Reactions: Sobbing
Where to watch: YouTube

Yes, this is a review about a trailer! When I reviewed Creature Commandos, I opined on how I was none-too-eager to see James Gunn spill his James Gunn-ness all over my favorite superhero in the new Superman movie. But I’m a changed man.

The first time I saw Superman’s trailer one, it was in the IMAX as a preview to whatever movie I was there to see. A solitary, pleading whistle. Krypto appears on screen, summoned to help. Superman is beaten and bloody. And then, wtf, suddenly the waterworks usher forth from my eyes. (Fucking A, i’m getting chills and on the verge of tears just writing these words!) I sat in the IMAX theater sobbing and shaking, and the tears didn’t stop for the entire two-minute trailer. I knew then that this movie was going to be anything but the abomination I’d feared in my previous review.

But here’s the thing. It wasn’t just that one time. Every time I watch the trailer I bawl. When the second trailer debuted, I watched it multiple times and cried wit each viewing. This movie stirs something deeply emotional for me. Something hopeful. Something pure. In particular, this scene guts me every time:

I haven’t yet put my finger on why. But something about the tenor of this movie and its trailers is hitting all the right notes for me. Perhaps it’s that Superman stands for an ideal that I feel we’ve completely lost in this country. The selflessness, the desire to do good, the desire to protect people. Perhaps it’s that I’m seeing DC get it’s shit together and do right by its heroes. (I’m even excited to see James Gunn’s version of Wonder Woman and Batman, now too.)

Then today I watched a ten-minute promotional interview with David Corenswet and I bawled again! What in the name of Zeus and Hera and the rest of the Greek pantheon is going on with me and this movie?

Whatever it is. I. AM. STOKED. TO. SEE. IT. I already have tickets for opening weekend, smack dab in the middle of the perfect row in the IMAX.

I’ll be bringing a pack of tissues to mop up my tears.