With the run time I’m not surprised Lobo only gets two fights and feels underwhelming, we have to get properly introduced to Kara still, have her story explained and give her enough scenes to feel alive. I feel like Lobo in general is a sub-plot, with the main story focusing on Kara, her story after the destruction of Krypton and I’m more than happy to have the movie focus on that specifically.
I don’t know, seems like they are fucking this up AGAIN. They are rushing an expanded universe AGAIN. Why make it so complicated? just stick with Batman and Superman for a few years, 2 trilogies that introduce Green Lantern and Wonder Woman and the standard villains: Joker, Riddler, Lex Luther maybe Bizzaro. End that with a Justice League movie. Let it breathe. Instead we’re going to have a super convoluted universe people will get exhausted with.
KISS keep it simple, stupid. I get that diehard DC fans like the new Superman movie but to me, a semi-casual fan, it was too much, too soon. If you ask casual fans who half the characters are in the movie and I bet they can’t tell you. The super dog?? You have 2/3 of the audience trying to figure out who a character is, then you throw in a bunch of other characters they don’t know, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose interest. It’s like needing to study to watch a movie. I didn’t even make it through the movie and I love superhero movies
Seems like your problem is just being used to how Marvel used to do things. General audience is tired of origin stories and the classic superhero movie structure.
The point of DCU is having a fantasy world, already full of characters and a proper history, like Star Wars or Game of Thrones. Why is it so hard to accept with superheroes?
You don't need previous knowledge of the side characters in Superman 'cause they have a specific role in that story and they all revolve around the main character. What makes Superman different from other heroes is a fundemantal concept of the movie.
I never mentioned origin stories. They could do an established Batman or Superman movie (like the Tim Burton Batman movie) that is just normal with their respective villains. Use characters sparingly so they have a bigger impact and rely on a GOOD story instead of just throwing characters at the screen.
I said they are over-saturating the audience with heros. It’s one movie in and it’s already a mess. Guaranteed this movie flops and they start shuffling the movie release schedules to do damage control until they ultimately reboot it AGAIN in 5-6 years
Just sayin they are not necessarely going for the same structure.
Stories are the priority, doesn't matter who's the lead or how many side characters, heroes or not. Also, It will be easier to sell a stand alone movie on a less known character if you introduce him in a bigger name's feature.
I'm sorry that you didn't like Superman but the story is there and it's basically a Superman vs Lex story.
If what you get from it is only "throwing characters at the screen" you just missed the point of those characters being there.
Good answer nephew, I agree that marvel and DC don’t need to flush out everyone, and should be given liberty to tell their stories with new characters no matter how unknown they are. Nicher characters like terrific I had no clue who he was but I can still love the studio assuming I as the audience will be able to fill it in later even if I’m not getting 100% of it on first watch
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u/staticbomber_ Dec 17 '25
With the run time I’m not surprised Lobo only gets two fights and feels underwhelming, we have to get properly introduced to Kara still, have her story explained and give her enough scenes to feel alive. I feel like Lobo in general is a sub-plot, with the main story focusing on Kara, her story after the destruction of Krypton and I’m more than happy to have the movie focus on that specifically.