There’s a certain problem many modern superhero movies face, and that’s accuracy to the comics. I love the comics as much as the next nerd. My good friend Aether loves them even more than I do (they have a Deadpool and Fantastic Four shrine). But that’s where many filmmakers get stuck. If you stay accurate to the comics, you risk alienating your younger audience because there are a lot of strange things happening in the comics (seriously, go look it up. You’ll be surprised at some of the wild stuff and the sheer amount of character resurrections). But if you try to stray too far from the comic material, you risk alienating your older, original audience. Or, god forbid, the modern comic geeks (like Aether, Rachel, and me). Did you know the 1994 movie The Mask was originally based on a comic series? Me neither. But that’s an extreme example. Either way, though, comic accuracy hasn’t been the top priority of filmmakers for a long time. So when Superman was announced, I was excited like the rest of the world, but didn’t think it would be comic-accurate. Then I realized this is James Gunn we’re dealing with, and that’s the man who put some of the wildest comic concepts, Ego the Living Planet and Howard the Duck, in the same movie. So when it turned out to actually be pretty comic-accurate, I wasn’t completely shocked. They got the original Superman’s full personality, costume, and powers right, showing him as a real character, not the god-mimic Zach Snyder gave us (no hate to Zack Snyder. He’s a good superhero filmmaker in his own right). He feels real in a way superheroes haven’t in a while. It’s something I’ve talked about before, the idea of the character versus the character themselves. The relationship between Clark and Lois feels real, too, in a way it hasn’t in a while. And Lex Luther is delightfully and hatefully petty and truly evil. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are inaccuracies. Ultraman, Clark’s parents' reason for sending him to Earth, and a few other details are changed from the comics, but you take what you’re given. And this is a great movie. The writing is great, and it feels real. The characters are so fun, especially Jimmy Olsen. The CGI is phenomenal, especially since there’s so much of it. I loved how Clark isn’t the only superhero in this world, but it’s just the beginning of superhero stuff, and the “Justice Gang,” as they’re called in the movie, is still getting on its feet. You don’t feel too forced into an unfamiliar world. And the fact that Superman has to fight a giant just makes me smile. It feels like something that would be in a comic or an animated superhero TV show -- just a bit of fun. The acting is also fantastic. I had really only seen David Corenswet once, and it was in a role I had forgotten existed. But I somehow get the feeling we’ll be seeing a lot more of him, and I am not complaining. He’s a great actor. I see Nicholas Hoult a lot, including in superhero movies (X-Men -- he plays Beast), and I always enjoy it. He is willing to go to lengths I don’t think we’ve seen Luther go to to win before, becoming truly menacing but also very petty. And I’ve seen Rachel Brosnahan sparingly; she’s mostly known for The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, which I haven’t seen yet. But I’ve heard she’s great in that. And she’s great here too. I love this movie, and if you haven’t seen it yet, go do yourself a favor and see it! You won’t regret it!