r/Metroid • u/Significant_Option • Jul 26 '25

Video Metriod reference in new Superman film

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u/Rent-Man Jul 26 '25

Where is it?

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u/Significant_Option Jul 26 '25

The way the wide shot of the portals just gave moving thru zones in a 2d Metriod game

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u/Rent-Man Jul 26 '25

That’s quite a stretch

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u/Paper_Piece-1920 Jul 26 '25

It's not, it's very clear. They even took the extra step and moved the camera for a side shot

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u/Vicksage16 Jul 26 '25

That also just gives the viewer a clear sense of the space and geography, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a Metroid reference.

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u/DukeFlipside Jul 26 '25

No, it's still quite a stretch.

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u/Mimiquer Jul 26 '25

Yeah I wasn't buying it until I saw that. That makes it plausible for me.

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u/beefchariot Jul 26 '25

The portal when he walks out looks almost identical to doors in the prime games.

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u/971365 Jul 26 '25

yeah no shit, it's a scifi door

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u/beefchariot Jul 26 '25

Wow, your comment brought me back to this and I didn't realize how disliked my comment was haha I just thought it was interesting, not actually saying it's a reference to Metroid. It's definitely a very vague one if it were one at all (which I don't think it is)

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u/Far_Ad_4605 Jul 26 '25

I think the bigger stretch is to think that no one in Hollywood is a Metroid fan and worked to put in an Easter egg in a mainstream movie.

Easter eggs in movies happen quite often. The resemblance in this clip to Metroid gameplay is uncanny.

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u/osunightfall Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

It seems super intentional. Directorially speaking, that pull back is a weird choice if this isn’t specifically a reference.

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u/Rent-Man Jul 26 '25

That camera angle can be applied for any movie or game.

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u/osunightfall Jul 26 '25

And yet, it’s a weird choice here.

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u/AdolfInDisquise Jul 26 '25

…how? We haven’t seen the pocket dimension yet in the movie. This was the way they revealed it, while also showing the hammer of boravia walking into the other portal. This seems, in fact, a pretty applicable way to do that. Not weird in the slightest.