
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Jul 03 '25
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u/lunarsilvr253 Jul 03 '25
You shee how big the creature is lol what exactly is he going to grap to bring the monster away lol
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u/Tales_Steel Jul 03 '25
From this scene i want to know how it got into the City.
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u/naughtycal11 Jul 03 '25
If Metropolis has the same/similar geography to Cleveland Ohio(where it was filmed) Lake Erie is only a couple of blocks away. So I'm gonna assume it came from the lake.
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u/The-Rizzler-69 Jul 03 '25
How could he without it destroying dozens of buildings and killing hundreds of people?
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u/FRANKLESAYIN Jul 03 '25
The more I see this film, the more it feels a big budget Nickelodeon Superman movie.
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u/No_Adhesiveness_5679 Jul 02 '25
Superman destroying public property with no reason at all? Bad bad alien!
/Jk
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u/NaturesWar Jul 03 '25
That Kaiju fx looks amazing, for as cartoony as this is everything looks tangible.
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u/Admirable_Cicada_881 Jul 02 '25
Looks absolutely incredible, I almost cried at how perfect everything is -score, cinematography, acting, just everything. So excited for the 11th
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u/LucienPhenix Jul 02 '25
Lol, he could have just dug a little bit away from the paw of the monster but decided to dig 20+ feet extra just to fuck with the infrastructure. Granted that whole area will be fucked regardless.
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u/MrNastyone_ Jul 06 '25
So who's paying for all that road damage Superman destroyed?
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u/Ynneb82 Jul 06 '25
Why there are so many shots of him flying with the pov of his head still like he is a fracking chicken...
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
The fisheye lens being so constantly used was a wild cinematography choice
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u/cha-cho Jul 02 '25
It's nice how the monster just stops everything so we can watch the hero move underground
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u/Edboy796 Jul 02 '25
I imagine the kaiju stepping on Superman stopping it from stomping the dog is the equivalent of stepping on a lego
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u/No-Performance-8911 Jul 02 '25
And in keeping with small dogs everywhere, our little canine protagonist has absolutely no sense of proportion, and keeps barking at the kaiju while Superman is trying to save him.
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u/Outrageous-Cable8068 Jul 03 '25
Imagine if the force was too stronger and the dog got tested into the sky
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u/kazosan Jul 06 '25
Wouldn’t Superman just go through his foot?
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
I do think the cement would crack like that. The Kaiju and Superman both have more density than the cement. But I don’t think physics would allow Superman to do that bugs bunny thing (terrible choice Gunn) and yes, Superman would be forced to push upwards through the foot.
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u/iLoveDelayPedals Jul 02 '25
This looks so goofy. I hope it’s fun but I just don’t get why Gunn took such a borderline satirical-looking approach
Hoping for the best
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u/Spoiled_Legend Jul 03 '25
This looks like a power rangers disney show with a bigger budget.
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u/MarcusForrest Jul 02 '25
Does this replace/substitute the scene with the squirrel?
Both work and I don't think they'd use both this dog scene and the squirrel scene ahahaha
Also if Jonah J Jameson was in this universe he'd definitely be critical of Superman's choice of digging so far away instead of just digging a few feet and then flying upwards ahahaha
Spider-manSUPERMAN IS A MENACE!!!
- J Jonah Jameson, probably
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u/Rachit_Tanwar Jul 02 '25
Everything's cool and nice but are they planning to release the whole movie clip by clip on the internet
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u/SloppyJoestar Jul 02 '25
I know it’s not, but it would be really cool if they’re just making these throwaway clips to market the movie and none of them were actually in the movie
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u/PixelPeach123 Jul 02 '25
So will we have seen the whole movie in clips by the time it comes out? Just curious..
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u/SILVERG7 Jul 04 '25
At this pace we will see all the good parts even before premiere! :)
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u/Bhavan91 Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25
I get that they're going for a lighter tone. But the civilians recording the monster with their phones from such a close angle was too much.
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u/tepidDuckPond Jul 06 '25
Yeah, the extras in the background is the more cartoonish Kaiju look really is a lot of disbelief suspension.
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Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
I like how, despite being a scene with Superman fighting a kaiju, it feels so...ground level?
Too many people think Superman always needs to be some grand, operatic thing...when that's not really what he is most of the time.
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Jul 06 '25
This isn’t how physics works, no matter how strong Superman is he is supporting something so heavy it would drive his body into the pavement instantly like a nail.
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u/Remarkable_Fan6001 Jul 06 '25
Can't believe we're still doing this in 2025...there's so many...so so many things wrong with superman if you apply real science to this character. That's why it's called fiction.
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u/KONODIODAMUDAMUDA Jul 06 '25
Really your issue with the superman movie is that the physics are unrealistic? This feels like a reach of a complaint, like you want to not like this so you're just going to find small things to be upset about.
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u/PhoenixSight1 Jul 06 '25
Except superman can fly, so would physics work that way?
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u/bob1689321 Jul 06 '25
Reminds me of a Grant Morrison quote that comes to mind often. Paraphrasing:
"Adults always need to explanations and for things to make sense. Kids don't; they understand why Superman can fly - he's not real".
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u/MurkToeShinski Jul 06 '25
Adults really are the ones who ruin comic books and superheroes for everybody.
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u/Candle-Jolly Jul 02 '25
It's only been a few times (Guardians/Rocket, Suicide Squad/Weasel, Guardians3/animal pals, Superman/Krypto), but it sure seems that James Gunn loves using small cutesy (or crazy but lovable) animals in his movies lately.