Last week I went to the cinema to watch James Gunn's Superman reboot. I went with two friends, one of whom is a fellow Superman enjoyer and the other of whom doesn't even really do superheroes - but all of us had a great time.

As someone who was very much a fan of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) but has since dropped off following it almost completely, I would definitely say I had superhero adaptation fatigue. But I'm glad I went to see it - and it's also given me a cause to reflect on my past Superman fandom and the fact that I am, in fact, a Superman girlie at heart.

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When I first saw the posters and marketing for Superman, my knee-jerk reaction was, 'Do we really need another Superman film?' Okay, James Gunn is a good director, but that alone wasn't enough to convince me that it would be worthwhile. Apparently this one was going to have a super-dog in it, which is different, but not something that really appealed to me. It wasn't until my friends took an interest (and shared some very fun interviews with the cast members) that I considered seeing it at all, much less in the cinema.

While there obviously are commercial motivations at play, I can now say that it was also clearly made with a lot of care and heart, a lot of love and respect for the source material, and that's so evident when watching the film.

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