This Review Reveals Minor Details About the Plot.
Bent Origins
Plot Overview
Kryptonians Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara (Angela
Sarafyan) perceiving pending planetary annihilation
sent their precious "Moses" baby off in a space capsule to
preselected destination earth where they hope he could [the
message is garbled.] The capsule was retrieved in Kansas by
farmer Kents who brought him up as their own son Clark to be a
virtuous ersatz American. When he came of age he took up reporting
for the Daily Planet newspaper and as a side line
did incognito good deeds with his super powers.
Tech mogul Lex Luthor (Nicholas
Hoult) out of envy discredits Superman by broadcasting a
decrypted rendering of his off-world parents' message saying their
goal was for their kid to dominate the weak world. This
sticks in the craw of Superman's adoring public and creates an
existential crisis in his mind. Pa Kent tells Clark, “Parents
aren't for tellin' their children who they're supposed to be. We
are here to give y'all tools to help you make fools of
yourselves all on your own.” What the good book says is,
(Prov. 22:6) “Train up a
child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not
depart from it.” The parent is to recognize the predilections
of their child, “the way he should go,” as the leanings
of a plant, and train him that way—consistent with righteous
values—and that is whom he will embody in his later years.
According to Pa Kent, “Your choices, your actions, that's
what makes you who you are.” Superman wants to do good and be
useful as he was also brought up, so that's who he's become.
Ideology
Clark Kent and Lois Lane have “been a thing” for three months. How does that work? Probably along the lines of, (Prov. 30:18-19) “There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.”
An airborne eagle is here represented by the flying saucer of a Justice (Gang) member Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi.) The garage door where it's housed is slow in opening, but once it's accessed it's operation is intuitive. Clark was slow making the opening move with Lois, but once started their relations were intuitive.
“The way of a serpent upon a
rock” is here represented by super dog Krypto running across
an ice shelf, a very responsive mutt if a bit frisky. Lois is quick
to be there for her man, and they make time when they're together.
“The way of a ship in the midst of the sea” is here
represented by Superman's fortress of solitude that floats beneath
the surface of Antarctica but can emerge on call. It's Superman's
man-cave. Lois respects his time by himself.
Lois is unclear whether they're
“going together” or just “dating,” but
she's aware she's “not good at relationships.”
Time will tell.
Production Values
“”
(2025) was directed by James Gunn. It was written by James Gunn,
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It stars David Corenswet, Rachel
Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult. The actors did a good job and
Corenswet made a manly super fellow whom earthlings could
relate to. Perry White, editor-in-chief (“Don't call me
chief”) of the Daily Planet, was a Black
Anglo-Saxon, The dog, a schnauzer mix, received an accolade of,
“Good boy!” from an audience member seated near me.
MPA rated it PG–13 for violence,
action and language. Superman was really put through the ringer
here, but he could be healed by our yellow sun. Runtime is
2 hours 9 minutes. There's a post credits scene.
Review Conclusion w/a Christian's Recommendation
The very first Superman comic book had him fighting Nazis, now his birth parents might be of their sort. This movie is kind of twisted, but that's acceptable in sci-fi. Otherwise it's pretty standard Super stuff.
Movie Ratings
Action factor: Edge of your seat action-packed. Suitability for Children: Suitable for children 13+ years with guidance. Special effects: Well done special effects. Video Occasion: Fit For a Friday Evening. Suspense: Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Overall movie rating: Four stars out of five.
Works Cited
Scripture quoted from the King James Version. Pub. 1611, rev. 1769. Software.
bibles.n7nz.org