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‘Supergirl’ Stinks. Why Does Hollywood Keep Failing Female Superheroes? (variety.com)
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Did you watch the trailer? They did that. Granted Supergirl is traditionally just Superman-but-a-woman. This version though seems very much her own character. Nothing in common accept the powers.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    The name

    The costume

    The origin story

    The type of powers

    The type of weaknesses

    ... It's mostly Superman.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    So all the movies about ordinary humans are mostly the same?

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    If a human character exists and then a sequel human character in the same universe has basically the same:

    Name

    Costume

    Origin story

    Powers

    Weaknesses

    ... then that second human character is just an unoriginal variation copy of the original character.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Let me try again. All humans in any non-fantasy story, are born on the same planet, with the same origin. They have the same powers and weaknesses. All your left with to distinguish one human from another in your view, seems their names and clothing.

    Am I wrong?

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Yes, you're wrong. Basically none of those statements is accurate. When literally everyone is born on the same planet then it's not part of your backstory. And everyone has different powers and weaknesses

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