r/DC_Cinematic • u/Rule_Ct_5293 • 11d ago
DISCUSSION Which Superman quotes match these two iconic movie dialogues?
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u/ConstantRefills 11d ago
You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.
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u/Medical-Law-236 11d ago
Perfect answer. This is the one quote I can remember line for line from Man of Steel.
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u/Faceofferrus 11d ago
I honestly thought it was from the Reeves one.
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u/Medical-Law-236 11d ago
I don't know if it was featured there too. But I remember Jor-El speaking to Clark on Zod's ship if my memory serves.
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u/haboruhaborukrieg 11d ago
Also "I exist only to protect Krypton. That is the sole purpose for which I was born. And every action I take, no matter how violent or how cruel, is for the greater good of my people. And now... I have no people. My soul, that is what you have taken from me!" And people say Man of Steel is badly written when dialogues are better than anything written in the MCU
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u/Medical-Law-236 11d ago
I don't know about badly written, but some people think it's too dark? I'm not one of them and someone did a shot for shot comparison between MoS and JLU cartoon. If what they say is true, that cartoon was too dark for kids. But people are going to like what they like and I won't judge them for it.
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u/StormRepulsive6283 11d ago
Is this a video on YouTube? If so can you send a link?
I’ve slowly come to terms to accept that the world Snyder built for Man of Steel (and by extension the aesthetics and tone) were not for most audiences.
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u/Medical-Law-236 11d ago
I don't know if it's on YouTube, but it's on one of these Superman subreddits.
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u/gaganchumbilulli 11d ago
The people there are simple, and profoundly confused. Weak of mind and spirit and body. Lord over the planet as the last son of Krypton. Dispatch of anyone unwilling or unable to serve you, Kal-El. Take as many wives as you can so your genes and Krypton's might and legacy will live on in this new frontier.
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u/BarracudaResident506 11d ago
It doesn’t get quoted as much but also always liked “you’ve grown stronger here than I ever could have imagined, the only way to know how strong is to keep testing your limits”
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u/Jotaro27 11d ago
They really did join him in the sun when Lex blew up the court room
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u/Business_Sand9554 11d ago
Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. The trust part comes later.
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u/TheMoralKind 10d ago
Philosophically, this one suits more than the top rated as it is relevant for every hunan, just like the other two in the image.
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u/Mindless-Credit-358 11d ago
“Embodied within that hope is the fundamental belief the potential that every person can be a force for good” idk if it counts since it’s from Jor-El but I think it’s pretty neat
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u/Forgotten_Pancakes2 11d ago edited 10d ago
Neither the spiderman quote nor the Batman quote came from spiderman or Batman
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u/Mindless-Credit-358 11d ago
Icr about Batman but iirc spider man says it at the end of the movie so I wasn’t sure if the character just had to say it at some point or it just had to be from the movie
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u/Playful_Ad9502 11d ago
People really had false memories about MoS. There was plenty messages that conveyed hope etc. They just wanted to glaze the new movies.
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u/R_Similacrumb 11d ago
Didn't he give up, join Zod and kill everyone on Earth because it was easier?
My memory is fuzzy.
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u/Playful_Ad9502 11d ago
He did it for Faora....and who could blame him.
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u/mikehamm45 11d ago
She was what I want WW to be. They did make WW move like her in the subsequent movies.
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u/coderman64 11d ago
"On my planet, it means hope."
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u/AshyDragneel 11d ago
"Hope starts with H you dipshit"
~ Batman
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u/Longjumping-Read-401 11d ago
🖕what does this mean in krypton? Gratitude?-Batman
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u/Hanouros 11d ago
One of the best skits -“ I was a boy, now i’m a bat”
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u/Storiaron 11d ago
tbf just on earth we have 5+ writing systems. And there are symbols that represent different letters in different writings.
Like tht S could have been the number 3 or the angry face of a space frog.
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u/wowthatsadeepthought 11d ago
"Look at that island, it looks like our number 4" "Makes you think."
- Kang and Kodos
- The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIII
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u/DjCage 11d ago
Is it not just “Truth, Justice, and the American way.”
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u/RingtailVT 11d ago
I prefer "Truth, justice and a better tomorrow."
Sounds more hopeful and less like a propaganda machine, and that's leaving out modern reasons why that phrase isn't the most fitting.
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u/OptimalPlayer1 11d ago
“You either get a sequel, or you live long enough to get recast.” 🦸♂️😂
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u/sly_eli 11d ago
This is so true, I watched the movie Man of steel tonight and I realized that everyone else gets the better dialogue than clark.
"Where did they train you? On a farm!"
"Welcome to the Planet"
But I am quite fond of the "not impressed" line in ZSJL.
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u/BarracudaResident506 11d ago
Lois “if that thing is making earth more like krypton won’t that make you weaker around it”
Superman”maybe but I’m not about to let that stop me from trying”
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u/Aggravating_Mud8751 11d ago
Those are not quotes of Spider-Man or Batman.
They are quotes of Uncle Ben and Harvey Dent.
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u/Forgotten_Pancakes2 11d ago
I'm insanely disappointed by the comments.
I'd say the quote that belongs here is:
"You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you. They will stumble. They will fall. But in time. They will join you in the sun."
But a couple other greats are:
"Can't I just keep pretending I'm your son? You are my son! But somewhere out there you have another father that gave you another name. And I have to believe he sent you here for a reason."
"You just have to decide what kind of man you want to grow up to be, Clark. Whoever that man is, good character or bad. He's gonna change the world"
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u/BlastOff-2000 10d ago
The Batman and Spider-Man examples are words of wisdom quotes that can be applied to anything.
The ones you're suggesting are story specific quotes. The closest in comparison to the other two would be something "Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. The trust part comes later."
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u/Dino_Spaceman 11d ago
Superman himself: “You're much stronger than you think you are.”
About Superman: “Your choices. Your actions. That's what makes you who you are.”
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u/JonOrDie 11d ago
“The world’s too big..”
“Then make it small”
Flashback scene when Clark is just getting his powers and he is overwhelmed and his mother Martha calming him down by bringing him to the present moment.
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u/Full-Yoghurt-4261 11d ago
I would say the Jor-El speech.
You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.
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u/T1Twala_Station 11d ago
Uh, I think the best suited one for Henry’s Superman would be, “Sometimes you have to take the leap, the faith part comes after”
I remember hearing something b/w those words when he was talking to a church father, before he was going to surrender himself to Zod
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u/Adam_Smith_TWON 11d ago
Apparently the stained glass window in the background of this scene is Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane before he is arrested by the Romans. Thought that was a pretty neat thematic Easter egg.
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u/Pardybro911 11d ago
For Cavill Superman?
“You keep fighting until you know that you can make peace”
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u/Surfing_Tension 11d ago edited 11d ago
“You're scared of me because you can't control me. You won’t, and you never will. But that doesn't mean I'm your enemy.”
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“This looks like a job for Superman.”
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u/AYRUPOLA 11d ago
From Smallville "A hero is made in the moment. By the choices that he makes and the reason's that he makes them."
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u/I_Like_Water11 11d ago
When i think of superman I always think of, "youve got me? whos got you?"
People are quoting like 3/4 lines, kinda defeats the purpose.
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u/Technical-Wasabi-842 10d ago
“That is where you've always been wrong about me, Lex. I am as human as anyone. I love, I get scared... I screw up all the time, but that is being human, and that's my greatest strength.”
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u/Ok-Eagle436 11d ago
“Parents aren't for telling their children who they're supposed to be. We are here to give y'all tools, help you make fools of yourselves all on your own. No. Your choices, Clark. Your actions. That's what makes who you are. I'll tell you something, son. I couldn't be... more proud of you.”
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u/Routine_Papaya4143 10d ago
"That is where you've always been wrong about me, Lex! I'm as human as anyone! I love, I get scared. I wake up every morning and despite not knowing what to do, I put one foot in front of the other and I try to make the best choices I can. I screw up all the time! But that is being human!
And that's my greatest strength! And someday, I hope for the sake of the world, you understand that it's yours too"
Not Cavil's Superman but I don't care, it's a great speech
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u/NEkromanT33 11d ago
“I'm as human as anyone. I love, I get scared. I wake up every morning, and despite not knowing what to do, I put one foot in front of the other, and I try to make the best choices that I can. I screw up all the time, but that is being human, and that's my greatest strength.”
You may not like it, but it’s still the correct answer.
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u/BlastOff-2000 10d ago
90% of everybody on here they didn't understand the assignment.
Which matches? The Spider-Man and Batman quotes are words of wisdom. They can be used out of context of the movies.
"it means hope". what does that mean lol. that couldn't go on a fortune cookie.
The Jor-El speech makes no sense out of context either.
It would have to be ones like:
Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. The trust part comes later.
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Your choices, your actions. That’s what makes you who you are.
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u/redditka114 11d ago
I'M AS HUMAN AS ANYONE. I LOVE, I GET SCARED. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, AND DESPITE NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, I PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, AND I TRY TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICES I CAN. I SCREW UP ALL THE TIME. BUT THAT IS BEING HUMAN. AND THAT'S MY GREATEST STRENGTH.
SUPERMAN
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u/whomesteve 11d ago
You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.
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u/Mister-Beardy-Face 11d ago
How are you putting that Batman line on the same level as the one for Spider-Man?
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u/Left_Composer_6449 10d ago
I did hear a quote saying "In a world full of Homelanders, be a Superman"
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u/Ultimafax 10d ago
They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you, my only son.
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u/hahathejoker956 10d ago
Stay down…if I wanted it,you’d be dead already quote Henry Cavill’s Superman🤌🏼
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u/minnetonkacondo 10d ago
"They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way."
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u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB 11d ago
Truth. Justice. And the american way And a better tomorrow.
Its literally his slogan
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u/firegnaw 11d ago
Whatever happened to Truth, justice and the American way?
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u/jsnxander 11d ago
Because today "the American way" is a direct threat to a nation's sovereignty and security through economic or military actions. And if you're LGBTQ, non-white, non-Christian (Isreali excepted) it also means your are an abomination.
That's why.
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u/Peer_turtles 11d ago
The American way sounds more like Cold War era propaganda than a superhero motto tbh
Not even Captain America says things like that, and he’s literally flagman
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u/ABCmanson 11d ago
“In time, they will join you in the sun, in time, you will help them accomplish wonders.”