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Supergirl is a mature film about growth, finding your place in the universe and how far you would go to save a loved one. I suppose, this coupled with the fact it features a strong female character, means the man baby dickless troll losers don’t like it. But that’s the last about them as they don’t matter, their thoughts on this, and likely most everything else are irrelevant. It is a very different tone and style than Superman, and I think that was an excellent choice. It takes inspiration from a fantastic comic called “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”.
Our story begins with Kara Zor-El (otherwise known as Supergirl, played by Milly Alcock from House of the Dragon), who bombed out of her mind partying on a planet with a red sun with her dog, Krypto. In a feat of celebrating her birthday and hiding from all forms of responsibility, she drifts until a young girl, whose family is killed, named Ruthye, comes into her life and changes it forever. No spoilers here.
I was surprised at the maturity of the film. Yes, there’s your typical goofy superhero stuff here and there, but it’s otherwise a lot more serious than usual. You get a real sense of how lost Kara is in the universe. Her world fell apart, literally, and she was thrust into a heroic role alongside her cousin, Superman. That’s a hell of a lot of responsibility all of a sudden. She likes to pretend she’s a hardass 24/7, but you can see the kindness in her eyes. Yes, she’s no goody-two-shoes like Superman, not at all, but she’s no villain either. I believed the events of the film really were the kick in the ass she needed to grow up.
The film also pulled a full Momoa and got away with it, unlike Fast X. In a role he was born to play, Jason Momoa appears as Lobo. Lobo is immortal, chomps on a cigar and rides a space motorcycle. He can only be killed by a member of his own species, so he wiped them all out. Yes, it is too bad his role, while fun, is kind of irrelevant to the overall story. Now I am very, very happy he was there, but I would have liked to see him more involved.
It does a good job of altering her state, making her vulnerable in parts. This is always an issue when you have god-tier characters, in that there are no stakes because they cannot be hurt by anything. So it finds a few ways, here and there, to bring her down a few notches. If I could put any other criticism, it uses the darkness of the planet to mask a lot of the fight scenes that I would have liked to see more of.
Milly Alcock is wonderful in this role and embodies what I always thought Supergirl to be. Krypto is great as well, based on James Gunn’s real dog (who is not super, thank goodness) and used effectively in the story. Working with young Ruthye in her quest for revenge, Kara sees that people need her. That her powers and the goodness of her heart make her a protector.
The future, unless Paramount fucks it up (which is likely) when they take over Warner Brothers, is bright.