Superman is a comic book come to life in every sense of the word: visually bombastic and narratively indulgent to the point of near-overstimulation. From the very first frame of the wildly colorful and tooth-achingly earnest comic book epic, it’s clear that Gunn’s love for Superman is so abundant that it threatens to overflow. Early in the film, Gunn wisely gives the spotlight to the most important dynamic of the movie: Superman and Lois (Rachel Brosnahan). Gunn’s Superman believes, more than anything, in the aspirational nature of its hero. Like the blast of yellow sunlight that heals Superman, Superman blasts the viewer with every kind of optimistic, hopeful storytelling it can muster.