When I was watching the movie, all I was thinking was that if the mother had let the United States military know through the police, Brandon would be dead. I get he’s a superman clone, but he’s around small building level at most. That means he’s about as durable as an M1 Abrams tank. A high explosive anti-tank missile or an APSDS round should be able to take him out. Yes, I get superheroes need some suspension of disbelief, but his durability feats are not even all that impressive. Homelander scales higher. The weak superman clone everyone says is complete and utter fodder and could be effortlessly taken out by a focused military strike.
How I imagine a Brightburn sequel ending is Brandon, now a teenager or young adult, tries to attack the White House and gets skewered by depleted uranium sabot or the superheated jet of metal from a HEAT warhead. He then lies on the ground, crying, possibly paralyzed for life, wondering how a bunch of mere humans took him out. No ship metal required.
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I think it’s because he’s still a child, meaning his body is still developing. It’s possible that if he is left unchecked, he can grow so strong that he becomes a world ending threat.