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Hey everyone, welcome back to Screen
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Time Breakdown. I'm your host and today
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we're talking about Superman. No, not
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the 1978 classic that made you believe a
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man could fly. We're talking about James
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Gun's brand new take on the Man of
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Steel, which also happens to be the
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official start of the new DC cinematic
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universe. But here's the thing. Instead
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of soaring high, this one kind of crash
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lands. Let's break it down. All right.
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So, this film was supposed to be DC's
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big comeback. After a rough 2023,
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remember the Flash, Shazam 2, Blue
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Beetle, and Aquaman 2? Yeah, exactly. DC
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hit reset. They handed the keys over to
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James Gunn, the guy behind Guardians of
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the Galaxy and the Suicide Squad, hoping
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he'd breathe new life into this
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universe. And what better way to kick
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things off with with Superman, right?
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except this doesn't really feel like the
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triumphant return we were promised.
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Instead, it plays more like a quirky
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side project than the launchpad of a
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cinematic empire. Now, to be fair, Gun
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does make some bold choices. He skips
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Superman's origin entirely. No exploding
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Krypton, no Kansas farm, no discovering
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powers for the first time. Instead, when
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we meet Clark Kent, played by David
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Kornsweet, he's already been doing the
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superhero gig for 3 years. He's dating
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Lois Lane, working at the Daily Planet,
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and battling a bald billionaire named,
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you guessed it, Lex Luthther, played
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here by Nicholas Hol. Honestly, that
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part works. We don't need another
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retelling of Baby Cal in a Cradle. So,
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points for that. But then things get
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weird and not always in a good way.
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There's this whole justice game with
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Green Lantern played by Nathan Fyian,
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Mr. Terrific, and Hoggirl. Superman has
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robot assistants. Krypto the Superdog is
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running around. It's a full-blown sci-fi
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circus. On paper, that sounds fun, and
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parts of it are fun, but the movie never
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slows down to let us care. It's more
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like a fanboy fever dream than a
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grounded story meant to bring general
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audiences back into the fold. Now, let's
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talk tone because yikes. One moment
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you're watching a heartfelt moment
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between Clark and Lois, the next you've
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got slapstick comedy and sentient
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Superman robots. The film can't decide
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if it wants to be a goofy bee movie or a
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serious superhero flick. And as a
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result, it kind of fails at being
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either. Fans of Gun's earlier work might
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enjoy the chaos, but if you're someone
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who hoped for a sincere, emotionally
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grounded Superman story, you might walk
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away feeling a little cold. So, here's
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where I land. Would I go see this in
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theaters again? No. Would I pre-order
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the 4K Blu-ray? Nope. Would I tell my
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friends and family to catch it on
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streaming? Honestly, even that's a
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stretch. And listen, I wanted to love
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this movie. I was rooting for it, but
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instead of being the Iron Man moment for
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DC, it's more like a confused pilot
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episode of a series that doesn't know
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what story it wants to tell. If you're a
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diehard DC fan, sure, you'll find some
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nuggets of joy. But for the rest of us,
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just go rewatch Christopher Reef
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Superman. That movie still knows how to
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fly. That's going to do it for today's
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episode of Screen Time Breakdown. What
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did you think of James Gun Superman? Did
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it work for you or were you just as
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baffled as I was? Hit me up on socials
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and let's talk capes, robots, and weird
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justice gang cameos. Until next time,
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keep your screens bright and your
