Superman (2025)

[Socko]

Originally Posted by Kylo_Ren

Yeah BluBonnet pushed F4 over the 500 million at the boxoffice.
He got the Disney Medal of Attendance.

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Man of Steel didn't have any problem showcasing the destruction and loss of life within a PG-13 film. That's just one reason it stands head and shoulders above most other cookie cutter superhero stuff.

The best movie to showcase destruction and loss of life was Man of Steel which is why there was such a backlash. Before and since, destruction in blockbusters has been abstract and a little cartoony. I had a visceral reaction to MoS as did many, hence why in BvS they were constantly calling out the area is deserted.

The destruction in Superman 2025 is cartoony in comparison, not that there is anything wrong with that.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

The best movie to showcase destruction and loss of life was Man of Steel which is why there was such a backlash. Before and since, destruction in blockbusters has been abstract and a little cartoony. I had a visceral reaction to MoS as did many, hence why in BvS they were constantly calling out the area is deserted.

The destruction in Superman 2025 is cartoony in comparison, not that there is anything wrong with that.

It's not believable. It's lame plot armor. They evacuated millions of people in a few hours? It leads to a lack of dramatic stakes. Man of Steel had real stakes, both for Superman and Metropolis.

[Farerb]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

It's not believable. It's lame plot armor. They evacuated millions of people in a few hours?

In 10 minutes if I remember correctly.

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

It's not believable. It's lame plot armor. They evacuated millions of people in a few hours? It leads to a lack of dramatic stakes. Man of Steel had real stakes, both for Superman and Metropolis.

The point is that the destruction didn't look real. There is actually a shot of the buildings side on and tumbling like dominoes.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

The point is that the destruction didn't look real. There is actually a shot of the buildings side on and tumbling like dominoes.

I would assume that BVS takes place less than a year after Man of Steel?
Was Metropolis still wrecked in that movie?

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

The point is that the destruction didn't look real. There is actually a shot of the buildings side on and tumbling like dominoes.

The destruction in Superman (2025)? Yes, it looked silly and unconvincing. The destruction in Man of Steel was visceral and scary.

Originally Posted by mwynn

I would assume that BVS takes place less than a year after Man of Steel?
Was Metropolis still wrecked in that movie?

BvS takes place 18 months after Man of Steel and there is clearly construction happening in the wake of the attack. The way I understood it was the park where the Superman statue is located is ground zero of the attack, similar to the 9/11 memorial.

[The Noodle]

Originally Posted by mwynn

I would assume that BVS takes place less than a year after Man of Steel?

About a year and a half after MoS if I remember correctly.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

That is Marvel being afraid of the certification board. There is no way they would have given the movie an 18 rating based on that.

No, I do not believe they are "afraid" of the certification board. If anything, they'd just release an edited version for the UK...

[scotchka]

All the darkness and edginess of MoS is really undercut by the product placement. Sears has a big role in that movie.

[BluBonnet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eXFOhC2tE

[Jay Mammoth]

Amazing movie, bring on the sequel.