Superman 2025 Review (and misc)

sooo i watched the new Superman with my mom the other day...

it is def as inspirational as the memes say it is! in all honesty i dont watch superhero movies at alllll so i dont have a reference point, but i enjoyed how Gunn expanded on Supermans backstory, his Kryptonian heritage versus his Kansas upbringing

and im finally getting the 'Snyder Superman vs Gunn Superman' memes, bc this man rlly does go supersonic to save a squirrel and eats shit multiple times throughout the movie

it does end up celebrating what superman is, especially considering the current... political climate

dont we all want someone who actually cares? someone who is going to do good no matter what? someone who HAS THE POWER to do good? someone with the ability to destroy the planet and reign as god, yet uses that power to just be a good fucking person for once?

there were times during this movie where I thought superman should just snap. where he should give in. and he doesnt. he keeps going and it never even occurs to him to give up, and i doubt its even remotely related to his powers.

there was a post i read thats just this point, that superman isnt a power fantasy, but a fantasy about an all-powerful person who wants to do good, being able to achieve it with no limitations.

we have billionaires and presidents who actively harm this country for funsies, for bs reasons, for selfish reasons, and that is very much reflected in the movie (which is why i found Lex Luthor especially despicable). it feels like all the good people, anyone capable of positive change, is being silenced and held down and disappeared by laws that change at the whims of an orange hitler

even fictional, its heartwarming to see someone who is the pure opposite of that. someone who fulfills our fantasies of stopping wars and saving every tiny life and keeping their city safe, and doesnt crack when it feels like the whole world is against him, bc he wants to do good no matter what.

i didnt cry walking out of the theatre, but i did walk out wanting to be like superman

now 4 the misc

i had an argument w/ my mom on the way back from the movies... WHOOPS! i even swore at her which is something i never do, but IN MY DEFENSE she started yelling at me bc i said 'what' when i didint understand smthn she said. neurotypicals, amirite?

school is almost over. next week is finals, and thats it. 2 weeks of break... then semester 4. im already so burnt out... im pretty sure im failing half my damn classes.

yesterday i waited inside a Chapters 4 my parents 2 pick me up from work. they had Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, but only vol 2. i might have 2 wait there again next week, so i'll ask my dad if i can buy it (im using his card) and try to just get vol 1 off amazon. if i get 2 go next week, thatll be my last chance, since i'll stop work once school is done, so i RLLY HOPE my dad says yes

it wld be so awesome, dad... it wld be so cool....