Superheroes!

[Patine]

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is About an ‘Immigrant That Came From Other Places’ and How We’ve ‘Lost’ the Value of ‘Basic Human Kindness’: ‘Yes, it’s About Politics’

In his Sunday profile with The Times of London, the DC Studios head went deep on the themes and ideas that drive his highly anticipated “Superman.” He explained that the superhero epic encompasses “the story of America,” and at a basic level, is about a man searching for a better life away from his original home.

“I mean, ‘Superman’ is the story of America,” Gunn explained. “An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.”

Yellow sun incentives from red sun poverty...

 

[Buster's Uncle]

So, does anyone know if a bus rolled over @Egon? It's rather astonishing with Superman and Fantastic Four out and doing gangbusters, that it isn't being thrashed to death in this thread.

I sincerely hope -and showbidnez always follows the money, so it will happen- that these two old-school, optimistic successes will drive a stake through the filthy heart of dark takes in escapist fiction movies and shows for a very long time to come...

 

[Buster's Uncle]

Hmm. *@EgonSpengler

 

[Patine]

Hmm. *@EgonSpengler

Though I haven't seen the new Fantastic Four movie, I quite enjoyed the 2005 one, which seems to be a rarity. Then again, I also greatly enjoyed Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and the Star Wars Prequels, so...

 

[Buster's Uncle]

I half-liked Star Trek V: the Final Frontier myself, and hated the prequels a lot less than most fans. I don't think it was from being a contrarian...

...I asked an Incredibles fan at AC2 to go see Fantastic Four and get back to us. Seems fair, and I bet he loves it...

 

[Sommerswerd]

So, does anyone know if a bus rolled over @Egon? It's rather astonishing with Superman and Fantastic Four out and doing gangbusters, that it isn't being thrashed to death in this thread.

I sincerely hope -and showbidnez always follows the money, so it will happen- that these two old-school, optimistic successes will drive a stake through the filthy heart of dark takes in escapist fiction movies and shows for a very long time to come...

I tried to tag him when I posted about the Fantastic 4 movie but his usertag was missing from the system. It wouldn't auto-complete when I tried typing it and I couldn't look it up anymore.

I hope he's OK.

Superman (2025) was really good BTW, as was Fantastic 4: First Steps.

 

[Buster's Uncle]

Probably just wandered away, alas. January of this year he was fine, looks like.

If anyone knows him away from the forum, please tell him he's missed.

 

[Buster's Uncle]

Superman (2025) was really good BTW, as was Fantastic 4: First Steps.

-That last I had to img-link from my own place -it's Brother Lal by way of the Poly dancing banana- have I missed a joy-dancing smilie here? CFC NEEDS something on those lines...

 

[Cutlass]

Probably just wandered away, alas. January of this year he was fine, looks like.

If anyone knows him away from the forum, please tell him he's missed.

So far as I could ever tell, he was pretty private as far as connecting outside of the forum. We had at least 1 meetup in the area he's from, and he didn't express any interest. And I only know where he's from because of a bunch of indirect comments.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Yeah, I miss him too. Quality poster.

Dude consumed more pop culture than anyone I've ever met.

And thought about it all.

 

[Sommerswerd]

If anyone who frequents this thread even occasionally hasn't yet watched Daredevil (2015), I will be heading up a new government agency tasked with rounding you all up shortly.

Seriously, though. No more waiting. Daredevil is probably my #1 MCU project/product, and one of my favorite tv series of all time, regardless of genre. I think Vincent D'Onofrio is the best performance as a villain in the entire MCU, and one of the best supervillains in all of live-action superhero film & television. I might rank him 2nd, behind Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. Speaking of The Dark Knight, Daredevil wouldn't exist without it. If you liked or loved The Dark Knight, Daredevil is practically a sequel, but longer and with better character-development. Also, the fight scenes are [flipping] unhinged, some of the best in all of action-movie history. There's one fight in particular in the first season that I think literally deserves to be in the movie-making textbooks. People tend to over-use the term "instant classic", but this one really deserved to be called that.

Just watching the 1st-season trailer again is literally giving me goosebumps. I suspect Daredevil: Born Again will be written as a jumping-on point for people who never watched the first 3 seasons, as it should be, but I do think season 1 will give you the background for that series, in addition to just being amazing in its own right.

One caveat: This show is mega-[freaking]-violent. Not "comic book"-violent, either. Not Sam Raimi-style funny-violent. Broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, and trips to the emergency room. It's like a UFC fight, with no referee. Daredevil [screws] people up. (And then Frank "The Punisher" Castle shows up in season 2, and folks are lucky to only end up in the hospital.)

^His last post

Egon where are you?!?

Please be OK... and come back to us soon