What James Gunn’s Superman Should Be (Geek Culture Explained)

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Superman is one of the most iconic and beloved superheroes in the world, with a rich history and a powerful message of hope, justice, and selflessness. Over the years, the character has inspired generations of fans and has become a symbol for people all around the world.
With the departure of Henry Cavill from the role of Superman, it is now more important than ever for James Gunn and Peter Safran to create a film that captures the true essence of the character. In this video, we will delve into why it is so important for the new film to stay true to the values and spirit of Superman, and how it can help to ensure that the character continues to inspire and entertain audiences for generations to come.
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What James Gunn’s Superman Should Be (Geek Culture Explained)
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[@lisastar7533]

Hi

[@MrKenantheboss]

Rob amazing video keep up the stellar work

[@Adam_K14]

'1950 america was the world peace keepers' 🤣🤣🤣 go ol murcia propaganda

[@1966bluemax]

Where did geek culture explained go???

[@gonzalo6890]

something about explaining the core importance of this character is honestly touching. From your narration i get the feeling that i'm listening the importance of an ideal for a better humanity than just a comic book character, impressive.

[@gustavomejia2407]

Hey rob, I’m a big fan of this channel and I’m not the only one. Hope you drop some new videos soon

[@SamHyunKyuKim]

Rob you have an amazing talent for story telling and understanding a character I wish the big company’s would hire you lol they need the help. Also looking good man! 🎉

[@joeboxter3635]

No he doesn't. If he had anything, he'd realize it's time to give Superman an off screen death. And bring on Batman Beyond, Martian Man Hunter, and even Dr. Manhattan. How about Cyborg or GL as John Stewart - not Hal Jordan. Out with the old and in with the new! (While I'm not a fan even Night Wing.) Think about it. What new spin are we going to get making SM the star of DCEU? Black Superman? How about Russian Superman? Oh no, we going to get retread of young SM already done on smallville, Lois and Clark, and now what's on WB TV. RIP Superman. All these need to be heavy green screen - cgi, new talent, relatively low budget - less than $150 M per movie. Run times about 115 min to 130 min. All origin stories. I say get Sam Rami to pull off one of his low budget movie miracles. James Gunn can't do everything. Rami Martian - Man Hunter. Affleck - Batman Beyond. Gunn - Cyborg. James Wan - John Stewart GL. They each get $150 M. Let's see what each can do!!! Batman Beyond opening seen - it starts off with BW at a grave stone. We think it's the Waynes. It's SM. BM goes out on his night patrol of Gotham and he has to use a gun. He hangs up the cowell. Fast forward 20 years. And we are high school with Terry.

[@danielkeller1337]

Exactly, at least I'm not the only one that seems to know that Gunn will have his new universe backfire on him. Even with him ignoring the haters and critics. WB will find out the hard way. They're ratings are already starting to prove it.

[@joeboxter3635]

@@danielkeller1337 not if he tries to build DCEU on dynamic trio: SM, BB, WW. Look, it was out of desperation that Marvel brought their B players front and center. Spiderman, Hulk, X-Men had been sold. So they had no choice but to bring their A game to their B players: Ironman, Captain America, Black Panther. And bang! Box office gold. That's the same out for DCEU. They going to have to bring their A writing team and A directors to the B-players. Look anyone could play Martin Man Hunter - heck get the guy who played John Diggles on Green Arrow TV. Give him $1 Millon for movie with 2 more movies with $1 million tied to movie sales. He'd jump on it. The thing most of these directors in HW think is stars are bought. No stars are made. Right script. Right director. And some TLC.

[@j_v159]

R.I. P Geek Culture Explained, you were a good second channel

[@Tebigong101]

He's echoing what I've been saying since the debut of Synder's Superman, the character is supposed to be boring boy scout. He knows he's powerful enough to win 9.9999% but holding back because the more power you have it becomes all the more important that you abide by the more lofty and noble ideals we claim to hold dear.

[@andrewvasquez7872]

Anybody know whats happened to Rob with geekculture? He hasnt covered anything with antman 3 or GOTG 3.....I always look forward to his analysis and reviews.

[@eternaldreamer37]

VERY Well said rob. I (and I am sure other fans have felt this as well) thought Snyder got it wrong the moment he had Pa Kent say that "Maybe" he "Should" have let all those kids on that bus Die. You had a spot on take, and MAYBE just MAYBE, someone high in the DCEU food chain will see this and get the message. We can only hope.

[@d-roc1576]

Rob, this is one of the best videos you’ve ever done. Hopefully James Gunn finds this and takes heed to the points you made about the Man of Steel.

[@Donov616]

I am REALLY liking this new narrator type style/vibe of the channel Rob. I also am completely ok with a new Superman. And I honestly believe a reboot is for the best.

[@Matt_El_Comicologo84]

This is pure gold, thank you for this Rob. I would also like to add what Tom King did on Superman: Up In The Sky, because in that story, he was getting pummeled down with lots of cons instead of pros, in order to get back and safe to the little girl (Alice I think if I remember well) but, amongst all the cons, he never quit and was hopeful to get to that little girl and return home. Also, this little girl never lost hope of Superman finding her. So, that's another good example they can adapt to for this newer Superman.

[@InfoZombie-nz4qf]

Loved this one. Reminds me of your older ones on Comics Explained. Please do more of these " what we SHOULD see from characters "

[@geeman8332]

We really don't deserve Rob! Glad to be able to enjoy your content

[@asellape9270]

‘Interstellar’ music and Superman? Interesting combo

[@JDOGGOKUSSJ2]

Come on don't abandon this Chanel please

[@cryptonomad8323]

I gotta admit, this would be the perfect movie!! I was totally bummed with all the news from DC but this would actually bring alot of people back and enthused fit the future!! I'm loving the new style in these videos too Rob, I sincerely love your work!!

[@cosmicgrub360]

I just love the jumper scene, the way superman interacts with her, superman is the least human but at the same time hes the most compassionate human emotionally

[@NorthLVLowRoller]

This was fantastic. Who knows, with how miserable people are now days this type of Superman could actually inspire people to be decent human beings again.

[@anthonyp3113]

You've got some seriously optimistic views.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Miserable people cancelling popular beloved characters… like a guy who ok’d Brightburn … you mean those miserable people

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

@@anthonyp3113 and unrealistic ones

[@JaiProdz]

Not so sure, given the cynical hateful nature of a lot of society today when anything is progressive a sign of Hope and peace would be seen as too "woke" and "forced"... When Superman literally used to defend Nazis....

[@anthonyp3113]

@@JaiProdz don't dislocate your shoulder reaching that hard.

[@armondo74]

Here's hopping rob ain't abandoned this channel. So far this is the last one he put up

[@Mimic_Gaming]

I LOVE the slower narration on Geek Culture compared to Comics Explained

[@The_Bug0222]

I’d love to see the DCU take on the “Superman vs the Elite” storyline (I know that’s not why it’s called in the comics). It focuses on Superman’s dedication to people and showing them that there is another way.

[@Swenglish]

The animated version of that story is my favorite Superman movie.

[@dynaguy3]

I hope we can finally have the sincere Clark Kent who wants to help people with the gifts he’s been given

[@genosblondecyborg1865]

Honestly as sad I am seeing Henry Cavill leaving as superman. It will be a different take on the man of steel. I'm hopeful for this new take.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

When I heard that James was likely discontinuing the DCEU, my thoughts were, "My long national nightmare is over." Speaking of what Superman should be, I think I am on the same wavelength here. I am doing a video on that right now.

[@LuizOliveira-bq7wl]

What a well written video Rob. Well done!

[@chroma3665]

An absolutely amazing take on Superman yet again Rob. Gave me goosebumps every second and loved every moment of this. Hope James Gunn takes some notes because if his Superman is anything close to what you describe it will be one to turn heads at Marvel

[@Donov616]

Rob should really cover All Star Superman on Comics Explained.

[@ZayPierre]

Didn't he? Pretty sure he has.

[@Donov616]

@@ZayPierre if he has it isn’t on KZbin. I’ve looked everywhere.

[@mrpogi1295]

Rob you are amazing! Phenomenal job on this video! As a lover of Man of Steel, I wish Henry would’ve been able to go showcase Superman as the ideal, the symbol of hope 🤞 for Gunn & Saffrons DCU

[@T.BoneStone]

I love this video!! Dope ass new concept and incredible delivery, thank you rob!

[@AFortifiedBatcave]

Rob I've been watching your videos since I stumbled across your Civil War full story video on your Comics channel, and your quality has only gotten better in that time. Your passion for comics, fictional media, creativity and well done characters shines through and it's one of many reasons you've got the subscribers and friends you deserve. Hoping the holidays treat you well, hoping 2023 treats Superman well and hoping the Rob Corps only grows everyday!

[@ksendx]

It sucks that Henry Cavill was dropped as Superman, but I get how James Gunn wants a clean slate for the character. It would be hard to do a hard reboot with Cavill in the role. I do hope Cavill is brought back in a multiverse role later on.

[@mariusedmond9621]

Rob this style of video is awesome! Love it - keep up the amazing work!

[@lucasscott1096]

This channel died so hard I forgot about it until now 😅

[@GenX_Catholic]

Nothing in Gunn’s filmography demonstrates he is capable of this. But time will tell.

[@Yash-di9sl]

He will not be director of the new Superman movie only writer

[@dix0n778]

The old king is dead, long live the king. This is my concern, specially after Brightburn, that is essentially Injustice with no redeeming for the young stand-in for Superman.

[@rsonarmadaify]

I respect your opinion Rob but I couldn't disagree more with you on superman, I think superman is flawed, because with all his power he can't be everywhere at once, can't save everyone, and since he was raised by humans he has a human mindset. His mistakes are magnified more then the average person since they have larger consequences, his powers and boy scout nature can make him a bit naive to the realities of life for the common man. I think it makes since that he would be conflicted and unsure of himself and constantly questioning his actions, this is why lex Luther is such a good villain because he can make superman question himself sometimes, just my opinion, love the video by the way and I'm a big fan!

[@nahmeanslime1753]

Hey! WHERE IS ROB???

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

Great video essay, as always! Many thanks!

[@mikeAK89]

Phenomenally well done video Rob and team.

[@shawnhanlon9736]

Hope all is good with you man 🙏🏽 look forward to more content 💯

[@RohanKumar-ci9sl]

I teared up watching the last part man Good video I hope DC takes your advice

[@galactic-gumbo9911]

Great video Rob I’m definitely loving these video essays

[@jasonlucas4913]

Man, thirty seconds into this and got some early Comics Explained vibes in the best way. What drew me to that channel is some of the clear passion for the characters that's in those early renditions. Hype Rob is fun, no complaints there...but when I can hear the love for the lore like this is best Rob

[@Proloyable]

I have never seen a youtuber talk about "Superman : For All Seasons" before... Damn!! I will never forget those issues I read as a child and still encourage people to read them whenever someone say where to start with Superman...

[@jeffn4836]

FAS has always been my favorite origin story. “Cool suit!” “Thanks, my mom made it for me.” Imagine Spielberg directing a For All Seasons adaptation…..

[@LvnhiMusic]

What an incredible video and take. Beautiful Rob!

[@benwilliams4516]

Is this channel dying or what? I really enjoyed it so I hope not

[@HermioneTheCat]

Hey Rob I want to mention, I like the timing with the vpn ad in this one! It was a smooth transition 👌

[@lorddreus4785]

Rob I been a fan for years. I appreciate you and all your work. Marvel and DC should hire you. Happy New Year my man and Merry Xmas to you and your family.

[@SpiderDan2099]

Wiser words were never spoken (related to this character at least 🤔) This was a great Exposition on what's happened thus far as it relates to the Comic version and what we expect Superman to be like. Thanks!

[@stevejones8550]

Happy to see you back 👌

[@hendrixxxx4]

Man I keep coming back to this channel wishing, just wishing….

[@ROBERTDAVis2271]

Great post 👍🏿

[@ValentineToybox]

Thank you Rob and crew. We appreciate your insight

[@MichaelDG2023]

Rob that was beautiful, thank you. Merry Christmas buddy

[@paulclarke7696]

great music choice - great videos sir!

[@paulp1372]

Spot on! Excellent perspective on who Superman should be. There's always room for different depictions of the MoS, but this is what we need in the world right now. We live in a new age - a sadly very 'divided world' but all the more reason for the real Superman to come forwards to help bring the best out of people and humanity.

[@zombiemaddness99]

I agree with everything you said Rob but I don’t care what anybody say I love Henry cavils version of Superman would of love to see Zack Snyder finish is Arc before they reboot but hopefully James Gun gives us Classic Superman

[@keviny704]

Absolutely! Also, when you think about a happy optimistic Superman makes ZERO sense. He's a fictional character yes but Why would someone from another planet who has taken it upon himself to protect the people who judge fear and hate him be happy? Look at our law enforcement military h*** even your school teacher. They have a job to do and for the most part the people that they protect make that job very miserable. Now expand that to a person who's trying to protect the entire world. I think Zach Snyder's interpretation was spot on although his plan was to bring him "full circle" by the end of the trilogy. I think that if he'd had the opportunity to complete his vision both sides of this Superman "mood" issue would have been pleased.

[@alexgsproductions]

@@keviny704 You missed a key point from your own statement. The reason Superman IS optimistic is because, despite all of our flaws, he can see our potential. And that is his entire driving force. To be better and to lead us by example. You might like the character Snyder created for the movies, but that was not Superman.

[@keviny704]

@@alexgsproductions He has to get to that point though. Again, I understand it's fiction BUT if you're basic it on his interaction with us as humans he's NOT not anyone else in a position to "protect and serve" for lack of a better phrase is going to be optimistic. I have law enforcement and a ton of military in my family. Although they don't hate people their constant interactions and exposure to the evil man is actually capable of creates a HUGE internal struggle to not turn your back on humanity.

[@zombiemaddness99]

@@keviny704 Yes absolutely and that was the whole plan to deconstruct Superman and rebuild him to the Superman that we know and love. I know he wasn’t everybody’s cup of tea but he more like a flaw character than the brighter Archetype but I still love his version

[@alexgsproductions]

@@keviny704 Being optimistic does not mean he magically becomes Mr Rogers. Of course there will be development as he grows, but hope and optimism are traits ingrained in him from birth and reconfirmed when he learns of his ancestry. You are trying to humanize a fictional alien too much. He's called Superman because he is better than us. Despite that, he still has optimism and hope that Humanity can be better as well.

[@keiphillips7648]

Beautiful Rob, absolutely love this

[@isaacruano9056]

Miss you posting on this channel Rob!😢

[@Dragz0]

Rob, well done. Easily one of your best. Bravo

[@inquirohaqq1472]

I think people need to recognize that, unlike Snyder, James Gunn actually KNOWS what superheroes stand for, and should look forward to his leadership. I get that people are sus, but be sus about Warner Bros, not the guy that turned around the Suicide Squad and did a team up with characters most people didn't know about (Guardians of the Galaxy).

[@rudra7615]

WB take note Comic book fans know exactly how Superman should be depicted. He is the light, the ultimate fighter who would die trying to protect his immigrated world. That is what Superman is, a god among us but he values us so much, sees it is better to inspire than let fear be the key. Thank you Rob.

[@watsonsmith4126]

"Superman: For All Seasons" and "All-Star Superman" are being used as the main inspirations for James Gunn's "Superman" film, alongside "Kingdom Come"

[@DemetriusPooleJr]

I'm so glad you did this video Your amazing man, thank you

[@coreypatterson8426]

This was inspiring, Rob. Reminds me why I love the character of Superman.

[@AlexMartinez-gv7hy]

Honestly how I feel about Cavill. He looks like superman but never felt like him, I used to view superman as a lesser but thanks to you and Benny I've grown to respect and view this character with admiration and try to be a better version of me because of these stories. Superman brought hope and pulled me from the darkness

[@Arbiterofpunishment]

I really like that you used this music again.

[@n8urm852]

Really enjoying the shift in the content since your break Rob , if any constructive feedback I could give it would to start a podcast with the other guys to get people more familiar with them while pushing them to make more content with you

[@williamhines8139]

Rob You are pure gold my man everything that you said was spot on amazing story telling

[@joshbernal7707]

Merry Christmas Rob

[@benjiposton118]

What an awesome video this guy is the best content creator for comic book lovers.

[@luismendez3747]

Dam Rob this was awesome. I was tearing up as I saw this video. Awesome awesome job.

[@Jackjackjackkk]

DAMN what a video Rob, such a great breakdown/background, DC needs your help!

[@callmestorm23]

While I do like your ideas, many people have completely given up on DC and James Gunn, including me. Now I know a lot of people like to bash Zack Snyder for his depiction of Superman, on how dark this version is compared to Christopher Reeve and Brandon Ralph. But a lot of people miss the point when it comes to Zack's vision of Superman. First of all it wasn't even Zack's fault for making Man Of Steel as dark as it was because Warner Bros told him to make it dark and follow off the lines of The Dark Knight trilogy by Christopher Nolan. Infact Warner Bros did reach out to Nolan to direct the Man Of Steel film but Nolan turned it down and suggested Zack Snyder instead. Now Zack's vision of Superman in my opinion is actually amazing and breath of fresh air. You have Clark who's struggling to find himself and what his purpose is and contemplating with himself if humanity is trustworthy or not and if humanity can accept him. Realistically if an alien with godlike powers revealed himself to be disguising as one of us is definitely gonna be controversial. And if that godlike alien fights other godlike aliens, there's bound to be death and destruction. At the end of the movie you have Superman who's begging a bloodlusted Zod to stop his rampage. When Zod replies by saying never, that's when Superman makes the hard choice by choosing Earth over Krypton, and chooses Earth by killing Zod. BvS deals with the aftermath of Man Of Steel where half the world supports Superman, while the other half absolutely despises Superman. Throughout the film Superman keeps getting framed by Lex infront of the whole world, at the same time Lex is manipulating Batman to take out Superman. Throughout the movie the world begins to turn completely against Superman thanks to Lex's actions. It wasn't until Superman sacrifices himself by killing Doomsday to save humanity. Lex's plan backfires and gets locked up while the world mourns for Superman. In Zack Snyder's Justice League, after getting resurrected by the Justice League (and Lois Lane bringing him back to his senses) is when Clark realizes that Earth misses him and still needs him more than ever. That completes Superman's arc from Man Of Steel. He now has a purpose, he is now accepted by the people of Earth and they need him. This is Clark's second chance. I loved Zack's vision of Superman was because it was a long, bumpy and hard journey to becoming Superman. This version of Superman is not perfect and does make mistakes. It's Snyder telling us that even gods aren't perfect. I loved this portrayal of Superman because he's not immediately the symbol of hope and is on a journey to becoming the symbol of hope. If he became the symbol of hope and the light and colorful version of Superman from the comics in Man Of Steel would have made it very boring. Man Of Steel is one the most underrated superhero films of all time, and BvS (ultimate addition) is very misunderstood. And obviously the Snydercut is just a chef's kiss. Many people are pissed off because Henry Cavill wasn't given his chance to shine as Superman and complete his transformation into becoming the symbol of hope that was set up in Man Of Steel. People also want to see his version of Superman battling powerful villains like Darkseid as well. So for James Gunn to say no to that and fire Henry Cavill and completely restarting with a brand new Superman pisses off a lot of fans (including me) who just want to see Henry Cavill's Superman complete his arc and battling Darkseid. With James Gunn taking over and starting with a young and inexperienced Superman brings us back to square one again. We were going to see Superman battling Darkseid, but none of that's happening and now we're back to Smallville thanks to James Gunn.

[@theesolo_starkillergaming4115]

I missed these long form informal discussions 🤘🏾

[@pokegainz1759]

When i say you hit the nail on the head and what I would love to see on the big screen is definitely this

[@robertpearson8600]

Bro I don't usually share KZbin videos but I shared this one on Facebook. It was epic, outstanding and beautiful

[@tutoralTV]

I REALLY liked this video format. Reminded me of the History of the Marvel Universe videos over on Comics Explained

[@VonKappallot]

The way I would start a Superman Franchise -No Backstory -Make him young, like 27-28 -Use Lois Lane strictly as a reporter, not a love interest yet -Give brief backstory on why Lex Luthor hates Superman -Zod would be the villain of the first half -Have Zod invade Earth but not to terraform it into the Krypton. He’s there to recruit Clark to join him in helping rebuild Krypton on the moon or something like that -After a destructive battle that nearly ends with the planet being hit by a meteor, lex watches the footage and decides it’s finally time to active Project Metallo -Metallo would be the main villain -Metallo shows up to a carnage filled battle scene where Clark is about to kill Zod with his heat vision but Metallo kills him instead with kryptonite powered heat vision. -Metallo nearly kills Clark when he starts to malfunction and flys off back to Lex’s lab -Clark wakes up sees Bruce Wayne -They’ve been friends for about a year since it wasn’t hard for them to discover each other’s identities -No Batman yet -Bruce gives Clark a speech about how to balance his life between being human and being Superman, which is when he officially gets his name -Lex sends Metallo to find Superman but Metallo turns rouge on Lex and wants to make the world like him -Superman finally overcomes him by punching through his chest and crushing his power source, a kryptonite stone -Superman collapses but the suns shines on him and he rise to space let’s the sun bathe him - He comes down to earth and is interview by Lois Lane -He says call me Superman and flys off -Credits roll -Post Credit scene is Lex in contact with an intergalactic being. This being tells Lex he failed and he’s not pleased with his efforts. Lex tells him he still has one plan left. We see Lex turn to look at a chamber and on a screen we see it reads “PROJECT DOOMSDAY” -END Oh yeah and I would call it-Superman: The last Son

[@DevDinish]

He became the Superman we know in the Snyder Cut it was literally an arc the three films Supes was in. But oh well it's over now

[@faith1128]

I MISS POP CULTURE EXPLAINED

[@josephsupulver4333]

When you have time could you do more geek culture explained videos.

[@Angellance7]

The perfect superman movie for me would be one where even if you have 1 or 2 action scenes, the whole value of it is not just a punch for punch no brainer movie, but rather a movie that shows everyone what the meaning of the word "hero" is and how we should be our own heroes on the day to day life without needing to be "super". I adore the video Rob, great job! 👏

[@bradturner6481]

A Clark Kent movie.

[@JasenMinus]

@@bradturner6481 basically a boring ass movie.

[@stevo-kun3924]

I personally feel they should reboot should be peace on earth but that’s just me

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Absolutely agree, I've been saying this since that second weird one.

[@theorycraftingmachine2876]

I would say that the Superman movie for James Gunn's DC Universe should be Peace on Earth, because it looks like James Gunn is headed to a Justice League Kingdom Come!!!!

[@michaeldaversa4098]

I honestly Love this video and your take on the character. While I agree that the films lacked hope and a better tomorrow I feel they were trying to hard to modernize and make the character socially relevant due to majority of people not typically being "Superman fans". I feel that the films were too polarizing maybe because it held a mirror to us as a society. It showed our projections onto him and tearing down of people with little to no facts behind us. While I do want to see a Superman that is hopeful and looking to the light I don't know if we in the real world setting would be so open to him which is probably why I feel Man Of Steel and BVS were so dark. I am not sure if they should have started him so dark i feel that there should have been hope before showing superman losing hope... Just my feelings on it at least.

[@1973vanguard]

No, no. You're on to something here. I get it. People wanted a hopeful Superman, and you're correct, MOS, and BVS, we're darker in tone, thus forcing us to look into a mirror and face those demons. But that's precisely the problem. What are Americans good at? Running away from problems and denying reality. Right? Zack snyders MOS and BVS forced audiences to answer this question: are you brave enough to face who you are? Perhaps people should look deeper, because there is always hope in Snyder films, you just have to turn on that part of your mind that can both experience a good comic book movies, while also massaging that deeper part of what Snyder's movies represent: a thorough looking glass into the human condition. That's okay. Don't be afraid of that. Because it is through facing that, that we can now be better, and more hopeful. That was what Snyder's 5 part Superman arc would have been about. Him coming back from death in JL and MOS 2 would have given us that hopeful Superman. To me, that's some damn good storytelling. And DC is the perfect vessel to tell stories more in line with adult themes. That's why I like DC, precisely because it's not marvel. Or shouldn't be, anyway.

[@jasonjones8938]

This is where I’m at. With the way the world has been and how people treat each other……is humanity a lost cause? Or even worth the effort especially if they’ll see him as an alien and treat him poorly.

[@A1000Truths]

This video was beautifully made.

[@djn1822]

Zack’s Superman is exactly what we needed. Your argument in this video essay has the biggest blind spot…the intent of his story arc and not being able to identify that, missing the debacle of meddling from the studio to screw the actual story arc, and the finalized Zack Snyder’s Justice League (being the midpoint) does not show an understanding that is dynamic but rather a premise of an argument that is a bit less than comprehensive and w/o heart. It’s a big miss. I don’t think we should decide what Superman should be. It’s the story that is. This was very incomplete in its argument.

[@criticwhosalwaysright1404]

Lol,no Superman shouldn't be fueled by 5 movies story arc to become hoepful

[@djn1822]

@@criticwhosalwaysright1404 say who? You? Good luck with your rules and no, it was the 3rd out of 5. Don’t make impatience everybody’s problem. The story arc was a story arc. People who don’t like to know how things become what they become are generally poor at understanding things in general. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ShadowLynx516]

@@criticwhosalwaysright1404 Yes! No one wants that, and no one did. If Majority of people accepted that iteration of Superman/Narrative, there should have been a Man of Steel 2 and 3 already. It didn’t take 5 Captain America movies for him to be fleshed out as a character. Marvel doesn’t blink and all DC has at this point are two black eyes.

[@Waltbabyluv]

Sir it is a pleasure to watch your channel.

[@DuncanAsia]

Rob got me crying like Lex Luther

[@mr.swartist3680]

Miss your master class work brother ❤❤❤❤

[@oscarmanzo1636]

This fucking intro man. I am obviously interested in your content and DC, so I deduced to watch it but those first 5 minutes... my God. Story telling at its finest. Get me wanting more and more!! I just hope James knocks it out the park. I am ready!!

[@anthonypitiol2503]

Dude we all need Gunn to see this ASAP. That Peace on Earth story sounds SO good!

[@Bloodyknukelzz]

This is the perfect explanation of how I feel about the future of Superman. And I agree about everything on Snyderverse. Even tho I loved it you nailed it. Thanks.

[@Wordsmith1991]

If James Gunn does Superman right then DCU might be a good thing.

[@stanjones9643]

The movie was very underrated in my opinion.Alot people won't let character evolve or get a different take on the character. Folks love Batman now but before that he was a corny character until he got dark now he is the hottest thing in DC. Comic fans want dictate how comic book movies should be made because of the books they saw as kids. I dont really have much faith in Gunn when it comes the Superman movie character

[@mattstyles2498]

Lol this is edited like a true crime doc. I like it.

[@vuec97]

I thought one of the biggest complaints about superman was he was flawless and boring. I figured making him more humane was what they were after in the dceu

[@ItsNish101]

I've been waiting on this. Can always count on Rob for the deets.

[@The4thMan28]

Great as usual!! They really need to hire you to consult on these movies Rob, but unfortunately DC's track record is terrible

[@user-ww9pi7vz5v]

Where have you been? Love watching your videos…but concerned with the long absence?