From beginning to end I was totally engaged with this movie. It will be a plot point and not the emotional roller coaster it was.īut I'm getting ahead of myself. If we don't see people caring about Superman and what he represents his death will not have the proper impact.
Not only did this line up with my personal view of how the character should be treated it set the table for the heart wrenching ending to the film. From the jump we were given a movie where the people involved seemed to actually like the idea that Superman would be a beloved hero in Metropolis. For whatever reason the studio decided to have this movie be part of the animated universe they kicked off with Justice League: War and there was a fair amount of social media outcry over the costume in the film but about ten minutes into the movie I didn't care what universe this was set in.
So, it makes sense that I would prefer a more faithful adaptation than a very well-produced take on the idea.Īnd The Death of Superman is extremely faithful to the comics. Obviously, I enjoyed that movie back then, but The Death of Superman is the movie I wish we had gotten eleven years ago.Ĭontinuing the idea of being fair the reason I liked the new The Death of Superman is because it was more like the comic book event from 1992 and my love for the event goes beyond all reason. I mean it is but that comes down to personal preference and, to be fair, I wrote a rather glowing review of Superman: Doomsday for this site back in 2007. In the spirit of that sort of thinking you won't be reading about how I think The Death of Superman is so much better than Superman: Doomsday. Comparisons are sometimes unavoidable but at the same time you don't have to tear something from the past down to make the new thing seem awesome. One of the things that irks me when reviewers feel the need to denigrate a previous version of a book, movie or comic when talking about the new version. Movies Review - "The Death of Superman" Animated Movie Reviewed by: Michael Bailey
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