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- This movie begins on Krypton, where Superman's father sends him off to Earth as a young child. He grows up to be a perfectly normal newspaper reporter named Clark Kent. At least, he appears perfectly normal, until he transforms into Superman - flying around with his underpants over his tights, saving the day. When the evil Lex Luthor plans to take over the world, Superman is the only one who can stop him.
- An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
- "Superman: The Movie" is my favourite movie of all time. I grew up watching this film and it continues to entertain me no matter how many times I watch it.<br/><br/>The performances are excellent and Christopher Reeve is the true star of the movie, he IS Superman. Marlon Brando is fantastic, as is Gene Hackman as the villainous Lex Luthor. Ned Beatty is also a hoot as the bumbling Otis; Margot Kidder is great as Lois Lane; Glenn Ford is wonderful as Pa Kent; heck, the whole cast is fantastic.<br/><br/>Richard Donner did a wonderful job with this movie, it was his heart and soul: it was his 'baby'. No-one else could have made this movie as fantastic as he did. It's a shame he was fired before he could finish making "Superman 2" as both movies were filmed simultaneously.<br/><br/>One of my favourite bits about the film is the magnificent score by the legendary John Williams. The music is absolutely astounding, one of the most recognisable pieces of music to this day. Williams should have won an Oscar for the score, it's truly superb. Get the Rhino 2-disc CD if you ever see it, it's a fantastic soundtrack.<br/><br/>The special effects are also fantastic and many of the flying scenes are great. It is this film, and Christopher Reeve, who gave me the desire to be able to fly. You'll certainly believe a man can fly in this movie.<br/><br/>I have the DVD to this movie, which has been signed by Donner and Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz, and it's a great disc although I feel there should have been more material on it. The only way to truly watch "Superman: The Movie" is with the DVD, it does the film justice.<br/><br/>"Superman: The Movie" is a true classic and will always have a special place in my heart.
- Superman has become the blueprint for the Superhero origin movie. Its basic plot structure has been copied over and over again, most notably in Batman Begins and Spider-Man. Christopher Nolan said Superman the Movie was probably his biggest influence when he made Batman Begins. You can find minor Superman influences in many of today's super hero movies. Peter Parker opens his shirt to reveal the spider-logo ala Superman. Superman is most notable because it was really the first comic book movie to take its main character seriously. While it does have a stronger comedic element than more recent comic book films, it is nothing compared to the 60's Batman movie or T.V. series. The first half is dead serious, with very little humor at all.<br/><br/>We all know the story by now. With the Planet Krypton about to explode, a wise scientist places his son in a spaceship headed for Earth, where the yellow sun will give him great powers. Taking the name of Clark Kent, the alien visitor devotes his life to protecting truth, justice, and the American way. His commitment as guardian of the world interferes with his love for Lois Lane. The dastardly Lex Luthor hatches a plot to destroy Superman and kill millions of people in the process.<br/><br/>The film has aged in many respects, but Christopher Reeve is probably the best casting decision in a comic book film to date. He pulls off the corniest lines because he imbues his performance with great sincerity. Other actors would have come across as over-the-top in an Adam West sort of way. But Superman was only half of his performance; his Clark Kent is just as good, if not better. He is so different from Superman you can actually believe they are really two different people, despite the flimsy disguise. This was new for the on screen portrayal of Superman, because George Reeves and Kirk Alyn's Clark Kents did not attempt to hide their identity with anything more than a pair of glasses. Clark Kent is fascinating because he is a combination of Superman's sincerity and a major dose of clumsiness, as well as a lack of confidence, all leading to a hilarious performance. I only wish the film had explored how Superman felt about his disguise a little more. <br/><br/>The other cast members are a little more controversial with contemporary audiences. Gene Hackman's humorous Lex Luthor is the polar opposite of what the comic book Luthor is today. Considering the comic book Lex Luthor of the time was just a mad scientist, I think they did an excellent job adapting him to the movies. I love Ned Beatty as Otis and Valerie Perrine as Miss Tesmacher. Margot Kidder as Lois Lane seems to be a point of contention too. I thought she was smart, witty, and funny. Her chemistry with Reeve helped the film immensely.<br/><br/>The film's most common criticism is probably the accusation that the film is uneven. I think most fans actually agree about this, but nobody can agree what part of the film is better. The first half is a very serious origin story that runs too long for some people, while the second half is more comedic and has more plot holes. I can see why some people find the shift in tone a bit jarring. I sort of look at this film as two short stories put into one. I think the origin story up until the part where Superman saves Lois Lane for the first time is perfect. Perfect. It feels like a modern American myth come to life. <br/><br/>The film's major flaws are in the climax, since Lex Luthor's nuclear missile plot feels shoehorned into the story. Superman reversing time is probably still the biggest cop-out in comic book films. This scene is just an example of lazy writing at its worst. It came about as a compromise, since the original ending for the movie was a cliffhanger that involved the nuclear missile freeing Zod, Ursa, and Non from the Phantom Zone. The producers felt the ending needed to be more epic and not dependent on a sequel, therefore they decided to use the written ending for Superman II which involved time reversal. I don't know if Donner went into this willingly. I probably would have given the movie a 10 were it not for these problems.<br/><br/>I must not forget John William's epic score, probably my favorite of all his works. The lesson every composer should take from the main theme is that in order to write a good Superman theme you must be able to say the word "Superman" to the music! The flying effects have also been praised for good reason, as they created some of the most magical moments in cinema history. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, due to a now famous feud between the director, Richard Donner, and the producers, Alexander and Ilya Salkind, Donner was fired and Richard Lester replaced him. I think Donner's main strength over Lester was that he knew how to balance humor with serious subject matter. We see the beginning of the Lester humor overdrive in Superman II, and again to a much larger degree in Superman III.<br/><br/>Superman is probably the strongest picture in the series overall, although the second film has some advantages over it. All in all, Superman is simply a very fun film, and I wish more people could appreciate comic book films like this today.
- Superman is good, clean, simple-minded fun, though it's a movie whose limited appeal is built in.
- The movie Superman (1978) located the fictional U.S. town where the baby Kal-El was found and raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent in the state of Kansas. This tradition has carried through into subsequent Superman comic-book stories, animation, and television series. Earlier comics however placed Smallville in the north-eastern United States, somewhere near the eastern seaboard. Also, some comics-related sources in the 1970s and '80s placed Smallville in the state of Maryland. In the TV series Smallville, Smallville has been established as being located in the state of Kansas and also close enough to Metropolis that on clear days, one can view it in the distance. Metropolis is a fictional port city located somewhere on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Where exactly varies depending on the source. The four superman movies made in 1978, 1980, 1983, and 1987 staring Christopher Reeve, do not specify its location, but based on the existence of various real-life landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, it must be a stand-in for New York City. In the DC Universe, it is considered to be in New York State (which also is said to be geographically larger than its real-life counterpart). Some sources had previously placed Metropolis on the shore of Delaware Bay in the state of Delaware, across from Gotham City (from the Batman universe). However, this has been superseded by more recent continuity. In the latest Superman movie, Superman Returns, when Lex Luthor unveils his plan on a series of maps, Metropolis can be seen located on a Northeastern U.S. map exactly where New York City would be. (Also, on a side note, Long Island is not present at all.) In the TV series Smallville, Metropolis must be located either in Kansas, or close by in a neighboring state, as the show has established that (1) Smallville is in Kansas and that (2) Metropolis can be seen from town on clear days in the distance. At this point in Clark Kent's life, he has not yet fully developed, super-power wise. He has varying degrees of some of his powers, while others not at all, including the ability to fly. That is why he runs super fast home, instead of simply flying. The effect was achieved by dangling the actor just above the ground with wires, and having a fast moving rig pull him across the intended path. In some shots, it was clearly blue-screened though. Once he turned back time, he then had the time to stop Lex Luthor's guided missles, and in effect, prevented the earthquakes, etc. The controversy surrounding the time-reversal theme of the movie has been a discussion point since the film came out. Most viewers see it as a cheat, others see it as a ridiculous way for Superman to save Lois. Either way, Richard Donner has commented very little on his choice to include it. We have to assume that, although he turned back time to a point before the dam really breaking through (as is clearly seen being reversed), he did not take it back further than that, to before the explosion (crucially, we do not see that being reversed). Presumably, he is only prepared to defy Jor-El's warnings to a certain extent, otherwise why not reverse the whole thing and save all those killed in the nuclear blast and quake, messing seriously with "Earth history"? So, he simply had a little bit more time, which he used to save Jimmy a bit earlier (it is clear that he still did so and deposited him on the road, because Jimmy says so when he arrives at the car at the end) and also to deal with the damaged dam, perhaps not needing to stop the deluge because this time he has enough time to repair the damage before it bursts completely. He also somehow prevents the crack that reaches Lois' car, though she has still experienced the quake/aftershocks and the exploding gas station (she says as much). And of course, Luthor's huge crime has still taken place and so he must go to jail and for trial. She asks him about this during their interview: "Is it true that you can see through anything?" He then states specifically that he can see through anything but lead (when she steps out from behind the lead plant box she has on her terrace, he says "pink", giving an answer to her question about what color underwear she'd had on). Lois is primed with a lot of questions, though we are not privy as to how she knows to ask this one. Also, the printed article Lex Luthor et al. read the next day, "I spent the night with Superman", contains details about him that we do not see Lois and Superman discussing. So, we must simply assume that various rumors and facts had leaked out prior to the interview, during Superman's first few appearances, somehow (we do see him talking to Jor-El about his having been "showing off" and now being "revealed to the world") and a lot more putting the record straight must have taken place off-camera, while Lois is interviewing (flying with) Superman. In the original Superman comic book universe, it is safe to assume some, if not all, characters have trouble coming to this conclusion. In real life, although it is possible for a person to recognize Clark Kent, or Superman vice versa, there are numerous people who found they could conceal their identity from at least strangers with a single facial detail like Harold Lloyd (who was an inspiration for Clark Kent) with his glasses or Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx with their artificial mustaches. This was probably left out for plot reasons, and to allow a longer running series.<br/><br/>If the comic book series bordered too close to real life, with rational and smart characters, Superman would never have survived this long. His identity would have been deduced very early, and his closest friends and relatives would have been systematically killed. In the modern comics, the disguise has been supported by the fact that the public does not know that Superman have a secret identity since he does not wear a mask, suggesting he has nothing to hide. Furthermore, he has had the help of shapeshifters like the Martian Manhunter who have posed as Clark Kent with Superman in public appearances to make it seem obvious they are two separate people.<br/><br/>More than the glasses, the Clark Kent disguise consists of a completely different personality. Christopher Reeve was chosen, in part, because of his ability to play two completely different characters. Kal-el takes Jor-el's advice that his secret identity is absolutely necessary to heart and develops the Clark Kent persona in order to keep humans from over-relying on Superman and to protect those he loves. Clark Kent is a bumbling, "mild-mannered reporter", easily dismissed by Lois and everyone else; Superman is confident and charismatic with a witty sense of humor. Lois even considers the possibility that they are one and the same and then, considering Clark's personality, dismisses the notion as ridiculous. The skill of Reeve in portraying the identities is demonstrated in this film when Clark is tempted to confess in Lois' apartment; the sight of him simply taking off his glasses, straightening his back and speaking with unexpected timbre has a convincing effect of suggesting another person. In the year 2000, the Director's Cut of Superman was released. Most of the new material are smaller sequences with plot extensions, but there are two bigger sequences added as well. The first one shows Superman in the Fortress of Solitude, talking to his father Jor-El about the advantage of his supernatural powers. The second one shows Luthor trying to stop Superman by the use of heavy arms, fire and ice. The 4-Disc Special Edition is a Must Have for each fan of this film because it's the only DVD release including the Director's Cut and the theatrical cut as well. a5c7b9f00b
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