Superman's Just Been Killed at the Box Office

[RoryN]

Let's keep this epic fail of a thread alive.

James Gunn Celebrates ‘Superman’s Box Office Win: “I’m Incredibly Grateful For Your Enthusiasm”​

https://deadline.com/2025/07/james-gunn-celebrates-superman-box-office-win-1236456182/

 

[YDB95]

I saw it yesterday. There most definitely is a between-the-lines message of supporting and respecting immigrants. Little wonder the usual suspects are trying so hard to believe otherwise!

 

[glamorilla]

It's sad we can't simply have a movie just be a movie without this garbage getting into it.

My daughter went and saw it at a premiere and said she didn't think it had any type of messaging. This is all James Gunn being the absolute tool bag he always has been and hurting his own product with his stupidity.

For anyone cheering for him, this is the same guy the left cancelled for all his pro pedophile tweets, but being the left they quickly forget that and embrace anyone who sucks their ass.

Gunn hit lightning in a bottle with the first Guardians movie, but since then just tries to shove stupid over the top humor into everything and its been failing. GOTG 2 wasn't as good as the first, the third was awful and Suicide Squad sucked.

I've never been a Superman fan and most likely won't watch this, but not over anything political just apathy toward the character and disdain for the director's lack of respect for source material and his unending arrogance.

And FFS get rid of that stupid haircut, you're not 20 anymore.

At the end it was just another Superman movie. The things I have issues with I already knew going in but you would have to be a real fanboy to understand them.

Kind of funny they turned Lara and Jor-El into jihadists. No?

I hate how they handled the Engineer. There may be longer term plans for the character. She belongs to a team called the authority which has its own movie in early stages of development so a lot remains to be seen. Depends on what version they end up with. The comic has a rep of being compared to "the Boys" and they might lean heavily into that. Gunn definitely draws a lot of inspiration from this comic. The "Justice Gang" in this movie behaved a lot more like a group called "the Elite" which in the comics is a satire/spoof group of the Authority that fights Superman. The movie itself was basically a storyline from the Authority comic.

While it's not a flop I don't think it's pulling the numbers needed to blow up into a franchise the way it was initially announced. I'm expecting to see a lot of proposed projects getting the axe.

 

[RoryN]

I like how Deplorables are trying to distract from this train wreck of a thread by ignoring its failure.

The harder they do, the more it shows.

 

[Vetteman]

President Trump is green kryptonite to Democrats.

I’m not going to see some bullshit leftist Hollywood propaganda about an alien who is solar powered. Stop trying to push your agenda on us.

 

[Saint_Ann]

I’m not going to see some bullshit leftist Hollywood propaganda about an alien who is solar powered. Stop trying to push your agenda on us.

Are you nipples magee?

 

[MasterDarcy]

People who weaponize the term "woke" might just get it over with and change their name to "Racist Fascist."

If you're against inclusively and equality then yes, Gunn is spot on.

It's literally written in the United States Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal."

Plus it's funny, your tech is from Asia, your cars are from Japan, italy and Germany your food is from Mexico, your clothes are from France and Italy.

But yeah, foreigners are the devil. Says Trump whose wife entered America with faked documentation and whose Mum was Scottish.

 

[Lazaran]

President Trump is green kryptonite to Democrats.

Saint_Ann Syndrome rears its ugly battered head…again…



DonOld is actually catnip to racists, fascists, bigots, misogynists, sociopaths, and imbeciles.



Hope that ^ helps.





We. Told. Them. So.

 

[lovecraft68]

At the end it was just another Superman movie. The things I have issues with I already knew going in but you would have to be a real fanboy to understand them.

Kind of funny they turned Lara and Jor-El into jihadists. No?

I hate how they handled the Engineer. There may be longer term plans for the character. She belongs to a team called the authority which has its own movie in early stages of development so a lot remains to be seen. Depends on what version they end up with. The comic has a rep of being compared to "the Boys" and they might lean heavily into that. Gunn definitely draws a lot of inspiration from this comic. The "Justice Gang" in this movie behaved a lot more like a group called "the Elite" which in the comics is a satire/spoof group of the Authority that fights Superman. The movie itself was basically a storyline from the Authority comic.

While it's not a flop I don't think it's pulling the numbers needed to blow up into a franchise the way it was initially announced. I'm expecting to see a lot of proposed projects getting the axe.

I did end up seeing this yesterday because the wife wanted to go seeing Superhero movies are the only thing we have in common movie wise.

I can't see a movie about the engineer doing anything, way to obscure to all but solid fans but that doesn't seem to stop them these days.

Gunn is barely a notch above Waititi at this point but at least he doesn't shove himself into his own movies.

The inherent issue with Superman for me is he's overpowered. That reared its head big time in the Snyder version.

One thing I'll give this movie is they did get away from Snyder's "Above us all dark brooding god" spin and made him back into a decent person with feelings.

But as far as the point of the thread, which is pushing politics, just didn't see it that much but that depends on the person. As the saying goes, look hard enough for something you can see it. Like I said in my first post, the politics part of it comes from Gunn running his mouth for attention. I miss the days when a movie was a movie and you could like it for what it was not because you're looking for woke points or dislike it and not be called a bigot or an ist.

It was the 'meh' I thought it would be. Not awful, but nothing special. Krypto was funny, but they pushed that a little too much.

But the one thing about these threads is you know half the people in it know nothing about comic books, but if they can spin it to attack something they're all experts. Same as everything else

 

[LeeKee]

Superman has always been a Jewish immigrant story. If you thought otherwise you're a fake fan.

Actually, his planet exploded. He would be considered a refugee. He didnt migrate by choice.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Actually, his planet exploded. He would be considered a refugee. He didnt migrate by choice.

Kind of like how Moses didn’t migrate by choice. His parent put him in something and sent him away to avoid a genocide too.

 

[LeeKee]

Kind of like how Moses didn’t migrate by choice. His parent put him in something and sent him away to avoid a genocide too.

So, refugee then. Correct?

 

[YDB95]

But the one thing about these threads is you know half the people in it know nothing about comic books, but if they can spin it to attack something they're all experts. Same as everything else

How right you are...
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250703-how-superman-started-out-as-a-radical-rebel

 

[MajorRewrite]

It’s nice that the MAGAs admit their “cancel culture” attack on the film was unfounded and dumb.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

[DeluxAuto]

I've never been a Superman fan and most likely won't watch this,

I did end up seeing this

Thank you for contributing to Gunn's DC Universe! You fucking simp.

 

[nowisthetime]

Ugh. Why can’t we just have movies without all the woke preachy nonsense? But they’ll pay the price. Releasing a Superman movie should be like minting money. Unless of course you sabotage yourself like this.

Ah yes, "woke" — the all-purpose buzzword for “things I personally don’t like.” You all toss it around like parrots without even knowing what it means anymore. Being kind and respectful of others is woke to you all.

Let’s be real, movies and TV have always had messages- you just didn’t notice when they aligned with your worldview. Star Trek tackled racism in the 60s, MASH was anti-war, and Superman himself has always been about standing up for the little guy, immigrants, justice, and — gasp — hope. If that’s “woke,” then guess what? Superman’s been woke since 1938. Are you slow? Now you want to use the word woke cause it's a buzzword for you MAGA Boomers when you practically grew up with it!

Furthermore, you complainers act like your ancestors hatched from America when they all came from elsewhere to escape war, religious persecution, God knows what else. It's only a problem now because we know why...

 

[kellyt1994]

I liked comics when I was young and I've been involved with several somewhat nerdy types who really LOVED comics but I guess I've never really gotten Superman. He's just always seemed too perfect. I like Marvel's deeply flawed characters. But I don't claim a really deep familiarity with Superman. More of a cultural awareness.

 

[nowisthetime]

Racists, bigots, and the wealthy ruling elite have ALWAYS demeaned / coined pejorative labels for anyone who fought / advocated for social & economic justice. The words / labels may be different, but the purpose / intent has ALWAYS been the same.

I believe Jesus was labeled a “trouble maker / rabble rouser / agitator”, I.e. “woke”…

These MAGAs can't even watch a simple film or show without over analyzing it and calling everything woke! They are such buzz kills! They are simply not fun people to be around! They don't even know what the term means except for what Faux news and their orange daddy tells them!

The whole term started back in the 1930s among Black American folks who were getting lynched left and right, to be mindful of racial injustice and police brutality, even a song written about "staying woke" around the the Scottsboro Boys trial.

Now simply being respectful and tolerant to other means being woke, according to MAGA. That's how their little brains work, they are so far gone. Yet they would be the first to call people "hateful" for calling them out about their hypocrisy.

 

[RoryN]

Did woke kill Superman yet?

We'll keep checking. Thanks again for this thread!

 

[lovecraft68]

Thank you for contributing to Gunn's DC Universe! You fucking simp.

These MAGAs can't even watch a simple film or show without over analyzing it and calling everything woke! They are such buzz kills! They are simply not fun people to be around! They don't even know what the term means except for what Faux news and their orange daddy tells them!

The whole term started back in the 1930s among Black American folks who were getting lynched left and right, to be mindful of racial injustice and police brutality, even a song written about "staying woke" around the the Scottsboro Boys trial.

Now simply being respectful and tolerant to other means being woke, according to MAGA. That's how their little brains work, they are so far gone. Yet they would be the first to call people "hateful" for calling them out about their hypocrisy.

Interesting because I said I didn't see anything being pushed in the movie, just didn't care for it.

But you morons just go on auto spew without thinking.

As for being a simp? Yeah, its awful to go see a movie with the wife because she wants to see it, just a terrible thing to do. Just like it was awful of her to come with me to see Nosferatu even though she hates horror movies.

Maybe if any of you incels were married you'd know people go along with their other half to humor them sometimes.

You incels really are something.

 

[TallMan69]

D

Depends On the multiverse. Some he’s a dictator

Only in Bizarro world. Superman will always be truth, justice and the American way.

 

[OldSoldier96]

Only in Bizarro world. Superman will always be truth, justice and the American way.

Nope. Injustice series he was also a dictator. Then you got Ultraman as well.

 

[RoryN]

you incels...You incels...

We've already proved your modus operandi is to project your own traits onto others.

So, now you're confirming you're an angry incel. But everyone knew this already.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Interesting because I said I didn't see anything being pushed in the movie, just didn't care for it.

But you morons just go on auto spew without thinking.

As for being a simp? Yeah, its awful to go see a movie with the wife because she wants to see it, just a terrible thing to do. Just like it was awful of her to come with me to see Nosferatu even though she hates horror movies.

Maybe if any of you incels were married you'd know people go along with their other half to humor them sometimes.

You incels really are something.

Nosferatu was a romantic movie, simp.

 

[Rotadom]

Different universe, same point.