Superman: Red Son

I have not read the source material nor even heard about it. But on seeing the movie it feels that DC is hobbling back in animation after hiatus in making quality animation. Anyone can surely see that the movie should have explored the story more but due to lack of run time they just skimmed over. From the other comments I guess that series was a better option to adapt the source material which again I read from comments that it is fantastic.

Maybe start a petition to make the series and give justice to the comic? And not 'maybe' but 'definitely' start the petition to weed out the overly feminist crap from DC stories. Don't care for others just leave DC alone. WW does occasionally resent men but overtly hating them? Did the writers of this movie hate their fathers or what? Just leave DC ALONE.

And if they can't handle it then just bring back the animated movies of old where the fight was simply between good and bad.

The comic of Superman: Red Son, despite its various "comical" moments, is one of the most exquisite DC story in recent history. The animated version, however, didn't thoroughly delivered even half the charm of its source material. In the comic, its writing was clever yet satisfying. They were reduced into uninspiring small talks and some were even cut off in the animated version. For those who seeks a new, light-hearted experience from an elseworld story, Superman: Red Son can provide you with an exciting premise, nothing more. I would love to recommend the comic to everyone, not this animated version.

I'm not a DC fan, but I really enjoyed the whole premise of this story, much like Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. I've never read the elseworlds comics before, so I'm reviewing as a normal person watching a movie.

The story is simple yet powerful, examining the lives of many DC heroes when something changed, that is, Superman grew up in the Soviet Union and under Stalin's tutelage. The action scenes are somewhat mediocre. The dialogue and interaction between characters are interesting not too monotonic. There's not a lot of romance here, and it keeps the plot focused.

This may not be a DCAMU movie, but it still is a must-watch if you've enjoyed Batman:Gotham by Gaslight because the animation is similar. Overall, I enjoyed it.

Okay, silly headline out of the way, this could have been great, but instead, it turned into the usual America-good-Russia-bad oversimplification that's been going on and off for the last few decades. Promising start, but it was quickly undermined by poor dialogue, so-so animation--and it felt and looked rushed, cramming the source material into 84 minutes or so--and characters you couldn't really care about.

I get the twist on the usual DC characters--Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman--in this universe, but they weren't the least bit likeable. The voice acting was good, but if they'd had lines that mattered, it would have been more enjoyable.

Bottom line: read the graphic novel, or see the motion comic on other social sites. That's infinitely better than this version. DC usually puts out tremendous animated movies. Justice League: Dark, Gods and Monsters, Wonder Woman, and others are far superior examples of animation. This one isn't. It isn't a total disaster, but it could have been something great.

Why oh why did the writers think it was a good idea to gut the great source material in order to make the story 'relevant' to today. A complete waste of an opportunity.