James Gunn's portrayal of the role has been accused of being "weak," but this may resolve a long-standing grievance with the character as the first Superman film in the DCU approaches. The full-length trailer for Superman has finally been published, showing the title character fighting a number of characters, including a huge "kaiju" beast, María Gabriela de Faría's Engineer, and an unidentified black-clad foe who is mostly thought to be Ultraman. Potential viewers have taken exception to Superman's apparent struggles battling these enemies and are now openly calling out David Corenswet's character as weak.

With his and David Corenswet's Superman, james Gunn seems to be avoiding this prevalent critique.  Superman's weaknesses are emphasized in the teasers and trailer, which depict him being overpowered by multiple dangers and even depicting his recovery process with the sun's concentrated rays as a torturous agony.  Although this implies that Superman has a lot of work ahead of him, it also implies that his battles will be as interesting as possible because it is clear that he can—and apparently will—lose. 

There is still a chance that his humanoid foes have kryptonite, which would make Superman weak enough to bleed.  After all, the two humanoid characters seem to be employed by Lex Luthor, and since Superman is already a well-known figure in the DCU, it makes reasonable that his adversary has already gained some.  It's also reasonable to suppose that Superman is still a very strong superhero in spite of his flaws.  In any event, this vulnerability creates some intriguing story possibilities. 

The trailers support james Gunn's confirmation that Superman will not be an origin narrative.  Superman requires less room than, say, Man of Steel to show off his abilities because superhero moviegoers are already well aware of his general power levels and the kinds of amazing things he can accomplish.  Rather, Superman is set up to concentrate on the more interesting and under-examined aspects of his personality by switching to a scenario in which he bleeds and is possibly susceptible in more cerebral ways.  
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G GOWTHAM

24/05/2025 10:41 AM