Krypto pulling the Man of Steel across the ice by his cape; Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mr. Terrific gearing up for a fight, Lex Luthor raging out, the titular hero punching a Kaiju in the face? Just a handful of moments in the Superman trailers that, if you take a peek online, seem to be delighting fans. My favorite shot, however, is a little different: Lois Lane smiling into her kiss with the Metropolis Marvel as the pair of them float up into the air.
You see, to say that I've been sorely missing romance in my comic book movies is an understatement. We've had varying degrees of the good stuff over the last 15 years or so, from Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman to Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers, Jane Foster and Thor, and more. But a lot of it has been pretty surface level; more of an afterthought than the driving force of a plot or character's motivation, and quite obviously secondary to CGI-heavy, big-screen spectacle or meme-making quips. The less we say about Eternals' sizzleless sex scene, which was supposed to reinject some much-needed tenderness into the MCU, the better.
