Superman opened last summer as the first film in a new DC slate overseen by James Gunn. Supergirl, the follow-up entry, centers on Kara Zor-El traveling to a red-sun planet. Audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes exceed critic scores, prompting differing interpretations across ideological perspectives.
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“Supergirl’s Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Soars Higher Than Critics’ - Forbes”
Read at Forbes →Audience scores exceeding critic scores validate broader acceptance of female-led stories despite professional gatekeepers.
“Resilience and agency of a powerful woman character versus legacy media undervaluation”
Viewers reward straightforward comic-book narratives while critics apply ideological filters.
“Disconnect between elite tastemakers and public demand for escapist fare”
Audience aggregates capture dispersed individual preferences more reliably than critic institutions.
“Voluntary consumer choice versus centralized review influence”
All three views accept the gap as ideologically meaningful without scrutinizing Rotten Tomatoes data quality or alternative variables.
“Methodological artifacts, omitted production factors, and lack of textual evidence for cultural claims”
Ratings by MBFC
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