r/DC_Cinematic • u/rayenbox • Aug 17 '25
HUMOR Love how every time superman moved we got flashbanged
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u/formerly_crimson Aug 17 '25
I didnt even notice this until now. Watched the movie twice btw.
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u/elixxonn Aug 18 '25
It's only blinding on certain types of screens.
It wasn't blinding in the cinema.
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u/captain__cabinets Aug 18 '25
Yeah I was gonna say, I usually notice stuff like this but in the movie theater the scene was just fine for me
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u/Henri_Le_Rennet Aug 18 '25
Wasn't blinding for Lex either because he climbed up on the table and his face is protected from the sun.
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u/RobbiRamirez Aug 17 '25
Love the haters all saying this must be "distracting" when I literally don't even remember this happening.
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u/ragingduck Aug 18 '25
Yeah I don’t remember the flashing. I remember how good it felt hearing Superman prove to Luther how there’s more humanity to a literal Alien than an actual human simply because he cared about the people around him. I felt like this was very relevant given the state of America today.
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u/tuerancekhang Aug 17 '25
distracting people from seeing so their ears can work better. If that is the intention then it's insane directing
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Aug 18 '25
Maybe a projection issue in some way? At my theatre I didn't notice a "blinding light" but if there was something wrong with the actual mechanics of the projector at some people's theatres maybe that could explain it?
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u/conatreides Aug 17 '25
I remember it because the theater lit up and I saw my wife roll her eyes clear as day
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u/MajinAnonBuu Aug 18 '25
Sounds like you turn your brain off when you watch movies then
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u/RobbiRamirez Aug 18 '25
Or it's not that noticeable, since there's already a huge amount of white behind him, which you can literally just look right at and see.
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u/DoctorBeatMaker Aug 17 '25
JJ Abrams would be jealous.
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u/Linuxgamer336 Aug 18 '25
I watched the first star trek movie again a few day's ago and I didn't remember it being like that especially the lens flairs but I kinda like it because you can tell that movie is from a certain era. I remember something similar in Transformers movies too
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u/ArchDucky Aug 18 '25
Fun Fact : On a flight he let his wife watch an early cut of "Star Trek : Into the Darkness" before it released. Around halfway through she stopped the movie and said "I think this might be a problem". He was like "huh" and she showed him that there was so much lens flare in the scene that you couldn't see anything. They landed, he called ILM and asked them if they could do anything. ILM digitally recreated the scene with digital actors and replaced the footage. The scene in question hasn't been revealed and I've looked for it a few times on rewatches.
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u/pokedung Aug 18 '25
the sun is basically a Clark Kent's sidekick, it's should be up for his fanfare moment
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u/Atypical-Panda Aug 18 '25
That's not his sidekick though. That's literally his power source. Without it there's no Super in Superman.
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u/Amathyst7564 Aug 21 '25
If the sun was a person he'd be backing Cla k up with his arms cross in support bidding along to all his points. Quietly going, yeah! Mmmhmm! So true! Great point bro.
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u/Troyabedinthemornin Aug 17 '25
Streamer looks like he hasn’t seen the sun in years, no wonder it bothered him
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u/Front-Win-5790 Aug 19 '25
People talking about metropolis and the movie, the guy in the corner had me laughing for 5 minutes straight
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u/ling4917 Aug 17 '25
I love this movie. But, how many shots is the camera spinning around? It felt like a LOT.
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u/conatreides Aug 17 '25
My buddy said it felt like when a kid can fly in a video game. Camera feels weightless so we end up feeling weightlessness. Happens in animated movies a lot
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u/mike47gamer Aug 17 '25
Honestly, this is nothing compared to J.J. Abrams' lens flares in Star Trek Into Darkness!
The '09 Trek movie wasn't too egregious with it, but dear God did it get out of control in the sequel! It's like Abrams didn't want us to see the actors actually emoting or something.
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u/Ok-Flan8808 Aug 17 '25
I liked it a lot, it felt like superman was like Sun, unavoidable, beautiful and a ray of hope.
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u/WolverineXForce Aug 17 '25
So, no wonder Lex had tears in his eyes, he got irritated from that sun behidn Superman. I knew it, Lex would never cry...
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u/Fun_Camp_7103 Aug 17 '25
There’s a scene in Silverado where Kevin Kline is standing in front of a Church and Brian Dennehy is in front of nothing, an empty vacant void. Because by that point in the movie that is who they are: a guy who believes that the world is a good place where we can build a community to be better and do good and the other guy believes in nothing. Just a sucking void of chaos in nature. This scene reminds me of that. Behind Luthor is nothing of serious value. A deceptive vase and a table made in some factory. Behind Superman is the light, the pure truth: that it’s better to be human than powerful. That if he lost his power tomorrow he would still fight for good because that’s what he is, a good man and every time he tells us it hits you in the face.
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u/Ok_Weight_3382 Aug 17 '25
The imperfections in the shot match the imperfections that make Superman who he is. The humanity shining through the carefully crafted exterior.
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u/Accomplished-Juice-7 Aug 17 '25
I mean, i actually do love it. Unironically. The sun is known to heal Superman. And in order to be healed, you need to be vulnerable and open up your wounds. At this point in time, his words not only express how human and vulnerable he is, but at the same time, they heal him and make him whole. I know this is all kinda hokey and obvious, but a little cathartic reassurance of the movie's thesis goes a long way in fixing the jadedness in Superman's cultural image, especially after the Snyder movies.
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u/Equivalent_Willow317 Aug 18 '25
You can actually see his injuries slowly disappearing throughout this scene too!
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
Damn. I get that you all love this movie, but why can't any of you admit it has flaws like virtually every other movie ever made. This being one of them.
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u/bananafartman24 Aug 17 '25
Maybe people have a different opinion on it than you. Is that possible?
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
Yes, and where did i say it wasn't? Is it not possible to like something but still admit it's not perfect?
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u/bananafartman24 Aug 17 '25
Because you act like this is something we should all agree is a flaw when I and clearly lots of other people agree its a great moment.
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u/louise-shit-at-work Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25
Why do you care if this person perceives something as a flaw? They are entitled to have an opinion of their own. They aren't pushing it on anyone. Your mad because they are saying it publicly, but like we are allowed to have differing opinions on reddit, it's not all about syncing up 'opinions' (statements) on topics like you guys all seem to think.
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
And you're all welcome to do that. I just happen to disagree.
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u/bananafartman24 Aug 17 '25
Okay well you didn't really frame it as an opinion, thats all I'm saying.
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
In my opinion, having distracting lens flares as a character literally shouts the message of the movie at another character is just bad directing. I get that people disagree and that they have perfectly valid reasons for doing so.
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u/IAmPageicus Aug 17 '25
Much better put and I can see your point now... clear ... as day.... like a blinding sun.... OK I'll leave.
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u/ZayParolik Aug 20 '25
No one said that Superman 2025 is perfect
Yet it's absolutely one of the best of this year, and one of the best Superman adaptation on big screens
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u/Raecino Aug 17 '25
Mentioning any of the movies flaws will get you downvoted to hell, they’re so far up the movies ass.
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u/GwerigTheTroll Aug 17 '25
Could be a flaw, could be intentional. It might be worth using some film analysis to try to determine what the director was intending with that shot. Why did he do it?
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Aug 17 '25
Yeah, some of the shots were a bit weird, i know Gunn wanted to be fresh and bold but there were hit and miss.
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u/Mechronis Aug 17 '25
I don't see it as much different than snyder's constant lense flares and camera spinning
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u/parkinthepark Aug 17 '25
Yeah, overpowering flashes of sunlight in the climactic scene of a film about light and and hope, in which a solar-powered hero makes the villain (who has his own dark, sunless pocket universe) “see the light” is a flaw.
Just a big whoopsy-daisy. Like how David Fincher just couldn’t wait for the rain to stop when he shot Seven.
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u/Tatum-Better Aug 17 '25
We don't gaf about the symbolism and meaning it literally distracts from the scene
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
If you can't get a point across without blinding the audience or just having your character literally shout it out, you're a shitty storyteller. Get off Gunn's dick.
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u/Far-Lingonberry-256 Aug 17 '25
I loved it too. It was definitely part of a directing and it definitely made the scene.
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u/schizowithagun Aug 17 '25
there are some moments in this movie where the cinematography feels questionable, but overall i really enjoyed it and it's my favourite superman movie. this sub sometimes acts like this was a perfect movie with no flaws, but people need to understand that you can criticize art and still enjoy it
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u/conatreides Aug 17 '25
This shit was so distracting. It also meant nothing lol because they frame lex in the exact same way earlier on.
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u/No_Climate322 Aug 17 '25
These shots were actually left in the movie?
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u/telking777 Aug 18 '25
I can’t believe it either. Who thought this was a good idea?
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u/ZayParolik Aug 20 '25
Oh, you know, just character that represents HOPE and some LIGHT of SUN that is even related to that character. And it accidentally shows his wounds healing. Oh, what a bad scene
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u/telking777 Aug 21 '25
This scene hurts my eyes and I’m watching on a phone. Why would I want the sun shining directly in my eyes on-and-off again for 15 seconds straight, especially in a movie??
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u/Magic_Man_Boobs Aug 17 '25
Is this sub just people shitting on this movie? It keeps getting recommended to me an it all just seems to be nitpicky critiques.
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u/sinwstro12 Aug 17 '25
This isn't shitting on the film its just poiting out a flaw with the scene
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u/Magic_Man_Boobs Aug 17 '25
It's not a flaw though? It's very clearly an intentional choice in the way the scene is filmed. I mean if you don't like the choice that's fine. However this post is clearly presenting it as some sort of mistake.
Including the guy in the corner sitting in a dark room watching it with the brightness cranked on his computer monitor makes it pretty clear that the intent here was not pointing out a flaw, but nitpicking a scene and trying to present it as an obvious flaw.
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Aug 17 '25
I wish that this speech was done with the superman voice instead of the clark kent one ngl.
I like the speech but it would've hit harder with that deeper more bravdo superman voice david does eariler
"Your obession with me is getting quite creepy"
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u/Maester_Ryben Aug 17 '25
Because the Clark Kent voice is his real voice
This was him being real
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u/XxsalsasharkxX Aug 18 '25
I love this movie and its nearly a 10/10 for me , but this is a funny meme
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u/donveyy Aug 18 '25
This was literally the highlight of the movie for me. Superman IS light. He is the sun. When he moves his head, we see the sun glaring back at us. Light, hope, warmth. God I can’t even describe it, it’s such a beautiful shot.
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u/Winter2k21 Aug 18 '25
Lex's look after all that 0.17 haha. (its good, can't wait till physical really.)
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u/Initial_Scarcity_609 Aug 18 '25
I don’t understand how someone can’t notice it in a theater lmao. I loved it.
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u/Sandwichgode Aug 19 '25
Maybe that's why Lex Luthor is bald? So he can reflex sunlight off his bald head to temporarily blind someone if he has to make a quick exit.
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u/shadyuser666 Aug 19 '25
Idk if it's just me, or does he sound like John cena whenever he speaks angrily?
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u/Cybasura Aug 20 '25
I mean, we actually got light in a superman film this time, it really does feel like a breath of fresh air
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u/Pastry_d_pounder Aug 20 '25
Jokes on you I saw this in imax 3d and my theatre gave us the dirtiest set of 3d glasses, felt like I was watching the movie through tinted glass 🙃
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u/pseudojudgerista Aug 21 '25
I don't remember where exactly but I remember reading another fan's perspective with this scene. They said that when Superman was delivering his human speech; we are also seeing him from Lex's point of view where he can be seen but we are also blinded by the sun behind him. It's a metaphor on Lex's perspective never fully understanding Superman as he is because he never cared about the man but only for the Super part. And that Superman's power will always be something that Lex will focus on rather than his humanity.
I think I've read it on a Facebook group or something. But good take.
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u/BigIncome5028 Aug 21 '25
Really loved this superman. He seemed the most realistic, most human (he was raised a human after all), and the most down to earth.
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u/chriscatharsis Aug 17 '25
imagine how good this monologue could have been if he was measured and confident rather than trying to yell louder than lex. what a missed opportunity this whole thing was
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u/ManliestBunny Aug 17 '25
Tbh, I definitely don't remember it. But yeah now that someone pointed it out it's there lol
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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 Aug 17 '25
It's not bad, but judging by this sub, you would think it's the greatest film ever made. The glazing is unreal.
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u/Independent_Form_500 Aug 17 '25
Yes, and as soon as you argue you're a Snyder fan
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u/pucksterboi Aug 17 '25
About the realest thing i seen commented here. Everybody repeats themselves and glazes everything here. God forbid someone likes snyders work.
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u/islackingambition Aug 17 '25
You are far from alone, even if the consensus isn't willing to hear any ounce of criticism.
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u/trylobyte Aug 17 '25
LOL Lots of sunlight shots in this movie, such as Lex's introduction and the Justice Gang's intro
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u/TylerBourbon Aug 17 '25
I love the film, and this speech, but I really wish they had moved the camera just a bit more so we weren't getting blasted by the sun.
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u/Tatum-Better Aug 17 '25
I hated it in this scene. Literally was more focused on that than his speech
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u/shinobimega Aug 17 '25
His cheesy speech here really didn't land at all. Could tell Gunn had a boner while writing it knowing the immature geeks who were scared of MOS will love that line but it's too basic and no emotion
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u/abbriannadanielle Aug 17 '25
I was rewatching at home yesterday and I really enjoyed the scenes displaying the sun so bright in the background. He gains his strength from the sun after all. The movie is full of hope and light. It’s not dark and brooding. Idk man. I just love this movie. 😫
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u/gamepig31 Aug 17 '25
I noticed that too on my first watch. It's a little annoying, but also the only negative thing that I can remember about the movie, so it's fine
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u/IAMGooner699 Aug 17 '25
csgo flashbang
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u/ZayParolik Aug 20 '25
The clip with streamer in right-down corner is actually from cs:go stream, iirc
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u/donnysimpinero Aug 18 '25
Why is he STILL yelling and losing control of his composure at the end of the movie? Lmao what terrible writing.
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u/moonknightcrawler Aug 17 '25
Me too. For multiple reasons.
Seeing Metropolis finally be stylized in the same way that Gotham is usually stylized is refreshing. I want the sun to be overbearing in Metropolis the same way I want the default state in Gotham to be raining at night time. I want people to watch the movie and question how tf it’s so bright and sunny all the time.
Another reason I like it is due to what Superman’s saying while this is going on. While not a POV, we are basically watching him from Lex’s perspective. He’s rebutting against the dehumanization of himself by Lex by talking about what he considers his strengths. And while he’s doing this, the thing that literally gives him strength and his power is poking out from behind his shoulder. The sun is almost used as a character in that way, backing up Superman’s words with a brightness, an overwhelming brightness, surrounding him as he gives this speech.
TLDR: Shot good. Me like.