By VeVe Staff · July 16, 2025
SPOILER ALERT! This article contains spoilers for Superman 2025.
You’ve been warned…
The new Superman movie wastes no time reminding you that hope still matters. It opens not with an origin story, but with a crisis. Kal-El lies beaten, bloodied and breathless in a snow-covered landscape. This immediately established Superman as a symbol of resilience, instead of perfection. James Gunn’s reboot isn’t here to worship Superman. It’s here to reintroduce him.
This version of the Man of Steel, played with sincerity and spark by David Corenswet, is grounded in something rare for superhero cinema: vulnerability. He jokes. He doubts. He bleeds. But through it all, he leads. “I’m not here to rule over anybody,” he tells Lois, reflecting on a broken transmission from his Kryptonian parents and the upbringing that gave him humanity. That one line reframes everything. This is a Superman defined not by power, but by choice.
It’s the kind of portrayal that invites fans to reconnect not just with the character, but with everything he represents. For longtime collectors, it’s a reminder of why we’ve held onto Superman collectible capes, comics, toys, and symbols for generations. And for a new wave of fans, it might just be the moment they start their collection.
Clark Kent isn’t perfect. And this film knows that’s exactly what makes him powerful.
There’s a brilliant moment in the Fortress of Solitude, where a corrupted hologram of Lara Lor-Van flickers into clarity just long enough to say, “Hope vitalizes our love.” The message is fractured, but the meaning is clear. Superman isn’t here to dominate. He’s here to inspire.
Even in battle, he puts people first. When a kaiju-level monster storms through Metropolis, with effortless confidence, he looks down at the creature and says, “Hey buddy, eyes up here.” It’s classic Kal-El. Self-aware. Protective. Ready to risk it all to protect those who can’t protect themselves.
This film doesn’t ask you to believe in a god. It asks you to believe in a person doing his best.
Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor is terrifying because he feels real. He’s petty, brilliant, and absolutely mad. There’s no maniacal laughter. Just a billionaire technocrat who believes that saving humanity means controlling it.
Lex doesn’t want to beat Superman. He wants to erase him from the narrative. He believes that removing a symbol of alien perfection will restore balance to a world he feels slipping from his grasp.
Gunn leans hard into modern parallels here. Lex isn’t far removed from the billionaires of our reality. You know who we’re talking about. Those folks who are shaping the media, manufacturing crisis, and selling themselves as saviors. In the same sense, Luthor’s war isn’t just with Superman. It’s with the idea that someone else could inspire hope more effectively than he can manufacture fear.
If Superman is the film’s spine, Mister Terrific is its sharpest nerve.
Edi Gathegi’s delivery was more than terrific; it proved once again that Gunn doesn’t believe in “secondary” characters. All characters matter. Stealing every scene while wearing his classic “Fair Play” jacket, Mr. Terrific delivered tactical brilliance and genuine conviction. If you’re anything like us, you’ve been humming “5 Years Time” by Noah & The Whale, which played during one of the many Mr. Terrific aura-farming scenes.
But it’s not just Mr. Terrific who elevates the ensemble. Green Lantern gets his due as well. Guy Gardner, played with chaotic charm by Nathan Fillion, punches through the film’s more serious beats with irreverent timing and just enough heart to stick the landing. He’s brash, reckless and true to the comics. But when it counts, he shows up. Guy’s unfiltered presence, paired with Gathegi’s calculated precision, reveals the range and chemistry of the new DCU Justice Gang.
Enter Hawkgirl, who was masterfully portrayed by Isabela Merced. She cuts through lighter moments by bringing moral gravity to the Justice Gang. In a brutal display, she makes the hard decision and ends a threat with fatal finality. This moment drives home a difficult truth: symbols of hope sometimes need hard edges. She’s not just there to clean house and take out the trash. Hawkgirl serves to define the line between idealism and realism in the world Gunn is building.
These aren’t background characters or filler cameos, for the purpose of fan service (though, we did love the Peacemaker cameo). They’re essential voices in a wider story. Each one adds momentum, friction, and perspective to a film that refuses to flatten its supporting cast.
The Superman movie score carries legacy in its notes. John Williams’ theme isn’t just reused, it’s reinterpreted. Sometimes soft and melancholic, sometimes thunderous, it mirrors Superman’s journey from isolation to reawakening.
Other songs land like needle drops of emotion. A cover of “Bring Me Sunshine,” performed by Sophie Madeleine, plays inside Lex’s desert compound just before Superman is imprisoned in a sunless dimension. The irony is brutal. Later, as Supergirl enters the scene and family memories flicker across Fortress screens, “Punkrocker” by Teddybears feat. Iggy Pop plays us into the credits. It’s a generational baton pass wrapped in rebellion.
True to Superman being a symbol of hope, “Punkrocker” playing as the outro scroll set a new hopeful tone for many DCU fans. Tiktok and other social media platforms are already buzzing with the song, as hopeful masses share in their reignited passion for Gunn’s vision of the DCU.
This version of Superman is emotional. It’s political. It’s deeply personal. And like all great interpretations of the character, it arrives with the weight of history behind it.
Back in 1938, Action Comics #1 marked the first appearance of Superman in a comic. At 10 cents, the people reading it almost a century ago probably didn’t realize the impact the story or character would have. That comic has become the most coveted Superman collectible in existence, both for what it introduced and what it made possible. Since the beginning, collecting has been a way for fans to connect to the legacy. To hold a moment. To keep a symbol of hope alive.
Today, the world of collecting is growing. Not away from passion, but toward new platforms.
On VeVe, Superman isn’t just remembered. He’s alive.
Collectors on VeVe already own the first digital Superman collectible in existence. An early 2021 release, in collaboration with DC, this Superman collectible was a must-have for fans. It’s officially licensed, minted on the blockchain, and the 8888 editions available sold out in milliseconds. It’s more than a 3D model. And it’s certainly not a jpeg.
It’s authenticated, limited in editions, displayable in augmented reality, placeable in VeVe’s metaverse, and tied to a chain of ownership that lives forever. The VeVe global marketplace gives you the ability to instantly transact anytime, anywhere. You don’t need a bank vault, bag-and-board, or shelf space. And there’s no shipping involved. You just need an internet connection and a love of what the character represents: hope for the future.
Just like Gunn’s Superman, VeVe’s version isn’t confined by the past. It brings legacy into the present. It makes the fandom accessible, shareable, and prepared for the future.
Superman (2025) doesn’t just reboot a character. It reignites a belief system. The film makes the case that strength isn’t about dominance. It’s about restraint, compassion, and the courage to stay soft in a world that demands hardness.
“I’m as human as anyone,” Clark says to Lex. “I love. I get scared. I wake up every morning and despite not knowing what to do, I put one foot in front of the other and try to make the best choices I can.”
In that moment, Superman isn’t an alien or a god. He’s us. Or at least who we hope to be when it counts.
That’s why collectors care. That’s why the fandom endures. And that’s why our collectors on VeVe are swinging their feet in the theater seats like little kids, way up in the front row, as we witness the next chapter of this legacy.
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