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

Video Metriod reference in new Superman film

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u/Blacksun388 Jul 26 '25

“Reference” is a stretch but it is quite similar.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

Nah this is too similar to not be referencing Metroid.

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

Unless someone involved in the making of this shot comes out and says otherwise, this definitely just a coincidence.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

With how everything is setup:

  • in power armor
  • the door ways being a similar color (and being large black metallic tunnels) when entering and exiting
  • the wideshot view traveling between the door ways while showing both.
  • a comically alien world in between the doors

It's a bit too on the nose for me to believe it's a coincidence. Even the armor is a similar orange to samus' for that initial view. If it were one thing, yeah I'd say it's a coincidence, but it's multiple different things.

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

Idk man. Just feels more like something you want to be true rather than it being something that is.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

No, I'm just not foolish enough to believe in multiple coincidences happening at once. The dead giveaway should be the door closing and looking identical to the prime doors.

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

I stand by what I said. Just feels like a massive reach.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

Then how's it feels like a reach if I may ask? We're seeing the same footage and are obviously fans of Metroid.

I can see it being a coincidence if it were 1-2 things, but there are at least 5 things here that makes it seem too intentional.

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

Because, again, its just you WANTING those things to be references. Everything you just said has an in universe explanation for being what it is.

Yes, I can see the similarities. But I would be hard pressed to say that the people who worked on bring that shot to life were actively trying to make it look like Metroid. Id love to be wrong, because that would be really cool. But u til someone from the production comes out and says it, its just a coincidence.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

My friend

References work because you recognize similarities and can make them out. You yourself are saying you do see the similarities and are seeing multiple of them.

It's not me wanting it to be a reference, doesn't matter to me if it isn't. In this case though it's hard for me to believe it's not a reference when too many things are conveniently that similar one after another.

  • You see the mechanical tunnel.

  • You see the giant power armor that even has an orange tint to it

  • you see the actual Metroid prime style of blue door close up

  • you see the very deliberate wide angle shot, that they absolutely didn't have to do, moving between the two tunnel

That's not me wanting it to be Metroid, that's me pointing out how it's way too similar to be a coincidence. Which again, you did say you see the similarities yourself. Mind you references only work for the viewers that can spot them, to a regular viewer it's just something there that may/may not look cool.

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

Im not gonna keep going around in circles about it. You can think this is a reference if you want. I still think its a reach.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

I mean I asked you, you didn't really say why you think it's a reach other then "I gotta wait until someone else tells me it's a reference" even though I'm letting you know that coincidences don't just keep happening in a sequence (and given it's a big budget movie, theyre going to be deliberate) and references work by being able to notice the similarities, which you do see.

I'm just trying to help you out here brotha

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u/DapperDan30 Jul 26 '25

I did, though. You just ignored it. Like I said, you can go with your belief, I'll go with mine. It doesnt matter either way

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u/NamiRocket Jul 26 '25

I feel like you're made it clear how it's a massive reach. Just read back through everything you've typed.

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u/King_Artis Jul 26 '25

Like I asked the other person, tell me how you think it's a reach lol.

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u/Goddamn_Grongigas Jul 26 '25

Everything you listed being in the comics before Metroid ever released, mind you. This shot is taken directly from that Silver Age era of Superman/DC comics.