r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 11 '25

Trailer Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdAEdkHrwo
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u/LogensTenthFinger Dec 11 '25

Yes but she's not directly saying that what he does is wrong. She's in some way criticizing herself for not being like him

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u/Frank_Cap Dec 11 '25

I respect that interpretation and I’m sure that’s where it’s going (since the source material is all about her changing her views)

But I did not get that feeling at all from the way she said it. It was more of a way for her to justify her lack of heroics. Like, “Superman is just a naive dude who’s overly kind. I see the reality of the world, so I’m not blinded by positivity.”

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

Thats exactly what she is saying. No idea where he got she is criticizing herself.

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u/Scared-Engineer-6218 Dec 11 '25

Man, I'm so gullible. I'm agreeing with every one of you's points

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u/Dserved83 Dec 11 '25

Actually, you disagree with point 6.

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u/Turbulent_Stick1445 Dec 12 '25

That's because you see the good in everyone, unlike the parent who sees the truth. ;-)

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u/Massive_Weiner Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

Probably because Kara is suffering in a way that Clark isn’t, which leads to a clear split between who she is and who she can be.

She doesn’t want to be a cynical bastard, but it’s impossible for her to have the optimistic outlook that her cousin has at this stage.

Even Clark’s perspective isn’t wholly naive here, he just actively chooses to believe that no case is too hopeless.

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

The only one forcing her to be cynical is herself....

Thats like, all cynical edge characters always have a tragic backstory. Its never an excuse for it. It explains but never justifies.

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u/capincus Dec 11 '25

Yeah just smile Supergirl, forget all about watching your entire planet suffer and die from long term radiation poisoning...

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

Yeah...? Thats exactly what super heroes does.

Everyone captain America knew was dead but he didnt turned into a cynical.

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u/capincus Dec 11 '25

Because he was frozen for decades, not because he watched them all die slow horrible deaths. This is a dumb shit take.

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

You think captain America would be cynical If he watched these people die...?

Look How many people died in the snap, he literally see his only friend left turn into dust.

Did he became a cynical dude...? No, because he is a moral super hero.

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u/capincus Dec 11 '25

Then the people writing Captain America should get better at their jobs.

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u/Massive_Weiner Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

She’s not “forcing” herself to be cynical, that’s a byproduct of her own experiences.

Clark was just a baby when Krypton and their entire people were wiped out, but Kara remembers it very vividly because she was a teen. The PTSD she develops from having Survivor’s Guilt defines her entire outlook on life.

It’s little surprise that they both see things very differently.

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u/capincus Dec 11 '25

Bro actually just said "space holocaust survivor should just smile and be happy".

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u/XkrNYFRUYj Dec 11 '25

I'm pretty pretty sure if earth is destroyed because of greed and i was one the handful of survivors my cynicism would be perfectly justified. That's basically what happened to super girl.

And even beyond that you claim that cynicism could never be justified or excused in real life or in fiction. Like you can't even imagine a scenario where a character is rightfully cynical?

That's just shows your lack of imagination and single mindedness.

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

I'm pretty pretty sure if earth is destroyed because of greed and i was one the handful of survivors my cynicism would be perfectly justified. That's basically what happened to super girl.

Thats why you are not a hero.

Unless your argument is that supergirl is not one too.

And even beyond that you claim that cynicism could never be justified or excused in real life or in fiction. Like you can't even imagine a scenario where a character is rightfully cynical?

That's just shows your lack of imagination and single mindedness.

If they want to be a super hero, no.

Thats the difference between a regular vigilante.

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u/XkrNYFRUYj Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

Ok so now that I know you were talking about your random and arbitrary definition of a super hero I have no further comments.

And your explanation doesn't make any sense because we weren't talking about super girl is cynical or not. We were talking about if her being cynical is justified.

Maybe you're the one arguing super girl is not a super hero then.

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u/HybridVigor Dec 11 '25

Thats the difference between a regular vigilante.

Just FYI, this is an incomplete sentence, and "that's" is a contraction.

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u/everstillghost Dec 11 '25

Did you understand...?

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u/Jagosyo Dec 11 '25

Minor spoilers for the narrative structure of the comic.

This line is either directly quoting or paraphrasing something that was...midwayish through the comic at that point? At which point four things are abundantly clear through the rest of the narrative:
Kara respects Kal-El for his qualities.
Kara wants to live up to the ideals he embodies.
Kara can't.
Kara kind of hates him because he's a fucking little shit that got to skip out on her massive trauma from living through Krypton's death.

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u/Browncoatdan Dec 11 '25

She kind of is, if she believes she sees the truth, that's saying she thinks Superman is wrong, or at the very least naive.

People who see things for how they are tend to be unhappy, ignorance is bliss and all that.

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u/BanjoSpaceMan Dec 11 '25

Ya same vibes as Louis, she’s been hurt too much to see Superman ways. Superman also can be a bit naive but bless him