By Margaret Rose Siytangco

I grew up with the Supergirl of the '90s.

Back then, Supergirl was blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful, and almost impossibly perfect. She was the kind of hero who always seemed to know the right thing to do. Then came the television version, and while she was a little more modern, she still carried that same image: a good-hearted role model, someone young girls could look up to and aspire to be.

For decades, Supergirl represented the ideal.

Then came this Supergirl.

This version of the superheroine isn't perfect. She's messy. She's loud. She gets drunk. She makes mistakes. She carries anger, grief, and all the confusion that comes with being young. But underneath all of that, she's still a good person.

And that's what I loved most about her.

Not everyone grows up to be the perfect girl in pigtails who always says the right thing. Some girls scrape their knees. Some run with the boys. Some are loud, stubborn, and rough around the edges. I was one of those girls.

This Supergirl felt like she was for us.

If I had a daughter, I'd be happy for her to have Kara as a hero. Not because she's perfect, but because she proves you don't have to be perfect to be good.

The entire movie is driven by Kara's love for Krypto, and as a pet owner, that hit me hard. Anyone who has ever loved a dog or a cat understands that feeling of doing absolutely anything to protect them.

As for Lobo, Jason Momoa is perfect in the role. Every time he appeared on screen, the energy immediately went up. Was he a main character? No. And the movie works perfectly fine without giving him a larger role. But he was so entertaining that I kept wanting more. That's less a criticism of the movie and more a compliment to Momoa's performance.

My one small complaint was Ruthye. Her formal speeches about honor, duty, and revenge occasionally pulled me out of the movie. The running joke about her repeating the same speech was funny, but some of those moments felt a little too much like the movie was explaining its message instead of letting the story do the work.

Still, none of that changed how much I enjoyed the film.

At the end of the day, the stars of this movie are Kara and Krypto. They're the reason I would happily watch it again.

Was it the Supergirl movie I expected? No.

Was it the Supergirl movie I needed? Maybe.

And honestly, I'm cheering her on.

Every woman in the world is badass. We just choose to show it differently. Some wear dresses. Some wear armor. Some wear heels. Some were slippers. Some save the world with a smile. Some do it while carrying anger, grief, and a little bit of chaos

Kara is a different kind of superhero and that's the point.