It is one of the most eternal debates of cinema and, although many have it clear, there is no consensus about it: who is the best Superman? A question that is increasingly complicated as new actors wrapped the suit and layer of the most iconic DC superhero. The last to put on the skin of the steel man is David Korenswet, but His predecessor in the cinema, Henry Cavill, continues to have a legion of devotees.
Among them is, how could it be otherwise, the man who “turned him” into Superman, Zack Snyder, architect of the DC universe before his restart led by James Gunnand director of ‘The Man of Steel’, the film with which Cavill debuted as Clark Kent in the Warner Bros saga.
Dwayne Johnson’s arrival at ‘Black Adam’ came with a surprise: Cavill’s return as Superman. However, this post-créditos cameo ended up being nothing, since it was finally decided to dispense with the British actor, giving rise to an (almost) complete blur and new account of the saga. Under the baton of Gunn and Peter Safran, Korenswet collected Cavill’s witness to give the new DC era era With ‘Superman’, in cinemas this summer.
The comparisons, of course, were inevitable, and with the premiere of ‘Superman’ very close, they have intensified because of a seemingly harmless Snyder tweet, in which several Internet users They wanted to read between the lines a message dedicated to Gunn and his new Clark Kent.
On May 5, Snyder went to Twitter to congratulate Cavill for his 42th birthday. The filmmaker shared a black and white image of the actor with a preliminary Superman suit in a dressing room. In the text, Snyder wanted “happy birthday to my friend, an incredible actor and The best superman of all time“, To which he added the initials of his films for DC in Hashtag format.
The message has encountered an avalanche of congratulations and support, both for the birthday girl and for the director, which has one of the most passionate fandoms of the seventh art. However, Some fans have interpreted their congratulations as indirect to the new Superman or a form of “encouraging their toxic minions” that are against the relay to continue opposing resistance to the new Age of DC. Did Snyder know the effect that his words would have or would be an oversight without major intention?
But that’s not the worst
Beyond the battle between Snyder and Gunn fans or the Cavill vs. debate. Korenswet (who still does not make much sense, because we have not seen the new film), much more important is the reaction of the fans that ensure that Snyder’s statement is a lack of respect for the most iconic superman of the big screen, Christopher Reeve. There is no doubt that Cavill’s Superman has many fans, but even they recognize that Reeve is insurmountable as a classic icon.
“It’s good, but it doesn’t even get it, I’m sorry.”
“Amo a Henry, pero Christopher Reeves [sic] He still has something, he is still the best. “
“Uncle, I know it’s your friend, but it’s not the best Superman.”
“The lack of respect for Christopher Reeve is crazy and it is very funny that he thinks he has made a superman that remotely approaches Reeve’s interpretation. Cavill had the physique for the role, but how Snyder wrote to Superman is a real joke.”
However, too There are people who defend Snyder And it takes away weight weight:
“Am I the only one who has no problem with this? If I made a Superman movie, I would also call my actor the best superman of all time.”
‘Superman’, directed by James Gunn and starring David Korenswet and Rachel Brosnahan among many others, land in cinemas on July 11.
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