u/Tricky-Environment85

The only actor who actually acted in that movie was Andrew Garfield and I’ll die on that hill.

Not knocking the movie, it earns the hype. But King has been handing out glowing reviews pretty liberally lately, and the track record on audience reception is shaky.

Night Swim got the King treatment, with the comparison to Spielberg’s early work, and it’s now generally remembered as a flop despite that endorsement. Earlier this year King called a Netflix shark thriller’s dialogue the best line of the year so far, and that film landed around 35% with critics and 28% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Even Infested, which actually has strong critical numbers, got a lukewarm reception from regular viewers despite King’s enthusiasm.

To be fair, he’s also been early on things that turned out great (Barbarian, Talk to Me-type calls), so it’s not like he’s wrong across the board. But at this point a Stephen King quote feels more like a marketing beat than a reliable taste filter. Curious if anyone’s actually changed their watch list because of one of his posts and been let down.

I like Watchmen, but calling it better than Spider-Man 3 is just not possible. First of all, very different films, different genres. Other than the fact that they are both comic book movies, they share zero similarity. So, comparing them in the first place is bogus.

As if that wasn't enough, he went on to call Iron Man overrated, literally the movie that single-handedly revived the MCU. Iron Man was such a success as a character that Marvel literally went downhill after he was gone. They literally had to bring Robert Downey Jr back. Not to mention, Iron Man was a B-class superhero at best in the comics.

It has to be one of the worst takes ever, and it's coming from Deadpool creator, which makes it even worse if that's possible.

I’ve noticed a pattern lately.

Zack Snyder posts behind-the-scenes photo, or tribute to Man of Steel, and a large chunk of the comments immediately become less about that movie and more about criticizing David Corenswet’s Superman.

Whether you prefer Snyder’s version or James Gunn’s version is completely subjective. But it feels like some fans can’t celebrate one interpretation without putting down the other.

Superman has been reinterpreted for decades. Different actors, different tones, different creative visions. That’s part of why the character has lasted so long.

In my eyes, Zack Snyder’s Superman was Injustice Superman in the making, while James Gunn’s Superman is the goofy, hopeful Superman I grew up with.

I understand comparing them. What I don’t understand is why appreciation for Man of Steel so often turns into hostility toward the new film.

Can both versions simply exist for different audiences, or is the fandom always going to treat this like a competition?