Posted on 06/15/2006 8:25:25 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Is Superman a deadbeat dad? How about a gay icon?
With the opening of director Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" approximately two weeks away, plot details are beginning to leak onto the internet, including that the Man of Steel impregnated, and abandoned, Lois Lane before going on a five-year space mission.
In several fan reviews for the upcoming film, Ain't It Cool News is reporting that, when the Man of Steel returns from his outer space adventure, he finds his beloved Lois is a single mother, in a relationship with Perry White's son. However, the reviews note, the boy soon begins to display "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men."
The news that the Last Son of Krypton has a son of his own is not sitting well with some fans and creators.
Former "Superman" writer-artist John Byrne, who revitalized the character in 1986, has blasted the film, stating:
I am sick to death of ...finding...that I, and those who think like me, have been wasting our time for the past twenty, thirty, forty years, working on superhero comics. None of the lessons we have tried to teach have sunk in. Superman can desert the Earth. Lois can have a bastard kid. Doesn't matter. Just make it fast and loud and shiny.
Besides issues with Superman's parenting philosophies, other controversies have surrounded the film, including issues regarding the sexuality of both the hero and the actor who plays him.
Several fan sites have speculated that director Singer, a well-known gay rights activist, cast his new Superman, with an unknown closeted gay actor in order to have the actor "come out" during publicity for the film, to provide gay children with a role model.
This rumor has, in part, fueled rumors that the character himself would be gay in the new film, prompting Warner Brothers, the film's producers to issue a denial stating that the character would not be a homosexual. However, the denial does not address the sexuality of the lead actor Brandon "BJ" Routh.
How this controversy affects the box office, if at all, will be revealed when the film opens June 28.
I'm sorry, but I don't see how this movie could be any better than Smallville. Smallville has great writing, great acting, great special effects... and no agenda. It's just good television.
If you really want to get your Superman fix, why waste your time (and money) with this other crap?
I am.. Uberman! I have superhuman powers, and I fight for untruth, injustice, and the Nazi way! And I have X-ray vision!
Lois Lanehoff: X-ray vision? Can you see through my clothes?
Uberman: Ja! And through his, too. He's a Jew!
Jimmy Olstein: No! No, it's not true! My parents were just very advanced in hygeine, that's all..!
Hitler: Silence! Guard, take this Jew away!
Uberman: No need! I'll drop him off at the camp on my vay to the Eastern front!
LOL. I recall reading that many years ago. Larry Niven is a kookie dude. And I dig that about him.
I'm sick of Hollywood cosying up to me like a prom date, and then going all "Crying Game" on me in an effort to reducate we poor dumb rubes out here in the Midwest.
Tell me about it! The next-to-newest, second-string Dr. Who sidekick was a likable RAF captain, and now we find out he switch-hits, with overtones that he might be able to get the Doctor to have a go. There you go, kiddies.
I'll pass on Singer's films, and stick to Pixar for a while. Singer and McKellen both talked about Xmen being a homosexual parable, and now that he's had success, I expect him to get more blatant with each "outing."
That was a hilarious short story. I'm an incurable Niven fan.
anyone else find this amusing?
I saw the previews for it some time ago. "The American Way" part was dropped...I don't recall what was said instead.
What next -- Superman porno movie? BEAM ME UP !!!
"Smallville" is one of my guilty pleasures, too, but, honestly, how can you say it has great writing, acting, and special effects? The effects, maybe, the acting, is good enough, but the writing, for the most part, sucks. If it wasn't for Michael Rosenbaum, no one would bother with that show.
I believe he said "All that stuff."
Yeah, I noticed that, too. But who said that this will be the definitive Superman? Most likely it won't be.
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Thanks. I don't know how I missed this. :)
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