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   Ubiquitous to tednolan   
   Re: DCU Supergirl: Who Cares?   
   07 Oct 25 04:30:42   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.comics.dc.universe, rec.arts.movies.current-films   
   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   In article , tednolan wrote:   
   >Ubiquitous   wrote:   
      
   >>You know, having had some time to think about it, I think I may have been a   
   >>little bit too kind to James Gunn's Superman movie. I did give it a 6.5 out   
   >>of 10. Maybe that was at least one point too high. When I think about the   
   >>amount of times Superman needed to be rescued in that movie, or how one-   
   >>dimensional most of the characters were, or how awful the CGI was in   
   >>places, or how serious moments were undercut by cheap Marvel type humor   
   >>despite this being a DC movie, even right at the very end, Superman is   
   >>treated with disrespect. Basically walked on like a doormat. I'm talking   
   >>about his obnoxious and drunken cousin, Cara Zorel, aka Supergirl. She   
   >>mocks him, takes her dog, and swears before leaving. And this is supposed   
   >>to be the main character of an upcoming Supergirl movie in the same DC   
   >>universe. Can't wait.   
   >>   
   >>https://youtu.be/Z5j_ad0_hiQ?si=zzKePzrm5lhUU3lf   
   >   
   >It's not clear to me why Gunn thought Tom King's take on Supergirl   
   >was the one he wanted to use in the DCU, but the bigger problem is,   
   >if there is any adherance to standard continuity, Supergirl knew   
   >Superman's parents, and for that matter, lived on Krypton until she   
   >was a teen and could easily set him straight on their message.   
      
   I had not thought about her probably knowing if Luthor was lieing or not.   
      
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