Superman (2025): You’ll believe a man can fly… because all movies are just cartoons now.

The 1978 Superman movie told audiences that “You'll believe a man can fly.” It was a way of talking up what was then-groundbreaking special effects and a more mature storytelling than audiences knew from shows like the 50s-era Adventures of Superman show.

The new 2025 Superman film has, perhaps, a more difficult task. Nobody is really impressed by what s…