The year 2019 is again taken by storm by superhero movies, Captain Marvel (March), Shazam (April 5) and and the Big Daddy of them all, Avengers:Endgame (April 29). These big movies gave us a view that these beings of great power have come to save the world from big threats. They can range from power hungry aliens to mad scientists. But what would happen if these so called heroes of ours use their powers instead on us? Enter this movie: BRIGHTBURN
The movie produced by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and tells of a Superman like story of a young boy named Brandon Breyer. He was adopted by a loving couple that raised him as their own child. However, as he grows up, he notices that he is special and different from other people. He now learns the secret: he came from another planet. With this knowledge however, he does not use his abilities to help mankind, but to suppress them. He knows that he is superior to them. He also has voices in his head saying, "TAKE THE WORLD". Then he turns on the people that raised him, and begins his plans for world conquest.
This movie offers us an opposite view of the heroes that we love. Instead of the loving and caring heroes that are willing to sacrifice their lives for a common good, they are not hesitant in actually taking lives. I also forgot to state that the antagonist/protagonist of the film is a 12 year old boy.
He's almost the same age as the character in the movie Shazam (Billy Batson) and a little younger than Peter Parker (MCU Spider-man). But while these characters act their age, Brandon is different. He already has a view of what he wants. In one scene, his mother found softcore porn pictures and clippings on human anatomy. Because of his intelligence, he already knows and studies as even at that age. Another thing is that he is not hesitant to take the lives of people. There are very grotesque deaths that occurred in the movie. As movie ends, he ends up killing more people than he ever could. This maybe just the beginning.
Brightburn deconstructs the way we view our beloved heroes. This is considered possibly a hate letter to Superman, a beloved comic book character. But the thing is, there is more of an underlying tone in here. Some people see Superman as a hero, a model of heroism. But the truth is, this movie just exposes who he really is.Note that unless you are living under a rock, we are now living in the Last Days. Movies like this would tell much more about the man of sin, of the great wonders and signs that he would do. He will deceive many people, and will go on to make war with the saints. This movie exposes and gives us a view of this great and powerful being which will be Satan's masterpiece o the Earth. The concept of a Superman has been around since olden times. And yes, Superman is not a being of heroism, but of evil. This movie just lifts the veil of who he really is.
In closing, this movie strips away the tropes that inhabit our current comic book heroes. Bright costumes, great smiles, stories of sacrifice, destroying evil, saving lives. Here, even if the main character was raised in love and kindness, he still embraced what he is: A conqueror and a taker of life. I hope this will reveal more about the heroes that we all love and adore, and not everyone makes a sacrifice, but sacrifices the lives of innocent people.
BRIAN LUCIANO
MAY 30, 2019
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