LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Fans of director Zack Snyder voiced their concerns that the new Superman movie from James Gunn might feature the iconic character rescuing someone from peril.
“That’s not my Superman,” wrote ZSCut4Lyfe on X after watching the newest trailer for Gunn’s Superman. “Ignoring the fact that there’s colour in the movie and only, like, one scene of slow motion, Gunn is expecting us to believe that Superman would save someone instead of letting a hurricane kill them or destroying an entire city with no regard for civilians. I always knew one day they would make Superman woke, and today is that day. DC should sell the rights to the character to Snyder so he can make a real, R-rated Superman movie that the people want.”
The trailer for the new movie shows Clark Kent justifying Superman’s actions outside of America and getting riled up by the idea that anyone would leave innocents to die.
“Superman showing any emotion other than anger is gay,” wrote SnyderCultist420 in a lengthy Reddit post on the r/SnyderCut subreddit. “Are we to expect Superman to be some kind of cuck? Some sort of Boy Scout? My man has the power of a God, and he’s out there using it to save people? Grow up! If Superman isn’t acting like Homelander or Omni-Man, then he’s just fan fiction. And before you ask, no, I haven’t read any comics. I’m not a nerd.”
Superman expert Murray Wilkinson was baffled by these takes on the character.
“Superman is the best of us,” said Wilkinson, who has been studying Superman for most of his academic life. “This is a man with infinite power, and he chooses to use that power to help humanity. He could leave us to rot, but instead, he wants to lift us, to raise us up. He is a colorful symbol of hope in a time when hope is a scarce resource, and I can’t wait to see the new movie when it comes out. I hope these angry young men see it, as well. Maybe Superman will rescue them.”
Snyder’s fans announced that they plan to boycott the movie by watching it only three times and dedicating a mere five months to creating YouTube videos about it.
