This is a Spoiler free review

When I think of Superman, I immediately think of Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. I grew up in the 80s and there weren’t a lot of live action super hero movies like there is today. Christopher Reeve is and always will be my favorite Superman because that’s what I remember as a kid. I even thought Superman IV was a good movie until I realized how bad it is now production wise.

When I heard about the new Superman movie by James Gunn, I simply rolled my eyes. Here we go again with another rendition of Superman. How many more movies can we possibly make about Superman that hasn’t already been told? On top of that we have yet another actor playing the Man of Steel.

Reluctantly, I went with my son to see the new Superman movie. He really wanted to see it because he heard good things about it.

I don’t like going to the movies that much unless there is a movie I really want to see. The cost of tickets along with food is just ridiculous. Plus , who knows who did what in the seats when the lights go down if you know what I mean.

Anyway, I digress.

Part of my reluctancy in seeing this movie is because the last Superman entries have been meh. Brandon Routh was respectable in Superman Returns and Henry Cavill was respectable too but his movies were too serious. Plus, what else is there to tell about Superman?

What I enjoyed with the Christopher Reeve entries was there was some seriousness to the films but there was also some humor mixed in. The movies were fun to watch.

In Superman Returns along with the Henry Cavill movies, there was more emphasis put on action and special effects without much of the humor or fun factor. Maybe I’m just too bias but there needs to be a good mix when telling a story about Superman. I can see the dark, serious tone for Batman but Superman is a different kind of hero. The seriousness doesn’t work.

In this James Gunn version of Superman, I was pleasantly surprised. It was a good movie. It had some nice throwback to the Christopher Reeve entries both in acting along with the music composition. David Corenswet did a great job as the Man of Steel and Clark Kent. With the direction from Gunn, he brought that human aspect. There was a good mix of humor and seriousness. Plus, the movie was fun to watch.

The supporting cast especially Nicholas Hoult’s version of Lex Luthor and Mr. Terrific played by Edi Gathegi really stood out to me. Both helped drive the movie.

There were some parts of the movie that I had trouble following but my son mentioned this movie was more close to what was in the comics. I must confess that I wasn’t a big comic book reader and I’m still not today.

I’ve read recently that Superman is “too woke” in this film. Whatever the fuck that means. One of the critics is former Dean Cain, who has gone bat shit crazy with wearing the tin foil hat too much. While the comments aren’t surprising, I don’t know why politics has to get thrown in. Why can’t we simply enjoy a movie and escape the ugliness for 2 hours?

Overall, this was a good, fun movie to watch and definitely recommend it.