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

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Dan Barrett
Jul 08, 2025
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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…

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