India, July 11 -- The superhero genre has been limping along ever since Avengers: Endgame gave audiences a dopamine overdose and then quietly ghosted them. Meanwhile, the DCEU has largely spent the past few years tripping over its own cape-with Wonder Woman being the rare exception to an otherwise awkward cinematic stumble. So, when Superman, the inaugural film under James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC regime, finally arrived, the big question loomed: Would it soar or crash faster than a Zack Snyder edit? Fortunately, James delivers. Superman isn't just good-it's the kind of good that reminds you why superhero movies used to matter before they became bloated, brooding PowerPoint presentations in spandex.

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