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"i unfollow if our media interests no longer align" I still follow moots haven't spoken to in years and have learned the entire story of deltarune, mouthwashing, that one ninjago lego show, continuations of media I havent been into since 2018 and many others. I don't need a summary of something I just need Mutual to be insane about it on my dash

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So according to Superman (2025), metahumans showed up around 1725.

That means DC can do period dramas, they have no excuse.

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i absolutely will not apologize for the person i will become when i get my hands on the digital/physical release of Superman (2025). im nawing on the bars of my enclosure i NEED this movie and i need it now

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❤️❤️❤️I LOVE HIM SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️

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Gnawing at the bars of my enclosure

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hi so i normally wouldn’t post something like this but im running low on options atm 😅 i have commissions! my manager at work has so far only scheduled me for 2 days a week during my summer break between semesters of college, and finding a second part-time job willing to have me for a month and a half before school starts for me has been… rough. and as a poor, disabled student trying to move in with my partner soon, i cant afford that. you can check out my stuff here, or if you’re interested you can dm me here on tumblr. every bit helps!

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So much of my impression of Reed Richards as autistic in the new Fantastic Four movie comes from Pedro Pascal's delivery. The way he chooses to say these lines makes such a difference--like "I am that smart" or "Anyone can build a crib, only I can build this" could EASILY have made him read as an a-hole, but Pedro's Reed says them with a sincerity that feels very autistic to me. He's not bragging or being snide, he's just stating the truth, and there's even a lot of gentleness in it. (And, I mean, come on, his confusion about the extra screws for the crib? "They included two extra...I have no idea why." He meant that!) His argument with Ben about how "cooking is more of an art than a math or a science" and how he failed his driver's test because of "poorly placed signage" (I love him) could have felt pedantic or prideful, but he says them with this sweet, almost abashed feeling that feels very genuine and familiar.

His reactions to Sue's pregnancy and the press post-Galactus excursion also read as autistic: he is clearly feeling a lot, but he isn't sure how to express it, so with Sue it comes out as immediately moving to problem-solving ("we'll have to design tests to account for our mutated DNA--") and with the press it shows up as reassurance-seeking: even though he's at the mic, he is constantly looking over at his family as if they could tell him what he should say. They even do end up answering some questions for him, and the most he says without a very long pause is his first comment: "I'm sorry we don't have a prepared statement" (which because of its delivery also feels very autistic).

And there's also his face, which is highlighted as very expressive in contrast to his fairly monotone voice. "I finally crossed it off the list," is said very simply and without context (true autistic information-sharing lol) but when Johnny jokes with him afterwards about taking back all the bad things he's said, Reed's face is telegraphing that he doesn't know how much of it is a joke. And at the start of the film, it's joked that his face is what gives away the pregnancy. (Not to mention Ben's joke about being surprised Reed isn't in panic-induced sweats and his reply that "I had that scheduled for later"...sir. You're not dodging the allegations)

Even in his fight with Sue the entirety of what he says is just so autistic to me. "I don't dream, I don't wonder. I let all of the worst things into my head, because it's my job to think of the bad things so that we can do them to them before they do them to us!" and Sue responds, "It's not your job, it's you." And he immediately agrees. And when Sue says "Sometimes, you being you hurts me," he can only pause and say "I don't mean to..." And Sue responds, "I know." And both of them feel so honest in how they say these lines! Reed really doesn't mean to hurt her, of course he doesn't, but he also doesn't know any other way to be, and he doesn't know how to make it hurt her less, and you can feel that he's really at a loss for what to do. Thankfully he is met with understanding, but the experience of the way you are and how you function being something that can hurt other people without your intending to or being able to help it is extremely relatable to autistic people. On top of this interaction, Reed feels like his whole family's pain is his fault, because he "should have known" that the suits "were...inadequate"--self-blame which makes him even more relatable.

And then there's the heartbreaking scene with him and Franklin where he quietly tells him, "I hope you're not like me. There's something wrong with me...always has been." It wasn't just the mutated DNA that made Reed feel wrong. He says he's always felt that way. There's nothing more autistic than that.

Anyway yeah I'm used to Reed feeling like a colder, less-emotional version of Tony Stark, but Pedro Pascal really breathes new life into this character. He is anxious and particular and warm and very, very autistic.

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Oh….

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be ready for superman art... the hold this movie has on me is insane

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please james gunn if u ever do anything for me 🙏😞

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no but what fucks me the fuck up is how lois is suspicious of everything, questions everyone, and is always looking for ulterior motives... but she did not for a second believe that clark was a bad person even when the entire world turned on him. the most cynical woman on earth and even a bombshell revelation about clark's heritage wasn't enough to shake her unwavering belief in his goodness.

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So we have 2 movies about the World's Finest where the heroes struggle with finding out the parents who inspired their crime fighting careers are far from perfect, but realize they still are who they are because of their own choices and remain/become symbols of hope.

And they're not teaming up?

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***SPOILER WARNING FOR SUPERMAN***

One of my favourite moments in Superman is right after Lex kills Malik, when he names Clark Kent specifically as one of the regular people he is planning on using to torture Superman.

Up to this point in the movie, Lex had been shown to almost unilaterally have the upper hand over Superman. His chess pieces have all been placed perfectly—he’s successfully maneuvered his way into legally imprisoning Superman and he turned the public against him. By all evidence, Lex’s genius, while perhaps mad, is certifiable. He has set the stage and Superman has fallen right into his trap.

But then he name drops Clark Kent.

In this moment it suddenly becomes apparent to both Clark and us the audience that for all his success and postering Lex Luthor doesn’t actually have Superman figured out. He’s been fooled, just like the rest of the world has, into believing that Superman doesn’t have a secret identity. He’s so blinded by his hate that he unknowingly reveals his hand—and his ignorance.

To the audience, this moment holds even more weight, because it foreshadows and informs what is later revealed to be the movie’s thesis statement: Superman’s greatest power is his humanity. Lex cannot fathom Superman being human which means he fundamentally cannot understand his enemy. Though he claims that his brain can beat Superman’s brawn, he cannot win when he refuses to see the full board.

Superman is mild-mannered-Kansas-boy-turned-big-city-reporter Clark Kent and Lex’s failure to even consider it was his ultimate downfall.

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many times in the new movie, clark says something to the effect of "i want to be a good person, i want to do good" and it's just. god. such a deeply common desire, one that could sound childish or naive if he didn't seem so desperately adamant about it. it's what i've always appreciated about the superman comics (and other superheroes, to be fair), the idea that most people, maybe all people, wake up every day and, despite everything that's out of their control, they try their best to do what they think is right.

clark is honestly flying blind a lot of the time. he fights with lois, he's always in trouble at work, he's a superhuman hero with problems that keep getting harder to fight. and yet he finds time to surprise lois for a 3 month anniversary, he makes friends with his falafel cart guy, he takes the time to save squirrels and, after battles, he always turns to the citizens, the children, before the cameras.

james gunn's (and david corenswet's!) superman could easily feel overly idealistic, but it's clear that his "goodness" is not a thing he is flippant about or takes lightly. he's a superhero reporter, he spends half of his days fighting evil and the other half writing about it, he's not unaware. he is hopeful and kind in the face of really scary shit because he knows that that is what being good is. he's an alien with super strength and laser eyes and yet he feels so relatable and deeply inspirational. bc at the end of the day, what is superman?

as always, he's a friend. :)

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Superwoman and Luiz Lane.

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