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I don’t care what anyone says – this movie was good!

Utterly ridiculous amount of hate directed at this movie. One review said the movie never explains why Krypto is important to her. I mean, good lord – have you never had a pet?

Without the fact that the movie did explain it, I mean seriously. I would go to the ends of the universe if I thought for one second it would bring my beloved cat back. If there was something I could have done to save her from the end, I would have. I was not given that choice.

So I fully agree with Supergirl racing across the universe to save her dog.

And being a freaking mess while doing it.

If I had to watch everyone and everything I’ve ever known slowly die in front of me and then get rocketed off to some unknown planet to be with a cousin I’ve never met. Who could very well be an asshole for all I know. Since his parents sent him off with the idea that he should conquer Earth and rule without mercy. I’d be a little messed up too.

And clinging to the one thing I have left that feels like home. My dog.

You know, the one who came to her on the day they buried her mother.

Who traveled across the stars with her. Growled at Superman just in case he was a threat to his person.

I don’t know. Gee, why would she do all that for Krypto?

Give me a freaking break. The amount of ridiculous reviews I’ve seen criticizing things about this movie that would be fine if this were a male lead is absolutely ridiculous and I am over it.

If you don’t like the fact that a real woman is leading the movie, then don’t watch it. Don’t go to the theater. Don’t talk about it. Don’t do anything in regard to the movie. Remember what you were taught in school, ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.’

Okay? Good? Got it? Get lost now. This fandom isn’t for you.

This fandom is for every little girl out there. All the ones who were told as children to be more like a girl. To be more lady like.

This movie is for all the girls. To tell us that we don’t have to be perfect or nice. We just have to be good. Kind.

Those can mean a lot of different things.

For example, Kara here takes it to mean keeping a little girl from murdering a man in cold blood because it will change her irrevocably for the rest of her life and not in a good way. However, Kara is perfectly ready to carry that burden and do the right thing by the universe by getting rid of this monster.

Maybe being kind is a sort of mercy.

She didn’t leave him to suffer. She killed him and moved on. Not death by a thousand cuts, just a simple execution, and move on.

She’s not her cousin and this movie does an excellent job of showing that and not telling me that over and over. Kara says she sees the truth in people and her cousin sees the best in people. Then the movie simply lets her actions back that up.

Unfortunately, for all the idiots out there who can’t read context clues, they miss a lot of the movie’s storytelling.

As they show Kara finding her own path while she also realizes that she wants somewhere to belong to. To be with her cousin.

Which leads me to another favorite piece of this movie. Since I knew David Corenswet was going to be in it, I was terrified that they would use him to prop her up. Like I spent the entire Supergirl season one of the show, just waiting for Superman to show up. I was literally scared she was going to die without him.

Here however?

When he showed up, it was like a little bonus surprise.

Like, hey dude! It’s Superman!

It was a little treat. But I didn’t spend the movie wishing it was him instead of her. Or just waiting for the moments he appeared. He enhanced the experience. Reminding us they take place in the same universe without him domineering over her. Without needing him to carry the movie.

Kara carried it all just fine on her own.

Sure. She made a mess sometimes.

She’s definitely not as polished when it comes to using her powers as he is. But that’s the fun. She’s still spent a lot of time without her powers. Something we definitely get to see, because she’s not useless without them. She’s able to pickpocket, fight, and hold her own without her powers.

It’s pretty awesome to watch that.

She doesn’t keep a tidy house.

She’s brash. Kind of an asshole sometimes.

When I was watching the movie, I remarked that she would make a good Masshole. She’s kind but not nice. The kind of person to stop and help you with your flat tire while giving you sh*t that you don’t know how to change a flat tire. Kind, but not nice.

Which I always find better.

Nice tends be fake.

Kind is honest and caring.

Yeah, you’re an idiot but I’m still going to help you.

I really loved that about Supergirl. I loved this take on the character. How messy she is. Imperfect, but still trying to honor what she promised her parents while coping with her grief. The grief of watching it slowly rot away. The grief of wondering if it’s a matter of time before it happens again.

She’s hurting.

She’s real.

She’s solid and imperfect. Smart, kind, and ridiculous.

I loved the movie’s take on her. I loved the movie’s take on her parents. Typically, Superman is younger. Actually, born after Kara and she gets stuck in the Phantom Zone and doesn’t age. Eventually dislodging and arriving on Earth after Clark has grown up. Also, typically Zor-El (her father) and Jor-El (Superman’s father) aren’t very close siblings anymore.

Both are scientists, but often Zor-El is more evil than Jor-El.

Here, the movie reverses all of those things. Kara is actually younger than Kal-El. Zor-El is a decent person. Doesn’t want his daughter to be a dictator dispatching those who disagree with her.

Funnily enough though, the fathers almost get the opposite of their wishes. Clark is kind. Kara is more ruthless. As she does kill and dispatch with someone. Although, not for disagreeing with her. She had some pretty valid reasons to kill that guy. Kidnapping, sex trafficking, animal cruelty, murder, and I’m sure more I’m forgetting about.

I really love this flip though. It adds to the movie rather than change for change’s sake.

Kara has a rich backstory all her own here. With her own problems and memories and loss. But we get wonderful moments when she explains that Clark is young compared to her. His heart hasn’t endured what hers has. Making her feel older even though she’s not.

I really loved that detail, because it is so true.

Clark is far more naive than she is.

Wishing for her to remain on Earth and accept life there. Except he’s forgetting that she remembers what was lost. Unlike himself, who was a baby when he landed. He only knows this planet. Kara knows something else entirely. And misses it.

It’s not as easy for her to just settle into this new planet and accept it as home.

It takes time and an adventure to help her come to terms with the life she has now. With the life she can choose for herself now. Because at the end of the day, she still has choices to make. She could live on Earth or somewhere else. She doesn’t have to wear the suit and live on Earth.

She ultimately chooses it.

And chooses Kal-El and to embrace Earth and him as her home.

I loved their awkward moment at the end of the movie when Clark turns into freaking Spock. “I am. Also. Happy.”

Jeez, they’re disasters.

But I look forward to seeing their relationship unfold. Because it’s pretty clear that their relationship isn’t as good as it could be right now. Both are a little freaked out to say what they’re really thinking. Not sure how to be family. To be themselves. But they want to try and I think that’s a great first step.

And I think that Clark being Clark was exactly what Kara needed.

Because no matter how far she raced off into the universe. No matter where she found herself or what she chooses. Clark will always be there for her to come back to.

Whether it’s now or in ten years. He’d be there with a smile and no grudge.

Maybe he’d be sad she didn’t stick around. But he’d respect it. And still be supportive. Just as he has been this whole time. Because Kara needed someone who wasn’t going to give up on her because it was hard. Or because she was difficult to deal with. Someone who would just simply take her as is and be there for her. Allow her to come to terms with things.

Sure, he pushed here and there.

But ultimately, she decided for herself.

I really loved that.

I loved that she decided to come home too. I loved that she had a key to his apartment. Which is where I’m assuming she lived when she was in Metropolis. I also firmly believe that Clark just gave her all his old stuff. The Ipod and everything from his own childhood to give her some of the warm fuzzy feelings he had towards Earth.

Lastly, I want to say – in my Superman 2025 reviews – I thought that Lex should consider himself lucky that Clark is Clark. He wasn’t going to hurt him to get Krypto back and it makes more sense at the end of the movie why he freaked out so much about him being taken.

It’s not his dog.

It’s Kara’s.

And he loves Kara. It’s plan to see that he’s excited to not only have another Kryptonian around but one who is actually related to him as well. He watches her dog. He’s there for her. And he’s imagining having to tell her that Krypto was kidnapped by a lunatic. And what she would do to get him back.

Ummmm… Lex? You should be grateful it was Superman and not Supergirl who came after you, looking for the dog. Because I’m pretty sure you’d be dead right now.

I would not blame her for that either.

So yeah, those are my thoughts on Supergirl. What are yours? And if you’re hating on it because it’s a woman, just go away. Only real discussion thoughts here please and thank you!

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