BRIGHTBURN (The Anti-Superman) EXPLORED

Written by cousins Brian and Mark Gunn, and produced by Brian's older brother, James, Brightburn is an original Supervillain origin story based on the Superman Mythos.
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[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Basically Brightburn is what a Saiyan baby is meant to do on worlds they are sent to.

[@WokeandProud]

Yep that about sums it up.

[@michaelmenei5403]

Yep they definitely mislead the marketing to this as the movie came off more as Goku never hitting his head.

[@michaelmenei5403]

@Niŋin turdl已 If you want to see what if Superman was evil you should read Irredeemable. Also Ultraman, Superboy-Prime, Red Son, The Boys, Hyperion, Man of Murder, etc. Evil Superman exactly isn't an new concept and has been done before.

[@srstriker6420]

Grand Moff like a Sleeper agent?

[@VigilantAnarchism]

I thought about the same thing.

[@pressplayulysses]

Brandon: *starts having powers* Dead bodies: *piles up* Tori: Nah it's puberty.

[@michaelmenei5403]

God the amount of denial the mother had. It really pissed me off despite the obvious signs. >.>

[@adamgray1753]

Same here, @@michaelmenei5403. Though I amused myself with the thought of Brandon screams at the top of his lungs at his mother for disturbing his corpse pile. She would *STILL* say "Nope! Can't be my boy!".

[@mialynette2729]

SCP 173

[@aarontse183]

well that wasn't in the puberty video at school

[@1jazzyphae]

😂😂😂💀

[@ExMachina70]

The female deputy’s death was hands down the most brutal.

[@chris10878]

ExMachina70 yeah it was kinda disturbing and I like the gory stuff .. she defiently wrong place wrong time

[@eugenesutherland7185]

I'll side with the guy who was killed by the truck drop!

[@jmichaeljj]

He made the sheriff explode

[@ExMachina70]

@@eugenesutherland7185 I give you the truck dropped sucked, but the female officer you can hear screaming for a good 20 seconds (if not more) of her body being bludgeoned to death.

[@everettsnowsson2429]

@@ExMachina70 he was totally flying through walls using her as a battering ram. She screamed the whole time and died shitty. She should have called in sick.

[@Garfunkels_Funky_Uncle]

something interesting to consider, given they imply Brightburn is a wasp, there are other wasps that compete or hunt other wasps...soooo there's a possibility that MAYBE if there is a sequel, it would mean Brightburn meets someone stronger/worse than him.

[@NinaBabyDaddy]

No, it was in reference of him being the strongest wasp among humans.

[@stevenscott2136]

If he's an invasion tool, there will be a way for his masters to shut him down. The Emperor shows up on the ravaged Earth, says "Order 66", and Brandon drops dead.

[@mavvynne444]

There's always someone stronger than him.

[@zap4th368]

Honestly? A few sequels/spin-offs would be awesome.

[@dariusdafigga]

You misunderstood what that classroom scene was about. They discussed some wasps that are a predatory species that cannot build their own hives so they have to take the hives of other wasps. I believe this is the metaphor for what Brandon’s species is. A sequel or two definitely should happen tho

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

My theory is that his ship is made of a metal that weakens him so he wouldn’t break it while in the vacuum of space.

[@Danuxsy]

yeah nice theory!

[@jacobmartincontreras]

Possibly. Or it could simply be some type of alien material that is stronger than any material we know of.

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

bird guy the mother did rip a piece of it off with ease

[@Cherriepo]

@@mcbadrobotvoice8155 because according to op's theory, the ship only makes Brandon weak not the mom. Don't conflate the two

[@stevenbender66]

Wow, that's writer's vision true to form. Nice. Plus, you just blew my mind. Please use your power for good, not evil.

[@sailorarwen6101]

It wasn’t terrible the end actually made me want a sequel

[@phogetta1]

right. I thought it was a good set up

[@johnzigmund459]

PART 2 OUT OF PART 3!! I AM JOHN REDFORD AND JOHN ZIGMUND!! Anyhow, all 10 chosen ones have one magic weapon, each. THEIR ENCHANTED WEAPONS CAN'T BE STOLEN!! Because their magic weapons goes inside their bodies. WHEN THEY ARE NOT USING THEM!! SEAN AND CAITLYN HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUPER POWERS!! My OTHER 8 CHOSEN ONES have only three different types of SUPER POWERS!! NO. 1: THE MAGIC LAMP ABILITY!! This power grants most of my main protagonists' wishes. My 10 chosen ones can resurrect the dead, most of the time. THEY CAN'T REVIVE YOU IF YOU DIE FROM A MAGIC CURSE OR IF YOUR DEAD BODY IS IMMUNE TO MAGIC!! NO. 2: Superhuman strength, superhuman weight, and superhuman physical attacks. NO. 3: Above average psychic power. NO. 4: Only, Sean Keitaro Hawking and Caitlyn Archer can use this type of power: godlike power. THEY WILL ONLY USE THIS POWER AS A LAST RESORT!! They can both become all powerful but not all knowing. Their bodies have a four hour time- limit. Because they are demigods! IN ANY CASE, MY FATHER REWROTE 14 SCRIPTS OUT OF MY 34 DRAFTS!! MY SCRIPTS WILL BE COMPLETE ON 2026 A.D!

[@johnmiller330]

PART 3 OUT OF PART 3!! I AM JOHN ZIGMUND, AND JOHN MILLER!! Nonetheless, I was inspired by Norse mythology, Egyptian mythology, Japanese mythology, Dragon Ball Z, D.B Super, H.P Lovecraft, and the Punisher!! Sean is a little bit different than Deadpool. NO. 1: SEAN IS FRIENDLY, LOYAL, AND A GENTLEMAN, MOST OF THE TIME!! NO. 2: SEAN USES SLAP-STICK HUMOR AND STRANGE HUMOR!! Sean is half white and half Japanese and had a tragic past when he was six-years-old. SEAN IS 15-YEARS-OLD IN MY TV SHOW/VIDEO GAME!! He's slim, standing 5'7 and has shot natural brown hair. Nevertheless, when Sean was 7-years-old a wicked stranger tried to kill him. Luckily, Sean was born with magic powers. He was forced to murder the wicked stranger in self-defense! Sean only murders and tortures bad people! Caitlyn and Chloe Archer are identical twins. They are both beautiful looking. They are both 16-years-old in my TV show/ Japanese style R.P.G. They stopped growing at age 16. Caitlyn and Chloe Archer are both slim, standing 5'11. They both have medium length hair. They are both 21-years-old in my sequel/movie. Finally, I hope to make an anime crossover with something similar to Final Fantasy!! Speaking of FF: my gameplay is based on FF 10 Remastered, FF 12 Zodiac Age, and Dynasty Warriors. My stories are rated R because of red blood and fantasy violence. Anyway, there is an optional boss, which is a dragon that is 72-feet-tall. The dragon's name is the Void! Because how tall he is. My sequel/movie is 5 chapters long.

[@johnredford1]

Anyhow, my TV show and J.R.P.G are set in the year 3319 A.D and 3319 A.K. A.K stands for Age of Knowledge: both of my stories are set on planet Earth and planet Vanguard, which is located in a parallel universe. There is a China, England, Scotland, and a France there too! The rest of the countries, which are located on Vanguard are made up! In any case, Brightburn can't defeat beings, who are both all powerful! Read my John Zigmund comment for more details! In edition, all of my stories have HAPPY ENDINGS! End of part 1 out of part 3!

[@NicholasEzclapz]

@@johnredford1 Are you okay?

[@robertdover5185]

I'm not sure if you intentionally left it out but Brandon's mother was searching about the red comet that Brandon came from and saw that there were multiple comets at the same time as Brandon's arrival

[@TheFireLord]

There hasn’t been a single person who talked about this I’ve been wondering if people thought it was irrelevant

[@yolandar.allison7098]

I loved,loved, loved "Smallville" and when I saw "Brightburn" I was very impressed by the story. The difference for me is the secret. Clark knew he was different, the other kid had no clue. Don't keep secrets from your child. Being lied to makes you angry and you feel like a fool.

[@jimmycraig221]

what?? lol the parents were almost EXACTLY the same. they didnt tell clark either, he had to find out just like brandon did. the concept you fail to grasp is that brandon isnt a human boy. nor a sad lost soul wandering and teetering in the balance of moral ambiguity. he is a biological weapon. his fuse was lit on the 12th bday. the footsie they play that is the movie is them, as well as the audience, being brought to terms with the fact this isnt a child at all. he was meant to look like one, sound like one, and be like one. but once he was raised to be physically autonomous and able to sustain himself, he was triggered to begin his mission. to TAKE THE WORLD. you should try harder to understand what the movie says. as opposed to what you are saying without adequately listening or grasping the message. this movie IS real life. put a wolf outside near some chickens and try to feed it dog food. no matter how many times you want to tell the wolf 'the truth' or rationalize it, the fact remains. the wolf will kill. the people who fail to piece this together logically are similar in a way to much that is wrong with the world. they would let govt impose on their rights, think peace solves violence, and security is something to be unbothered by altogether. instead we should understand what protecting yourself and your loved ones means. it means you'd have to shoot this thing. like the dad tried to do. it was, as our man filmcomicsexplained says, INEVITABLE. they did everything they could, with what they had. they were overmatched from the start. their openness and quickness to accept, as opposed to gauge with careful and exhaustive scrutiny, was what further sealed their doom, and the planet's. if, upon impact landing, they had instead sent him to the US govt and they kept him in a big cage and studied/killed him and his craft, the planet would certainly be in better circumstances. so its a nice refreshing inversion on the classic superman trope. in real life, you have to perform optical patdowns, and various security measures CONSTANTLY. when you start trusting the world to do your worrying for you is when you invite disaster upon yourself and anyone under your cloak of influence. its cool to see it be this way in movieland as well. usually we see a very saccharine and questionable system of cause and effect, action and reaction. this movie was not artificial, sweet, and headache inducing. this movie was the real deal. if you want sweet, you need bitter, so pucker up baby.

[@darksydelycan85]

@@jimmycraig221 well said

[@Rexinator567]

@@jimmycraig221favorite comment

[@klidthelid8361]

@@jimmycraig221bro u fr wrote a whole fuckin manifesto on being a wannabe tuff guy 💀

[@fleshplushie]

​@jimmycraig221 i aint reading all that gives a tldr

[@nmccray4494]

This is what Batman was afraid of in Batman vs Superman. If he was in the Brightburn universe, he would've killed this kid without any hesitation.

[@darthyvardyreal]

Unless his mum had the same name

[@prozitaitir7356]

@@darthyvardyreal lol

[@bone8352]

I just really wish that movie was better (BvS)

[@2010Failbrids]

Batman is butterknife tier. The kid would rek him

[@darthkek1953]

@@2010Failbrids Batman has the best uberpower in the universe: script immunity.

[@lilwilliamful]

I don’t know why I never thought of this parallel but he’s essentially from a saiyan like world.

[@nixonesport1998]

Maybe the he wasn't human but took human form when he came to Earth

[@michaelmenei5403]

That's what I was thinking when I saw this movie. Such misleading marketing because this movie was more if Goku didn't hit his head.

[@betanick14]

@@michaelmenei5403 I wouldn't say misleading, I mean it was marketed as a evil Superman movie and that's what it is. I mean he has all of Superman's powers basically. The only relation to Goku is that he came to Earth on a spaceship and had inherent violent and negative tendencies.

[@sgt.krakatoa1093]

Imagine their universe version of Frieza

[@MDHDH-iy7nm]

@@michaelmenei5403 Goku was inspired by Supermans origin so

[@robertcypress6604]

I agree with the "showing his good side" idea. Maybe the girl in the movie could have been getting bullied by a pack of older boys. He steps in to help, only to be beaten up himself. She tries to comfort him but the feeling of powerlessness triggers his powers and instincts. At some point he kills the bullies and tells the girl, thinking she will be pleased. However, when she instead becomes terrified of him and calls him a monster, he lashes out killing her unintentionally. That would have added to the overall tragedy of the situation.

[@predictor7708]

You have the potential to be a writer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fleshplushie]

Man write a book off this idea please broski

[@nickjames1576]

Well the film almost had a happy ending, in the end, Brandon almost turned around, but Tory tries to kill him, which serves as the force that once nurtured and cared for him turning on him. Tory’s importance can be seen by the fact that whenever Tory approached Brandon at the spaceship he stopped doing whatever he was doing, like levitating.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

He was controlled with the levitating. She should've just pretended to be on his side, if only to save her own life until she could get the army to use his ship to kill him.

[@Zaohaga]

I know several people didn't like this movie for different reasons....but I loved it. To me, having a child with Superman abilitys getting mad is hella scary.

[@krispalermo8133]

If it wasn't the ship, as for myself, I would have tack weld the dinner's walking cooler metal door shut with my heat vision. It will not be lethal just annoying prank. Or weld a car's drive shaft so it will not move. And if someone bump me when jogging, that person would be the one to " just " fall down. This movie was written as a horror drama, but the kid could have just treated his home town like an ant farm and not go on a killing spree. A child throwing a fit and flipping cars is one thing, it is another thing is have your car sitting on bricks in under a minute before you have to go for work in the morning.

[@luongmaihunggia]

Scary but cliche

[@CorrectionUnknown]

abilities*

[@jimmycraig221]

for me, it was the concept of 'superhero-horror' fusion as a new genre. i trusted those involved to deliver a unique and gripping work of badassery, and they exceeded my expectations (which were set unreasonably high). i love this movie, its tempo, pace are like water, smooth and clear. the main 3 actors put in top notch performances. that kid is ridiculous. he was in doctor sleep, i think. he straight up kills it. dad and mom's performances felt exactly like what the story wanted out of them, and the entire film and experience benefited from it. color, imagery, set/setting, all gorgeous. im honestly able, with repeated viewings, to derive greater and greater pleasure, and develop a greater appreciation from and for the visuals. audio is frickin ridiculous, you literally hear every death. For the sheriff (deputy?) death, it was as if they took a side of beef, (like the huge things rocky beats up in the walk ins) and stuck microphones all over it and inside it; then rammed it with a dump truck at 70 mph. you can hear flesh, blood, and bone in the impact. it leaves an emotional mark, seriously. I could go on all day, but i ultimately doubt anyone will be doing anything like this for AWHILE. maybe they do a decent sequel, but honestly, if this movie just stays perfect like it is, i wouldnt complain. its just everything i wanted from the extremely enticing trailer, and so much more. i wish everything on this planet was more like brightburn. stark, intelligent, and bent on world domination.

[@kennethsatria6607]

Fun fact Supes' powers came in later in his life about when he was a teenager, so he has lived longer beleiving he was human. Eitherway Its very clear a child's development is very fragile.

[@1971mav]

Aliens sending a child to a planet to conquer it. Sounds like Dragonball Z. There also is a comic about Superman turning bad. Irredeemable.

[@michaelmenei5403]

Also Ultraman, Injustice, Red Son, Superboy-Prime, Man of Murder, etc. Evil Superman isn't exactly an new concept and agreed this came off being more like what if Goku never hit his head.

[@generic_sauce]

Freaking loved Irredeemable! This kid gave me Ultraman vibes too.

[@themondoshow]

Y’all are weird. I Just enjoyed the story

[@generic_sauce]

@@themondoshow check the comments fam, I hate to say it but I think you're odd one out.

[@M12GProductions]

There's tons of evil Superman stories. He's so utterly bland, it's basically the only thing you can do with him to spice things up.

[@b__c7538]

Imagine if the blade just cut his hand off and the movie ended there

[@azzlackguhnter5635]

*SEINFELD THEME plays*

[@ebolahh_same8610]

@@azzlackguhnter5635 poppop pop

[@brianandlynphilippines]

I keep expecting the news story that a startling number of teenagers have lost the limbs after watching this movie

[@Emergencydinner]

he can regenerate

[@penelopegreene]

I agree that any real "superpowers" in the world could end nightmarishly. But what I think people disliked about Brightburn was the too tight of an inversion of the Superman origin story.

[@zazzrazzamatazz9970]

That "B" is also a Norse rune, meaning "liberation" or "birth". With it being mirrored or reversed maybe it also means death and enslavement to him also?

[@iamchannelll]

Niŋin turdl已 I think you’ll find it’s to both them and him .

[@kimurarc7245]

Awesome 👏

[@shanelightner3620]

It's a liberation and rebirth for Brandon the reverse meaning death enslavement is for them

[@cybertron1000s]

The Brand of Sacrifice in Berserk is also based off of Norse runes.

[@TJBall-go3gv]

@SSGSS4 IAMMacabeeFU when my birthday comes around I just mark it off as another year survived.

[@dalaanibombina8822]

I loved the end credit scenes where they mention “Wonder Woman” and “Aquaman”. It reminds me of that alternate earth where the Justice League is evil and the good Lex comes to Earth One to ask the good Justice League for help.

[@deadreactor4653]

Sounds kinda like Flashpoint cuz isn't there an alternate evil Wonder Woman?

[@SATD1999]

@@deadreactor4653 it wasnt that she was evil, it was that she was the leader of the amazon and had a relationship with Aquaman, which was broken and in turn started a war between the amazonians and atlantians

[@error_skerrt]

Dead Reactor the universe he’s talking about is earth 3 (aka the crime syndicate universe)

[@brandondaniels2027]

Hell we even got a evil Martian manhunter easter egg. A drawing of an alien in a cape

[@kevinmadcock8999]

@@SATD1999 The war wasn't started because she had sex with Aquaman, it was that Queen Mera confronted her about it, and she fucking decapitated Mera.

[@brutaljayson7506]

If Anybody's gonna beat him it has to be *INVINCIBLE*

[@sgtarchdornan2077]

I'd say Spawn body's him

[@DaRealMikeyBruh.5o17]

@@sgtarchdornan2077 i mean he has more magical and spiritual powers

[@sgtarchdornan2077]

@@DaRealMikeyBruh.5o17 exactly

[@xv1distort]

Being a parallel for Superman, it's likely he is as vulnerable to magic as Supes, so I have to agree.

[@cartercravillion]

Omniman THINK MARK

[@weedsmoke8776]

Aliens sent him to conquer, maybe he’ll start a rivalry with a another of his species called “Kakarot”

[@lewisaino]

Would be cool to see BrightBurn/ The Boys Versions of InuYasha, Sailor Moon, Ichigo, Naruto and Kenshiro.

[@Man77772]

He’s gonna start a turf war with the Kent family in the next town over

[@29jemo]

Can you imagine if this becomes an expanded universe with dark evil super-humans mirroring the DC and ends up with some level of success higher than the actual DC extended universe.

[@XX-sp3tt]

The Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 was already a thing.

[@Itachi0567]

could be cool but did not receive good reviews, so i think it will not happen, the movie was not that bad though

[@MoonV29]

watch the red sun

[@Shmojo710]

No

[@jaredpope7305]

joel morales watch The Boys on Amazon it’s what your looking for

[@swordartistdragoon5221]

Honestly i wanna know the rest of this world's universe since he is not the only super powered monster in the movie

[@hoshiryu]

Yeah but well he destroyed the Earth and thus all the other beings in the Credit scene not end credit but literally in the credits

[@shinya2104]

@@hoshiryu no he didnt

[@mw9688]

@@hoshiryu that…didn’t….happen…

[@OdinSmilesRavensLaugh72051]

​@@hoshiryu He never destroyed earth you donut 😂 al have what your smoking

[@Sithonious]

It's not over, if he exists, so does his polar opposite.

[@daverobson3084]

Like how the " polar opposite" of grizzly bears exist. They are called.......Wait. What?

[@urbanrain3622]

@@daverobson3084 rifles

[@mw9688]

…so there is going to be a film where he fights a paraplegic child burn victim with a terminal illness? That movie won’t last long dude.

[@mw9688]

@James T. Kirk but then it wouldn’t be a polar opposite.

[@glennbabic5954]

How did you miss the school lesson on bees, wasps and BROOD PARASITISM? Obviously the aliens planted the boy for another species to raise and protect as their own.

[@Tommykey07]

Yes, that scene basically explains the movie

[@brettmastema7056]

Probably because he wasnt paying attention in class.

[@JReed7560]

Brightburn vs. Hancock

[@GeeMannn]

Lmfao

[@BIOMISFIT]

This I want to see

[@chrisgeorgiades4081]

This will be fun to watch!

[@Daa_Black_Rainbow]

Hancock has better chances at winning

[@wiseguy01]

Hancock should win, he has much better showings than the little future school shooter and his estranged wife can also come to his aid(takes weeks of contact for them to begin turning mortal, wont take them a week to kick Brightburn's ass).

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Brendan is basically Homelander, if we saw him grow up

[@Nelo_Wolf]

I would say ultraman

[@illyillyill]

Have you.... Do you know Homelander's actual Origin Story? You're not wrong, but there is a pretty big difference in them. lol.

[@stevebob2941]

This is the story of goku from DB you missed that reference

[@aussieassassin6398]

I think a grown up brendan would be way worse than homelander

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

But Homelander was developed in lab ... And was never exposed out... This guy is worse ... Even after parents showing love this guy became horrible

[@NielsMulvad]

What I wonder about rewatching the video, is... how do the alien race really look? Do we simply assume that they and all over planents are humanoid, or perhaps do they shapeshift when they arrive, making the children more easily adaptable into the race. I mean that could explain the fishman, his pod was opened under water.

[@vinsanity3510]

There was a fishman?

[@NielsMulvad]

@@vinsanity3510 Look at the film version of Aquaman. Didn't look like a human being

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

It’s a shame that “Berserk” doesn’t have a bigger fan base. Rest In Peace to Kentaro Miura. Outstanding story telling

[@luffysleftnipple69yearsago]

No it’s not a shame with all the weaklings that like it thinking they are guts. Gatekeep berserk

[@benallyteamak9755]

What I noticed is the Brandon is like a wasp, the way you moves and acts. And he’s making the earth his hive.

[@pressplayulysses]

Basically their topic during the classroom scene in the movie.

[@loodlebop]

Literally spelled out in the movie and this review but yes

[@deafdanny6299]

So basically repeating the video we just watched?

[@benallyteamak9755]

loodlebop thanks.

[@brendandubalos2149]

He's basically a Saiyan with Kryptionian powers.

[@anubusx]

The Crimson Bolt and Brandon crossover.

[@srstriker6420]

The Jazz King the new Glass

[@chrisgeorgiades4081]

@@srstriker6420 also chronicle

[@srstriker6420]

Chris Georgiades well I hope that will happen, but I don’t see how Crimson Bolt will defeat Brandon

[@chrisgeorgiades4081]

@@srstriker6420 do you think we shall introduce a new character? Because I got one in mind

[@srstriker6420]

Chris Georgiades and that is?

[@kamielmoodley3689]

I really agree with the bit at the end. Like you said, The couple seals the deal on the movie, their genuine struggle to conceive and longing for family is so well relayed. It makes us sympathize with their decisions, or at least feel conflicted on them.

[@etheriousjackal5577]

The fact that both parents ultimately chose to try to kill Brandon despite having raised him with so much love just shows how difficult of a decision they had to make. Just shows that no matter what they did, there couldn't have been a happy ending.

[@rawrbeez6625]

This movie was so great. I hope the do the extended universe they teased. But Brandon wasn’t a child, no matter what he looked like. He was a tool. A specific type of tool: a weapon. And he did what he was designed to do.

[@thescarletcultist113]

Ok I was like “WHAT KIND OF IDIOT PUTS HIS HAND IN A LAWN MOWER” I mean it is revealed that he is to be an supermanlike alien but still

[@smokecardboards]

An idiot that yeets a lawnmower into long distances with no effort

[@youwantgoodrng]

I think Clark Kent also did the same thing in one of the Superman movies, I forgot which one though.

[@SPFLDAngler]

Voices in your head can convince you to do a lot of shit you'd normally never ever do.. that's why schizophrenics end up doing awful shit up to and including murder. If a voice in your head tells you over and over all day every day to do something, eventually you do it, if not for anything other than the hope that it will make the voices stop when you give them what they want.

[@Danuxsy]

@Ster Burk 😭

[@Ichimaru29]

RNGesus you must be referring to a scene in the Smallville TV series but in the series it was a wood chipper.

[@nebulaentertainment3404]

Now Birghtburn may be a sadistic mass murderer, but man can the kid draw some very detailed stuff in his notebook.

[@Killabear-en2xq]

On another note, when Brandon went to threaten his Aunt. I really thought he was gonna slide in the "I can't take it easy on you, because you're my family" line to her like she did to him.

[@rockspoon6528]

None of this would have happened if they'd just destroyed the ship when they adopted him.

[@mitsuri1849]

Well not like they gonna kill a baby

[@DevilGiga]

@@mitsuri1849 He means adopt the baby and then send the ship to the junkyard or something to for it (the ship) to be destroyed

[@kilamkam]

Is it that easy to send a spaceship to a junkyard? Lol....

[@Hensley_Jb]

Why would they do that though😭

[@rockspoon6528]

@@Hensley_Jb It's alien tech, you can't just throw it in a barn and forget it! It could have dormant eggs to a predatory extraterrestrial organism onboard, or a computer virus which will come online once humanity achieves a certain form of wireless communication, or it could just straight-up cause cancer to humans.

[@Muramasa1794]

This movie just gave me bad vibes the entire time. Felt an uneasiness and tension the entire film. And I had a feeling that symbol resembled Gut’s brand mark from Berserk 👍🏽

[@IchigoKurosaki_]

Brightburn: a movie from the villains perspective The Boys: a show from the hero's perspective Me: finding connections between two completely unrelated things

[@danielmorgan7218]

But the guys from the boys are anti heroes

[@sulanis8444]

I actually would love to see how James Gun brings in the other "6" into this universe.

[@deafdanny6299]

i'm sorry, sensible decisions? The mom was the most oblivious person on the planet.

[@lionelsenga3752]

Aren't most mothers like that(an example is: the mother of a serial killer still believe him to be innocent)

[@clown-eating-hippo]

@@lionelsenga3752 That is rarely regarded as 'sensible,' though.

[@oscaribarra6227]

Cause this dude's been a mom, yeah alright.

[@markcaza320]

@Niŋin turdl已 point is it's not sensible. Even if they still do it. I agree that the parents made some very terrible decisions. Like the father trying to shoot Bryan in the head. Or the mom trying to kill Bryan right after he said, "I want to do good." They were the only ones that were able to change him. But since it's a horror movie they of course had to make Bryan evil for the plot

[@MadGamer_666]

Aren't all moms like that when it comes to their kids ? Lol

[@lornaginetteharrison7168]

If *_ONLY_* Brandon’s adoptive mother was named *"MARTHA"[!]* instead of Tori, *_EVERYTHING_* would’ve been *_totally_* different, _right?!!_

[@ghristophermyers666]

That should be in a sequel lmao TORI? WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME??

[@brettmastema7056]

LOL "her name was Martha?" That was when I was like "r u serious?"

[@ramjamflimflam]

This was definitely a “what if” Superman film.

[@dominikwendel3560]

Brightburn actually is not indestructible. He still feels the bullet hitting his head. This means, it had an effect on him and a stronger force, like a bigger detonation, might hurt him.

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Ok and? Superman and other related characters feel bullets or impacts of projectiles to. He only moved cuz he wasnt expecting it

[@MrKerag]

when mosquito sits at you... you can feel it too... so what mosquito has to do to kill you?

[@dominikwendel3560]

@@MrKerag Simple: If it can influence you it can hurt you if it is strong enough. A mosquito can penetrate your skin, make it a thousand times more powerful and you'd be much more afraid of it.

[@dominikwendel3560]

@@Tribrid-zv3nq If you get flicked lightly on your balls you would feel that even if it does not hurt, multiply that impact by a thousand and "busting a nut" has a whole different meaning. It is about the scale of force used.

[@MrKerag]

@@dominikwendel3560 we know that superman ccould take pretty much anything..the only thing that took him out for a time was nuclear weapon... good luck using that

[@kerronedwards4677]

So this is like a much Better live Action version of Dragon Ball Evolution

[@Artofficial1986]

I am Oozaru. In order to defeat you, I must be one with myself.

[@legendinmysparetime985]

We like to believe that, that abomination of a movie was never created.

[@janm5854]

@@legendinmysparetime985 what movie?

[@blackRXrider]

Real Dragonball fans know that there are 3 live action movies.

[@joeysopinion4463]

Yes but this would be if goku didn’t hit his head when he crash landed as a baby

[@angelvaldez9291]

When it said the anti Superman I thought of the evil Superman called ultraman who is shown in the forever evil comic

[@kenis77]

Omg thx so much I absolutely loved this movie !! I really hope they follow up with it.

[@powerhouseinco9664]

Love the eloquent elaboration 👍👍👍

[@shainewhite2781]

13:26, love Michael Rooker and I would love to see horror versions of The Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Martian Manhunter.

[@iusefacebookalso]

A horror version of the Martian Manhunter would be terrifying. Think of all the scary things he could transform into!

[@mrgameseeker02]

@@iusefacebookalso Dude that would be like IT, but even stronger. Unlike IT, not only can he turn himself into ur worst fears, he can predict everything ur gonna do by reading ur mind. So unless u can make some fire to hurt him, u won´t stand a chance.

[@maaly8111]

I hope they make that happen eventually

[@Daa_Black_Rainbow]

Batman would be the scariest

[@sick_bartender]

Flash- Red Death Aquaman- The Deep Cyborg- The Deathmachine Wonder Woman- The Destroyer Batman- Batman who laughs Look up dark knight metal or something like that it covers what would happen if evil batman took on roles of other justice league members or even Joker himself.

[@thabomboneni2994]

My question is does the alien offspring take the form of the dominant species of the planet to be conquered? or are their bodies human by nature?

[@RB-H]

My thought too

[@thesnicklefritzhideout9800]

in the movie there is a scene or two that suggests he didnt look human when they first found him, but something affected their perceptions to make them think so.

[@jjcoola998]

I assumed what you said where they mold it to match the Apex species of the planet

[@doctorwars2]

This just all of a sudden make me think of the fnaf's illusion discs and a few doctor who species

[@themoofs6925]

That’s like the Superhero Icon from DC. He arrived on earth and the ship Altered his biology to the first organism that came across him.

[@IkkinDarkheart]

This was such a superb film. I am hoping to see more of these.

[@richardtracy3968]

Honestly I think it's one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time. Can't wait for part 2 . One question though . How the heck did they get a lawnmower to run while upside-down?

[@cameronmorris9868]

He's basically like Superboy Prime.

[@waifu5319]

Cameron Morris yea pretty much

[@marizadeleon9553]

He's no superhero, he's a supervillain!

[@drinclock8095]

Mariza De leon No shit

[@marizadeleon9553]

@@drinclock8095, yes shit.

[@marizadeleon9553]

@bryan diaz varela, I don't know, you should ask him not me.

[@luongmaihunggia]

Thanks Sherlock

[@LightOfMyLife227]

Great video!

[@CPS2]

Can't wait for the sequel - Brightburn vs Predator vs Jaws vs Mary Poppins!

[@shainewhite2781]

7:07, I think he was trying to figure out how to kill a person by figuring out what organ to damage to inflict upon that individual.

[@roshanchachane142]

Would love to see the Brightburn Universe further expand. Do you people wanna see a virtuous Lex Luthor?

[@lewisaino]

Hope they make a Heroic Bizarro, Zod and Metallo.

[@roadrash2005]

Isn’t a virtuous Lex Luther basically Batman?

[@mrc6808]

Whether evil or virtuous Luthor will always be anti Superman that's his stance in life. He can't accept that there is someone with more power than him.

[@lucyinthesky4682]

This movie is so awesome. I never watched when it came out and just saw about 2 months ago and it was not what I expected.

[@TheMOTOX85]

Love your videos man! Been subscribed for 2 years ( or close I think)! I didn't see this in your library, but if you could do a video on the movie Upgrade (2018) that would be awesome. A.I. is pretty terrifying and it kinda had a cyberpunk theme to it. Thanks!

[@sonofagreatsouthernland]

I liked the contrast to the overwhelming tide of "good" lead characters we are bombarded with in a number of films coming out. Such a desperately doomed kid, with a not so pleasant end makes this a nice change to watch.

[@eliazarvalentine7690]

Send to other world’s to conquer hmmm.... sounds like a Saiyan to me

[@blackice8043]

Or the Smallville version of Jor-El

[@eliazarvalentine7690]

Black Ice You may be right

[@Geeksavant80x]

Or a viltrumite

[@JJ-pi3sj]

Nothing needs a sequel more than this movie.

[@timiojeaga4083]

Brightburn made in 2019 and super made in 2010 being connected is actually an interesting plot, what if brightburn is in the dimension of the evil justice league

[@wiikillsu2535]

Hardcore DC fans will say it’s a prequel 😂

[@srstriker6420]

Wiikillsu and maybe a new split

[@generic_sauce]

Future Ultraman movie!

[@FATE522]

In a alternate reality, sure.

[@Marioscollectibles89]

No, they’ll ask for the Snyder cut lol

[@Mace_Window_]

This guy is basically Ultraman from Earth 3 and if you seen the ending there are other evil villains in this world...If only DC would take over this series it would be great!

[@Katanakid6]

Hancock meets(or vs) BRIGHTBURN Just came up in my mind.

[@joyboy1468]

Because of the infinite universe theory that the dc universe uses this is canon EDIT: they could have manufactured bullets out of the pod and killed him

[@darnielwilliams7114]

13:26 I was going to ask was this a introduction to a opening universe to brightburn but you confirmed it thank you

[@gavinkailey332]

This could be Hyperion origin he is basically marvels superman

[@kevinmadcock8999]

Marvel has like five cahracters who are just superman ripoffs lol

[@hoshiryu]

Hmmm but then again that is unlikely since he Destroyed the earth in the credits if i recall

[@kevinmadcock8999]

@@hoshiryu Brightburn? No? He didn't destroy the Earth. They purposefully left it open for sequels and a universe.

[@candiduscorvus]

This movie got a lot of hate but I loved it. I thought it was great.

[@ryleeguy2763]

candiduscorvus@ Director came of as like he made a unique butterfly, of a story done 100 times over

[@olgamcivor1459]

@@ryleeguy2763 lol

[@penelopegreene]

The stalked girl will be his Lex Luthor, and she will win in a true inversion of the story.

[@theliedetector2199]

I heard about that, they need to make a sequel for this.

[@hoshiryu]

But i'm sure the Credits showed that he destroyed the Earth? Or i might be wrong

[@Channel9001]

@@hoshiryu It showed him causing disasters, but Earth is still around.

[@dipz5132]

@@Channel9001 additionally showing/teasing additional characters such as the inverse version of Aquaman and Wonder Woman.

[@ccl7983]

@@dipz5132 And they did show the only hero . Crimson Bolt!

[@BruceWayne-ne1ez]

"devils don't come from hell beneath us. no, they come from the sky!"

[@CHOPSTYX93]

Brandon would fit in with "The Boys"

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Kenny ngo OMG

[@The_Punisher]

Or Invincible

[@mirceazaharia2094]

Too psychotic, too uncontrollable, TOO POWERFUL. No, he would be a terrible fit in that universe. The Homelander would feel his Alpha A-hole position threatened. He would try to kill the kid, probably get killed in return, and then Brightburn would go on an absolute rampage. It would be a disaster.

[@lordbob7778]

They’re just making films that feature people who played characters in the office just to connect it and say dunder mifflin was we’re this all started and the real villain is Toby

[@supersaiyan4gogeta12]

Haha funny joke

[@cartoonfantasy4541]

Bruh

[@xv1distort]

The Scranton Strangler Returns

[@RossFixxxed]

“It’s always the person you medium suspect!”

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

Imagine there would be a second part where brandon is taking over the world and every attempt to stop him fails and right before the credits roll you see another ship landing on a field and while the credits start rolling you hear the superman theme. I know this will never happen but just imagine how awesome this would be

[@Rctdcttecededtef]

Sure, but at that point is it a superman or brightburn story

[@dcabral00]

The problem I have with Brightburn is that if you saw all the trailers, you practically saw the entire movie, and there were no deviations or plot twists. Basically, it was exactly what I expected.

[@RetrogradeBeats]

this was a sequel to denzel’s fences

[@ntg563]

Explain

[@o80y1]

“It was like God himself had answered their prayers and sent [INTRODUCTION TO FRACTIONAL SHARES]”

[@Vega.hml333]

Good on you dude, we're on the same waves. Had a real strong feeling I should show my dad and grandma this movie I had seen months ago, it was so entertaining watching them cringe the whole time tonight, went searching for new universe news, im a big fan of Super and was real happy with the connecting of the 2 movies. I liked the video before I even saw it

[@willyevil845]

I finally just watched this. Seriously cool.

[@grapeshot]

TAKE THE WORLD ‼️‼️‼️‼️

"take the world" - CoronaVirus19

[@ReaverLordTonus]

The thing that doesn't make this a more realistic darker Superman story is that Brandon was genetically predisposed to become evil so no amount of love and compassion in his upbringing would have made a difference. A true antithesis of Superman would have been if Kal El was not raised by loving farmers, but instead went though a difficult life as an orphan drifting though the Foster care system and later as someone forced to live in the lower annals of society creating a sense of hopelessness and powerlessness. When his powers manifest, he sees it as the means for him to not only take revenge against a society that has wronged him all his life, but also live by it's ideals that the weak are always at the mercy of the strong. This is why the versions of Superman from Red Son and Gods and monsters interest me more as they are by all accounts the same person capable of all the same things but it is what they learn from humanity that shapes them into who they are. Gods and Monsters version especially (sure he's technically General Zod's son but again he has the same chance to become a hero or a villain) was raised by a migrant couple so he lived a life where he had to work hard for everything he had and was often at the receiving end of an imbalanced system. This lead to a Superman who while for the most part is a good guy but he is not above using violence because he has learned that is often all people will understand and he has no disillusion about killing because that is sometimes what it takes.

[@macturner2196]

Actually, that is the original Superman storyline. He was raised in an orphanage. If you watch the Fleischer cartoons, they say that at the beginning.

[@strongman5243]

Have you heard of irredeemable? It's a great comic for people who like the evil superman trope

[@JennaJulio]

This right here is my idea of a perfect evil Superman character

[@selendrasama44]

I really like Brightburn, I would love to see other movies about the other powered beings hinted at in the bit at the end.

[@kewe5306]

I like the subtle placement of “The World Is Your Oyster" poster in the scene of the counsellor's office. _10/05/2020 8:19pm_

[@mitchellshuttleworth3204]

I watched this movie the other day and thought it was quite enjoyable. It's not perfect, but it does something very few alternate versions of Superman do with the character. It was interesting to see how a kid who had a pretty normal life up until this point become a blood thirsty monster. I thought it would be interesting for a sequel to meet up with Brandon ten years after he begins his war on the world. Maybe show him living like a king or say meeting others of his kind, say they want to check up on his progress. I actually want to write a fan story where he fights a Doomsday esk character in New York or Metropolis. You do a great job with these videos, keep up the great work!

[@jimmycraig221]

that sounds fantastic, let us know where to read your fan fiction, i am genuinely impressed by the content some fan fiction brings to the table. in the dark universe, i imagine the doomsday struggle would be for dominance of the world, not like an inversion of doomsday (aka light, or good doomsday). the dark universe seems a stark contrast to the bubbly bright universes most superheroes live in. one where dictators ravage planets with their war, and the consequences are felt all over. doomsday maybe serves as the distraction the humans need to sneak into brandon's lair and retrieve the piece they need to finally hurt him? from his ship, or whatnot? i dunno, just riffing. let us know how it turns out

[@mitchellshuttleworth3204]

@@jimmycraig221 omg thank you for such kind support and just awesome words of encouragement! They mean alot for an amateur like me. You're absolutely right, fan fiction is a great source for creativity and honing you're skills. I've read fan fictions that are borderline novels. I honestly don't know when I'm going to get started or when its going to be released, but after reading this comment I may have to rethink the whole premise. Originally, I was going to set it a good ten years after the events of the movie with Brandon being feared as this folk legend with those who he thinks are unworthy of life are executed. Then an alien ship comes by with Brandon's biological father, who is kinda this Darkseid figure, and he's here to test Brandon's mettle against the Doomsday like figure who evidently is his bio bro. You had alot of good ideas in your comment, especially if Doomsday was found as some sort of contingency plan if Brandon got too crazy or the world being ran by dictators who might be under the thumb of Brandon in some way. Again no idea when I'm going to get started or when it will be released, I got a few other stories on the go at the moment. However if you're interested i can send you a link to my wattpad page that way you can stay up to date with my stories from Dark Matter Deku (wip), Wrath of Thrawn and the Anthology of Anything. Thank you for the kind words! I'll do my best!

[@BigJackHorner2023]

@@mitchellshuttleworth3204 hows the progress?

[@thebeyonder7979]

I hope they make a brightburn 2.

[@damianstarks3338]

Monster Paradise yeah me too.

[@habijabi5745]

Awesome video bro!.. I have a small request if you don't mind, can I have the photo that you used at the end of the video with Mr. Arnold in the middle. I really loved it and want to use it as my cover photo on all my socials plz plz plz

[@angiehemenway243]

loved this movie!! Great review of it!!

[@checkmate5101]

Brandon looks like that edgy kid that you let sit with your friends because you feel bad for him.

[@invisibleboy459]

Yeah that's what I thought about him. Edgy kid with tons of problems. But hey its quite normal for teens to act like that. On the other hand I quite like the ending.

[@kevinmadcock8999]

@bryan diaz varela LOL

[@lmao2302]

Probably be best friends with the kid. Then get killed rip.

[@michelveilleux1275]

Bro, I'd still befriend him out purely out of friendship reasons alone.

[@Guru_1092]

So basically me in elementary school. Oof.

[@ThunderGun2]

I got the evil Superman vibe when I saw this movie.

[@brianjensen5661]

I got saiyan vibes from it

[@Asia.Persuasia]

Saw this movie last year in theatres and loved it so much.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

Would be interesting to see this DC horror cinematic stuff become a thing, it kinda gets into the Lovecraft turf.

[@TheScreamingPuppet]

Gunn cinematic universe? Hell yeah!

[@matthewdknight]

Thank you!

[@Afhkklkdsd]

I hope to see a review and explained video on The Lighthouse. Crazy weird movie!

[@michaelparra5068]

I really hope there's a sequel

[@Rodeo_Wizard]

The most amazing and probably underrated film of 2019. Let's hope there will be a sequel to this amazing sci-fi movie.

[@thomastimbs4307]

Brightburn and 30 Days of night are my favorite horror movies

[@firstname__lastname]

I'd really like to explore this Brightburn universe. Seems like there's allot potential here!

[@LaceyAnn]

Super was Such a great movie, looking forward to watching this one as well. Got caught binging the channel but I'll enjoy the film despite spoilers 🙂