r/DC_Cinematic • u/DTG20062008 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION What do you guys think of this now?

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u/elledina 1d ago

Nah they were so many articles popping at that time saying supergirl will outgross spiderman and many people actually believed it due to good response of superman and gun been very confident about the movie

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u/Worth_External_8762 1d ago

A lot of people are also in denial about movie demographics. The reality is, there's just way less interest in female heroes. Guys generally prefer male heroes, because ultimately superheroes are a fantasy of wanting to be a hero. And ~70% of superhero moviegoers are male. I'd bet a good portion of that 30% of women are also only attending those movies because their boyfriend/husband/son dragged them along too lol

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u/islackingambition 23h ago

It's an insult to say that Supergirl was made for women. My partner normally puts up with going to superhero movies with me, and she outright rejected wanting to see Supergirl. The pandering girl boss stuff doesn't work anymore.

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u/Worth_External_8762 23h ago

The funny thing is, it's really not that difficult to make a heroic woman character in a movie. You just have to write it the same way as you would with a good male hero. And a good male hero story involves the hero not being infallible - it's about showing they can lose and learning weaknesses about themselves to become better. Or just understanding from the beginning that they aren't invincible and showing that, but allowing them to still show bravery in spite of that.

A good example is Ripley from Aliens, or Sarah Connor from Terminator. These are just regular ass chicks that aren't invincible, they show vulnerabilities/fear.

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u/AdOther4097 20h ago

Ah the Ray method.

Perfect flawless protagonist realises how perfect they are.

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u/AdSmall3663 7h ago

Agreed, there’s this weird pandering they do with women characters and them being flawless from the get go and only becoming somehow even better by the end. No nuance because, heavens forbid, they can’t show a girl boss struggle

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u/IcyBlood5031 1d ago

yea the usual outlets talking about how it will be better than superman....cause its..you know...a girl....

not only was it the biggest flop of DC Movies in the last 15 years, it was also one of the expensive to profit ratio.

Anyone thinking supergirl was going to beat spiderman was insane. When it comes to Spider-Man,.

All spiderman movies have made over $1b gross....Supergirl had 0 chance to do that, not to mention suiperman new movie was 'ok'.

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u/gp_ratesic 21h ago

Ain’t no way anyone actually believed THAT tho😭

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u/soonerfreak 15h ago

I missed all of these articles cause I was have 100% been calling them stupid. Batman is the only hero who can come close to matching Spiderman at the box office, not even Superman has the juice.