No new Superman movie will ever surpass the greatness of the originals. IMHO Superman 1 and 2 were the greatest superhero movies ever made. A close second would be the Spiderman movies, but in terms of sheer epic and fun--not to mention the John Williams score, Superman will always be the greatest.
Spoiler: I just read a quote by Bryan Singer where he mentions Lois Lane has a child with another man. WTF! WTF! Superman isn't a homewrecker or a cuckold. Damn you, Singer!
I read on a website, www.superherohype.com that Lois Lane will in fact have a child but that he will resemble Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman more than he will the supposed father. If thats true then I guess it proves Brodie's theory wrong that only Wonder Woman had the strength to carry Superman's child.
Brody's theory is bunk anyway. Superman has to have incredible muscle control, otherwise there would be no way he could touch or grab people without knocking out or crushing them.
The thing that bugged me about Superman wasn't Superman, but the stupidity of everybody else. How the hell can you not tell that it's Clark Kent? He doesn't wear a mask! Does he really look THAT much different with glasses on?
Bruce Wayne is a freaking trillionaire... how many people here "relate" with that? Peter Parker was bit by a radioactive spider... and he has spidey "senses", and can climb walls... once again, nobody "relates" with that. I understand that those characters may seem more "human" than Superman, but c'mon... in the end, we love all superheros for basically the same reason... they can do cool **** and save the day.
that's just not how i view those characters at all. with spidey, he was a normal dorky guy...and then something happened to him. bruce wayne is a trillionaire, that's true. but he's dark...and he has baggage. but the key difference is that these guys are vulnerable. they're not men of steel. it doesn't take kryptonite to bring them down...they regularly get their ass kicked.
Superman loses all the time too, just not physically. His godlike powers are ultimately weaker than Luthor's almighty dollar. And what good are said powers to a child waiting for an organ donor? Sure, he could rip anyone's heart out and use it... if he didn't have that pesky good upbringing or conscience. It's the same kind of handicap REAL heroes have to deal with. A cop might know about the criminal beating his wife down the street, but what can he do without the woman pressing charges or a warrant? What can a world renowned doctor do against a disease with no cure? That sort of thing...
I posted on this thread because I recently saw a Justice League of America episode where Superman says the following when facing a souped up alien named Darkseid who is whoopin up on him and almost kills Batman. Darkseid actually tells Batman why he doesn't give up. Then Superman puts his hand around Darkseids throat and says: (not word for word): "That man won't give up until he can't draw a breath anymore. All my life I had one issue. That issue is that I always had to be careful when I used my powers or someone could die. I could never just let go because I always feared the what if and I always said someone could die because of it. But you can handle it, can't you big boy?" "What we have here is an opportunity. An opportunity where I can just be myself and really let go. Its an opportunity to show you just how powerful I can really be!" Then he commences to lean back and throws a punch that warps the very air around them and sends the alien about 50 miles away in mid air. At the same time, they cut to the other side of the world and Superman is right there waiting for him to punch him again." I actually got chills seeing that because I always wonder why Superman just doesn't kick these villians ass once and for all. Answered that question. And we as Americans can totally relate to that theory. Imagine if we actually used ALL of our military might? If we ACTUALLY USED 50 percent of the military against a country? I read that right now, we are using 4 percent of total military assets to fight in Iraq. How amazing is that? What if Iran nuked Israel to oblivion? Can you imagine that with all the resources in Iraq, this country can still unleash such pain to that country just by using 5 STEALTH BOMBERS! And theres a total of like 40! I read a study that is why Superman is the most popular cartoon character BEFORE 9/11. That was the image of America. Now, they say the country relates more to Spiderman because its more of the mood of our country now. Feeling vulnurable but still powerful. Not knowing exactly whats next. In a sense a little leery.
I have to admit before it came out I poo poo'd Michael Keaton being Batman. I mean, come on, this is Beetlejuice we were talking about. But it turned out great. Love the movie. I'm hoping for the same thing with this new Superman guy. People are talking trash about him. Hopefully he'll come through.
Great post. Not sure if I agree with the study you read though, because everything you said should make us relate to Superman more (i.e. extremely powerful but holding back). Spidey's surge in popularity post 9/11 just happens to conveniently coincide with him finally having a movie just months afterward...
I just hope this Routh guy has some acting chops. He looks waaaay too Abercrombie for my liking. At least he does sort of resemble Christopher Reeve. That's a small comfort. I would like it much much less if they didn't get the Brando voiceover. Those things give me hope. I can't stand it when people get movie parts bc of how they look and not how they can act. Actors belong in movies... models should not talk, muchless attempt to make the avg viewer relate to them. We dont. We want to see you without clothes on. I know sex sells but its supposed to be a story being told. The summer Hollywood blockbuster mentality is killing the moviemaking industry. It's getting to the point where I just want to watch indy movies bc I know stuff like Fantastic Four and X-Men 3 are the rule, not the exception. Also I'm glad the CGI technology is allowing film makers to depict things that they previously couldn't, but it's taking away from the moviegoing experience overall, IMO. Films like Toy story and Ice Age are awesome even though it seems like that market is getting pretty saturated, but then you have crap like the Star Wars prequels, which rely on it throughout. "ooooh look what we can do. dont mind the plot. look at all the pretty colors!" Does not a good film make. The whole thing just seems like a crutch to me.
I agree with your Abercrombie take. That's what I thought the first time I saw him. I just don't get it, he's supposedly the same age Christopher Reeve was when he was cast, yet he still looks like a teenager.
