This review was written on Jan. 12, 2019.
*****
"The Death of Superman" that aired several months ago was a masterpiece to its genre.The threat of Doomsday in that storyline and his destructive character and actions made the movie a truly realistic way of ending the Man of steel. The chemistry between Clark and Lois in that film along with the dilemmas and pain depicted were truly well felt by any spectator which rendered the entire script a perfection. With its after-credits hinting to the reign of the supermen, no doubt anyone was to be excited as the "Death of Superman" set the bar high up for a sequel.
After watching "Reign of the Supermen" minutes ago, I am disappointed. I really wanted to like this movie, but the feelings of having the story run too quickly and too suddenly with minimal character development make the movie not as grandiose as its prequel.
The DCAU is a beautiful universe that hitherto has been well depicted and maintained. My issues with this movie is that it annuls the tragedy of the previous movie in too much of a fast pace that it becomes unrealistic and too unsatisfying.
***spoilers ahead***
To make my concerns more concrete, I will list them here:
The way the movie started was nicely done. The tragedy that had befallen Lois and the Kent family was there and you experience it with them. Nonetheless, less than two minutes later, all of this is gone and you're left to feel that the tragedy is long forgotten - though the story revolves around it.
The Justice League were easily taken out of the picture in a completely simple way. Too simple in fact. Such a move made their entire "power" simply ridiculous. Darkseid can simply do this move again and again, next time Superman included.
The new empowered humans were also ridiculous, very generic and unappealing. Mind control as such must be a piece of cake to any person in the future and a quick endgame. An alternative could have probably been thought of.
Lois was very empowered. In fact, more than she could be as a human. Her wits were satisfying, but it felt like the limitations of her humanity were ignored for the sake of generating action sequences, especially in the end scenes.
Finally, Lex's intentions remain unknown. This is not necessary a bad move as Lex is one of the most fascinating persons. The sequel might reveal some insights into his plans.
Now the way I picture this universe as I have imagined it after the "Death of Superman", is that it should follow the Injustice storyline. If they play it right and slow and evolve Clark's relationship with Lois, that storyline is inevitable and something that no doubt will be worth the watch. They have to work on the Batman/Superman bromance first though.
*****end of spoilers*****
In summary, although I did not hate this movie, I was actually hoping for a more rigid storyline. It seemed rushed with significantly less boldness and feelings than its prequel, "the Death of Superman". In short, superman's death seemed more grandiose than his resurrection.
"The Death of Superman" that aired several months ago was a masterpiece to its genre.The threat of Doomsday in that storyline and his destructive character and actions made the movie a truly realistic way of ending the Man of steel. The chemistry between Clark and Lois in that film along with the dilemmas and pain depicted were truly well felt by any spectator which rendered the entire script a perfection. With its after-credits hinting to the reign of the supermen, no doubt anyone was to be excited as the "Death of Superman" set the bar high up for a sequel.
After watching "Reign of the Supermen" minutes ago, I am disappointed. I really wanted to like this movie, but the feelings of having the story run too quickly and too suddenly with minimal character development make the movie not as grandiose as its prequel.
The DCAU is a beautiful universe that hitherto has been well depicted and maintained. My issues with this movie is that it annuls the tragedy of the previous movie in too much of a fast pace that it becomes unrealistic and too unsatisfying.
***spoilers ahead***
To make my concerns more concrete, I will list them here:
The way the movie started was nicely done. The tragedy that had befallen Lois and the Kent family was there and you experience it with them. Nonetheless, less than two minutes later, all of this is gone and you're left to feel that the tragedy is long forgotten - though the story revolves around it.
The Justice League were easily taken out of the picture in a completely simple way. Too simple in fact. Such a move made their entire "power" simply ridiculous. Darkseid can simply do this move again and again, next time Superman included.
The new empowered humans were also ridiculous, very generic and unappealing. Mind control as such must be a piece of cake to any person in the future and a quick endgame. An alternative could have probably been thought of.
Lois was very empowered. In fact, more than she could be as a human. Her wits were satisfying, but it felt like the limitations of her humanity were ignored for the sake of generating action sequences, especially in the end scenes.
Finally, Lex's intentions remain unknown. This is not necessary a bad move as Lex is one of the most fascinating persons. The sequel might reveal some insights into his plans.
Now the way I picture this universe as I have imagined it after the "Death of Superman", is that it should follow the Injustice storyline. If they play it right and slow and evolve Clark's relationship with Lois, that storyline is inevitable and something that no doubt will be worth the watch. They have to work on the Batman/Superman bromance first though.
*****end of spoilers*****
In summary, although I did not hate this movie, I was actually hoping for a more rigid storyline. It seemed rushed with significantly less boldness and feelings than its prequel, "the Death of Superman". In short, superman's death seemed more grandiose than his resurrection.