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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
It's a fantastic critique of our modern society and how we're coming to expect more depravity in our media, especially how we feel our heroes should definitively deal with evil. The ending serves as a simply perfect rebuttal to this mindset, demonstrating in a spectacular way how Superman's idealism and compassion can still remain timeless. (Also, I don't mean to kick a dead horse, but watching this movie is especially poignant in the wake of Man of Steel.) I especially like how well Superman and the Elite do get along at first, even cooperating to mount a rescue operation, and doing it in a way that makes clever use of everyone's powers. The only thing I didn't like was the design of Superman himself; if the Tim Daly Superman had been in this movie, I think I would have loved it. But otherwise, this is easily one of the best Superman stories ever written, and a testament to why he's endured so well as an icon.
My rating: 80%
