Young Clark (has to be, yes?) runs out of a classroom, hides in a closet and covers his ears following harsh close-ups of pencils and blackboards. Nice to see the comic/cartoon tradition of the presence of a full beard being the indicator for “Superman is not himself today.” Also does a good job further concealing what movie this is from the tiny handful of audience members who might already know who Henry Cavill is. These are the times I miss seeing trailers in front of movies first, by the way – the build-up to “Oh! This is Superman!” in this is actually really well done, but since I’m watching this on a web video window with a big MAN OF STEEL title above it I’m instead distracted by trying to figure out what could be going on here (plausible guess: Clark Kent has either just finished or is about to start saving people from a fiery disaster at sea, maybe a boat or oil-rig explosion). Bonus cliché points for choirboy choral singing. Now, it tends to mean “brief respite from large action sequence.” See also: The post-explosion silence (save for ringing ears) slow-motion “appraisal of hopeless situation” moment in every action film since Saving Private Ryan. “Person floating underwater” used to be a universal cue for uneasy contemplation in movies. Our font theme this time around? “Gray, under-lit brushed metal.” Follow along as you like.Ĭorporate logo time. Here’s the very, very serious trailer for Warner Bros.’ new Superman movie, to which are pinned the hopes and futures of the studio remaining solvent with both the Harry Potter and Dark Knight series now concluded. As we have done before, so shall we do again.

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