This Superman soars—not by outmuscling Cavill’s brooding demigod or remaking Christopher Reeve’s gentle icon, but by capturing the sense of wonder that first hooked me as a child. When I watched Christopher Reeve’s Superman all those years ago, I felt the awe of a world made bright by heroes. Now, watching Corenswet’s take with my seven-year-old daughter, I can see her experiencing that same wide-eyed excitement. Gunn’s film hands the magic down—a perfect introduction for a new generation, every bit as joyous and inviting as it was for mine.
That’s an odd consensus. I’ve never seen it, but going off the summary, it maybe shares some similarities to one minor plot point in the 2025 movie, of which there are many, many others, most of which are commentary on (if not outright emulations of) very current affairs and trends that a movie from the 80s wouldn’t compare to at all.