The Superman ending is pretty busy, so you might still have questions about what exactly went down.The new movie has arrived as part of DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, with James Gunn in the director's chair.

Far from being invulnerable, Superman is the most vulnerable of beings, because his childhood home was destroyed. He can never reintegrate himself by returning to that home—it is gone. It is gone and he is living among aliens to whom he cannot even reveal his rightful name.

Evidence of Superman’s kindness, compassion and love are plentiful in this 2025 film. He remains a symbol of hope for hurting people. He shields a young girl from an explosion. He stops a war. A young boy in a war zone carries a flag bearing Superman’s red “S.” But in some cases, the people of Earth reject him.

“Superman,” which flies into theaters nationwide Thursday, is a bit of a change in tone for the writer and director who brought a mischievous playfulness and snark to the chaotic worlds of “Suicide Squad” and the “Guardians of the Galaxy.” But this wasn't some fringe misfit: It's Superman. And a certain amount of optimism was necessary.

A review of Superman movie with David Corenswet taking on the title role and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane as both face Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor.

The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.

When the world is in need of hope and just a touch of light, few beacons are as powerful as Superman, and that’s formed a unique relationship between Superman and his adopted home of Earth in the mainline universe.

As James Gunn‘s DCU launches with the premiere of Superman, his Marvel days appear to be in the past for now. Following the director’s 2018 ousting from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Gunn admitted he “thought my career was over,