The Man of Steel and many supporting characters are back in fun but overcrowded ‘Superman’
By: STEPHEN WHITTY | Published: 2025-07-09 19:23:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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David Corenswet stars as the title character in the new “Superman” movie.
Superheroes have always had an identity crisis. Am I Peter Parker today, or Spider-Man? Bruce Banner or the Hulk? I mean, who am I, this time?
Superhero movie franchises struggle, too.
Marvel found its personality early on. There have been occasional, deliberate outliers — the snarky “Deadpool,” the grim “Logan” — but from the start, the house style was almost uniformly brightly lit, wryly self-aware and, ultimately, upbeat.
DC, though, wavered.
It started out fun and slightly campy in the ’70s with the Christopher Reeve “Superman” flicks.
Then the lineup went darker with the two Tim Burton “Batman” movies, a mood made permanent with the Christoper Nolan trilogy….
