![]() Usually, in a film like this, it’s the kids who would have trouble selling their roles. We get to see what Brandon is capable of because of it (even if we never see him reach his potential). ![]() I’m not a fan of jump scares or over-the-top gore (it feels boring), but done just enough, it pulls me in. The movie doesn’t have a lot of gore, but when it does, it’s used really well. The quintessential “Superman flies someone up beyond the clouds” moment has a beautiful quality that almost doesn’t fit in this movie-but it does because of the moment right after.Īlso, the few people Brandon does kill, he kills in pretty memorable ways. When he flies for the first time, you want to cheer for this sadistic 12-year-old. ![]() Some of Brightburn’s renditions of Superman scenes (from any movie) are better than the actual Superman scenes. The movie also does well with cinematography. There’s a lot of nuggets, but the best one in Brightburn is having “Superman” pulls a “women in refrigerators” murder by literally killing a woman in a refrigerator. ( Columbia Pictures)Īnd the evil-meta doesn’t stop there. And the spaceship that Brandon arrives in is deliciously evil-looking: This should have been the Breyers’ first sign of trouble. But most villains have been on the bland side even when the movies are great (Hello Ronan the Accuser). We’ve had Thanos, Loki, Vulture, Joker (Heath Ledger…and maybe Joaquin Phoenix if we’re lucky). In fact, though Brightburn sells itself as a “what if Superman were evil” story, it’s really a “what if Zod fell to Earth instead?” That love letter? Oh, it’s for the supervillains who have kind of been forgotten for the last few years. For instance, here is Brandon’s mask in Brightburn: If it were a criticism, they would have taken the worst (like when Ozymandias in the Watchmen movies has nipples on his rubber suit, mocking the design choices Batman & Robin). However, the design crew took some of the best elements of Man of Steel to twist for the movie. We get the Smallville like setting, the alien spaceship locked in a barn, the loving parents who just wanted a child, etc. Instead, Brightburn is kind of a bizarre love letter to Superman and superheroes (film or comics). It would be easy to see the movie as a critique of superhero films, but I don’t think that’s what we’re seeing. The Good Stuff – Brightburn Supermanīut, while the writing may be off, the Brightburn does deliver in many areas, and when it keeps the Superman trope in mind, it really pays off. And, since we know what Superman is capable of, whether as a teen in Smallville or as an adult in Man of Steel, not seeing Brandon go big is disappointing. We don’t get the full scale of what he’s capable of, just hints. We’re teased with awesomeness but that’s it. Maybe they are saving it for a sequel, but that’s always risky ( Alita: Battle Angel had a similar problem). We see the boy, Brandon Breyer, commit some pretty gruesome and crazy murders, but for a story like this, we don’t see enough. While Brightburn definitely has its moments, it never comes close to living up to the evil Superman idea. Sound terrifying, right? A kid with super strength, laser eyes, freezing breath, and flight who is a sociopathic murderer? Yeah, that town is going to be destroyed in a matter of… Brightburn Superman has an interesting premise-what if Superman, as a boy, turned evil.
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