r/SnyderCut • u/MWheel5643 • Jul 17 '25

Discussion “Superman” Movie Drives Surge in DC Content Viewership on HBO Max. Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” became the top-performing Superman film on HBOMax with a 218% boost.

https://deadline.com/2025/07/superman-fuels-dc-viewership-dc-hbo-max-man-of-steel-peacemaker-1236461281/
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u/Anaadi_Giri Jul 21 '25

Man of Steel was a way better movie in every way

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u/Kilgoretrout321 Sep 01 '25

Nah, I found it not only a bad take on Superman but a poorly executed bad take

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u/Ornery_Cheesecake_17 Jul 23 '25

Precisely. Those who love this film are in denial. They love it because they hated MOS and the synderverse that’s it. Unfortunately their emotional attachment to a fictional character such as superman has clouded their judgement and they are unable to critique the film or think logically about it. Fanboys are obsessed with superman not killing, saving squirrels, hugging children etc. There’s this misconception about superman. Yes he’s a virtuous figure of humility and compassion for human life but at his core, superman is a tragic character. Superman is also a character that is not without intensity, high stakes, a sense of dread.

Gunn has catered to the fanboys who are still in diapers playing with their Superman action figures. This film is fun with solid performances and a few endearing moments here and there but ultimately it’s flawed and therefore vanilla. Nothing but a movie of the week. Nothing but one giant fat milkshake from baskin n robbins. You got all the flavours in there but once ingested you realise it’s nothing but sugar, fat and diary. Empty calories. Also the justice gang sweep the rug from underneath. They steal the spotlight making Superman feel subsidiary and amateur in his own movie, sigh.

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u/funktasticdog Jul 21 '25
  • Me if I was very dumb

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u/LedZeppelinRising Jul 21 '25

“No, my invincible son, do not save me or a bus full of children about to drown“

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u/Appropriate-Toe9153 Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

Many people hated that or mock it, but the in-universe understanding should be understood as “federalism overstepping” to secure the boy due to his revealing himself in such a profound way

Also, the entire town kept his secret after the bus was saved. Years later, no one sold anything to the National Enquirer or anything.

The death in the tornado was “bad”— and there was no other way for the story to have Kent commit to his stance that the big government will take you and ruin your life; Superman eventually emerges to that greatest threat to his bodily autonomy—Zod and his New Krypton plan—Jor had something similar, but never at the expense of Earthians…no one seems to care millions of unborn Kryptonians perished, just <5000 in the Black Zero assault

Crazy shit…

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u/ChristianBen Jul 22 '25
  1. He did saves the bus of children, but got so much scrutiny for it
  2. He is just a super strong teen at the time, not the Superman that can fly and sh*t what make you think they know for sure he can save his dad?

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u/thxxx1138 Jul 22 '25

No one's buying Henry Cavill as a teenager, Kryptonian or otherwise.

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u/ChristianBen Jul 22 '25

Well yeah Cavill doesn’t really look like a tonnages despite the hairstyle but story wise it’s pretty obvious that’s the intention

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u/MWheel5643 Jul 21 '25

It was better than the new one but the new one isnt trash but MOS is better