Superman: Solar (2023)

2/10

elljawa9 August 2023

I am willing to cut a lot of slack for an indie film. I know technically, this is more of a fan film than true indie, but the principle is the same. Its a low budget film made outside of the hollywood system. I love that. I respect that.

So when I saw this is a truly bad film, I am not saying its bad in a "oh the VFX dont look like a million bucks" way. I mean its bad in a "has the director ever seen a movie" way

the acting, especially for clark kent, is bad. No charisma, so personality, and barely emoting at all. There are so many trained actors who are seeking some work, the acting here doest rise to community theater levels.

The camera work is sloppy. Again, not in a cheap camera sense, but in a way that shows no understanding of filmmaking. Why are shots framed the way they are? Where is the sense of continuity within a shot? How do they push the story forward

The writing is also very on the nose. No subtlety, no wit, no interesting way to convey information

There is no reason for a fan film to be bad. Its just an indie film that cant make any money. Lots of fan art is great. This isnt.

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1/10

Dawg

masonvietti10 August 2023

A garbage film that lacks any real understanding of what it means to shoot a film. What's the 180° rule? What's lighting? What's framing? I don't think the cameraman on this has ever filmed anything but school fight videos.

I would cut it some more slack if it had dignity, but the fact that this is one of the only reviews from an actual person speaks volumes. Almost every single review here was left by an account that was just created and has reviewed nothing else.

And this cost $50k? Be for real. This is garbage. I've seen middle and high schoolers shoot more compelling films on their camcorders. It's made by people with a lack of filmmaking knowledge, dignity, and heart. Boooo.

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1/10

Superflop

marsashton10 August 2023

I rarely watch a fan film that I dislike as usually the fan's love for the source material shines through any janky cgi and cinematography, in this instance that is not the case.

The acting is straight up emotionless, the writing borders on comedically bad and the way Superman is framed is wish fulfilment ignoring who the character has been since conception.

This is a film to appease people who don't know enough about Superman, don't know his personal dynamics and don't know how Lois Lane works.

There are so many weird cuts between shot as well that look like a bunch of random interconnected scenes thrown together.

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1/10

IT DOES ALOT WRONG

adeboyekalejaye10 August 2023

Seeing as it's a fan film the bar was set pretty low but I found some important aspects of the film was done poorly the casting was bad as none of the actors seemed to be able to "act" and I don't mean in an amateur way like basically just reading the script back to you which would have been better if that wasn't also bad at the core of the film itself it's characters it tried to depict were clearly not understood if not of the big s I doubt you would be a able to tell superman or the bald head Lex Luther it's not a professional film so I'll cut it some slack it's OK watch to while away time and not taken too seriously.

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1/10

Review Spamming

kryoymir10 August 2023

This is a legitimately awful film. Basic aspects of a movie like lighting, cinematography, sound mixing and acting are thrown to the wayside. No part of this movie is even remotely redeemable. The lead is one of the worst actors I've ever seen; lifeless, bland, and boring, it's like he's reading off a cue card the entire time. Not to mention, it clearly has been the victim of massive amounts of review spamming; you go through and it's just tons of 10s full of nonsense.

In short, you would be better off watching Man of Steel, the Christopher Reeve movies, or any of the very excellent animated entries.

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1/10

One of the worst things ever made

thomasibach10 August 2023

The people rating this utter garbage 10/10...come on. Looks like something Doug walker would make. Absolutely nothing redeemable, basically unwatchable. The only people praising this movie I imagine are doing it for some external culture war reasons I don't understand or care about. Go watch a Superman themed porno, I imagine the budget would be roughly the same with a much better script.

If you're really invested in the people who made this crap and want them to be successful despite their lack of talent or abilities, go ahead and lie to yourself and pretend this is watchable, let alone good. Just don't lie to others and act like this isn't objectively poor quality.

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10/10

Powerful Message

firefox-8410827 July 2023

This team knows Superman and the struggles we face daily. Not everything can be solved by strength or speed, and this movie proves Superman is up for anything, no matter how challenging the task. There's a lot of heart, love and dedication put into this fan film, with impressive detail to the characters.

The VFX, story and cinematics are impressive, and you can tell the team took their time to get it right.

Insane what was accomplished with such a small budget. If you're wanting a superman fan film with heart and emotions this is the one for you. I won't spoil the film, as it's a must watch, but the team did a wonderful job a replaying their message, building the characters and putting it all together.

Without spoiling anything, do make sure you watch all the way through the credits.

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6/10

Not a super flop but not super great.

nicko-7899111 August 2023

Warning: Spoilers

The movie tells a heartfelt story following Superman preventing a young man's suicide while trying to get a job at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent. I'm not gonna lie, the acting is pretty bad and the lighting, sound and practically everything makes the film look very amateur. The suit is really cool and the actors look the part, but the acting really pulls me out of the film at times. While I'm being harsh about the film, I will say that it is the Director's first film and there is definitely time for improvement. The film ends with some cool teases for possible sequels, I hope to see more work.

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10/10

They get SUPERMAN!

jakeation28 July 2023

Where to begin... Their is so much love and care to a story in this. Yes plenty of fun easter eggs and superman moments but at its core its a story we can all relate to about mental health.

They really capture supermans greatest ability, his care and love for others.

When you realize this is a fan film on a shoe string budget it's even more shocking how good it is. At times the VFX rival movies and high dollar TV... The locations/costumes are top notch... The acting touched me on a personal level. Lois was perfect, Superman was perfect and I loved the character of Matt.

Watch this with an openmind and remembering its a fan filmand youll have a good time!

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10/10

this is the fan film blue print!

kennyburton-7705631 July 2023

This should be the blue print for every fan film. A true real heartfelt story. While its full of superhero moments the story at its core is about showing love to everyone and that everyones thoughts and views hold value even if we dont see them.

The theme of not giving up and showing everyone no matter how different can relate to our struggles even if we cant imagine that.

Id love for hollywood to give this team a big budget and set them loose!

Wonderful job to everyone involved. Loved the VFX. Loved the message and fantastic acting. All the more impressive when you realize it was made on a very small budget!

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10/10

Verisimilitude!

vabadzic25 July 2023

Thanks to this story, we still have hope that someone from above is watching over us, listening to our story, good or bad. This story showed that regardless of whether we wear a coat or an ordinary jacket, each of us is a superhero and each of us, as we receive, gives a helping hand. A beautiful story that shows that life is the most valuable diamond that this universe has. As Jor El once said: "They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... my only son." Thanks to the director and the whole team for the excellent work!

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10/10

outstanding! up up and away!

sarahcustards1 August 2023

This fan film has everything a Superman fan could want. Heart, humor, action and an interesting story. I love that it's different than typical fan films that just have good guy vs bad guy fighting and thats the whole movie. Superman Solar does not do that, yes their are lots of cool moments showing Superman's powers and abilities but at the core its a story about compassion and caring for the little guy. I love that this shows who Superman is, this film does that better than hollywood might have ever done. What's even more impressive when you realize everything was made on a tiny budget! Well done everyone!