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May 26, 2019 · So we’d like to break down Brandon Bryer’s fate at the end of the film, and ask some questions about what it means and what the future could hold for Brightburn.
May 24, 2019 · His adoptive parents' attempts to stop his destruction end in both of their deaths, he temporarily hides his crimes by destroying a passenger jet over his own home,...
May 24, 2019 · Towards the end, Brandon brutally kills both his father (laser-beams his brains out) and mother (dropping her hundreds of feet in the air and sending an airplane to crash into their home). That’s...
May 26, 2019 · So all told, yes, Brightburn 's ending does tease the potential for an exciting superhero universe, and yes, that line of thinking was clearly on the filmmakers' minds during production, but...
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In the fictional town of Brightburn in the state of Kansas, a couple, Kyle and Tori Breyer (played by David Denham and Elizabeth Banksrespectively), are desperately trying to conceive a child but have yet failed to do so. One night, a meteor falls from the sky into their field, and the couple discovers it to be glowing bright red, revealing it to b...
A horrifically superpowered Brandon almost completely wrecks the Breyer house and lays carnage upon the two unfortunate officers who arrive for help at the house, reducing them to mere splinters. He then follows Tori into the barn where she seemingly runs to seek refuge, but instead hatches a plan to take a sliver from the space pod he arrived in, ...
While there is no overtly placed mid or post credits scene in the movie, a sequence of news clips accompanies the credits almost as soon as they start rolling, that both reveal what Brandon is up to now that virtually no one he knows would stand in the way of his world dominion. Quickly flashing news sequences now dub him “Brightburn” and Brandon i...
‘Brightburn’s high points are clearly when the writing establishes him as the direct opposite of Superman, and wrings in instances to draw on that. Ironically enough, its weakest spots are also revealed when the writing slacks in random pockets throughout the film, simply relying on excessive gore to deliver the closest thing to the promised thrill...
May 24, 2019 · Brightburn's Shocking (and Bloody) Ending, Explained. The James Gunn-produced Brightburn subverts superhero tropes and creates an evil Superboy who becomes even worse in the film's finale. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Brightburn, in theaters now.
Apr 10, 2024 · Flash forward 10 years. Brandon is a grown-up living a normal life with his parents. It is revealed that he was adopted, and it’s the best thing that ever happened to the couple who were having trouble conceiving a child. After Tori finds Brandon in the barn, Kyle chides him and forbids him from going there in the future.
