Enigmatic, Super allows for interpretation. It satirizes structures that corrupt vigilantism, mental illness, faith, and justice. Blinded by absolute beliefs, its protagonist raises moral dilemmas. He's a humanized antihero but clearly misguided. Dark humor is juxtaposed with harsh realism. Its earned ending is bittersweet yet ethically debatable. The shrewd acting offers layered instability, outbursts, neuroticism, social awkwardness, timing, commitment, and raw vulnerability. Overall, Super challenges norms, tropes, and the illusory line between good and evil. Its constant subversions and ambiguity are difficult, but Super's compelling thesis and offbeat approach are deftly meta.
Super supports its delicate tone with grounded yet ironic craft. Its editing uses montages, flashbacks, inserts, smash cuts, fades, jump cuts, and rhythm. The music has contrast, motifs, and trans-diegetics. Its sound adds voiceovers, symbolism, stings, risers, violence, emphasis, distortions, and split cuts. The visceral effects provide blood, animation, makeup, stunts, CGI, gore, pyrotechnics, and prosthetics. Its imagery utilizes focus, composition, filters, lighting, depth, framing, angles, and motion. The cast is recognizable, skilled, and fitting. Its gritty production design underpins the graphic themes. Ultimately, Super transforms its opposing genres into biting commentary.
Writing: 9/10
Direction: 9/10
Cinematography: 8/10
Acting: 10/10
Editing: 8/10
Sound: 8/10
Score/Soundtrack: 8/10
Production Design: 7/10
Casting: 8/10
Effects: 8/10
Overall Score: 8.3/10
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