Posted on 06/28/2006 4:41:44 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
I thought more of 'Thuperman'.
Thank you. That's what always drew me to Marvel characters. Peter Parker was Spiderman sure. But he had problems. Heck, even Ghostie had some problems that were real life. You may not have had superpowers but you could relate to them. Marvel has always been a better written comic. DC was well, just charactictures. You couldn't relate to a sulking millionaire down in a dungeon who saw things only in black or white nor could you sympathize with a character who nothing could destroy. I don't think anyone would have really missed Superman after a few years when he was 'killed off' back in the 1990s. Superman having problems that the average guy could face may be the best thing for the character
On IMDB it says Lois and Clark married in Superman 2
BTW: You realize that there is a Lois Lane (a street) in Southfield, MI.
Yeah! That's kinda' what I was aiming for and I like your term better.
I sure would hate to be Jimmy Olsen in that scenario.
I believe you mean that Bale was in "Batman Begins." It was Keaton who starred in Batman Returns. But you are correct; Batman Begins was by far the best of the Batman movies. IMO, Christian Bale is second only to Adam West :)
Or maybe as my son said before he pronounced his s right-- Pooperman
I have NO PROBLEM believing a liberal made this movie.
I have seen enough spoiler lines about this effort to "re-envision" this american icon.
YOU are missing the point. A good story makes a movie, not special effects around a PC plotline.
FAG-neto and those gay-rights advocates from Westchester County never did it for me, in either the comics or the movies.
Did you go see the movie?
Jimmy, I noticed you dropped a bar of soap on the floor. Someone could slip on it and get hurt because of carelessness. Be a good citizen and pick it up.
Some people just have dumb taglines. seeing the world how it is, does nothing to change it for the better. You suffer from moral relativism.
Perhaps hollyweird believes single mother slut lois is a conservative just because she did not have an abortion and (has yet) to come out as a lesbian.
You said the world doesn't need salvation so why do I hear it calling out for a Savior. I am going to make that my Tag. Most uplifting thing I have heard in a movie in years and much more important than Superman saying truth justice and the American way.
For me there will always only be one Superman. Goerge Reeves:
...and only one Lone Ranger. Clayton Moore:
Bothe were aware that they were icons for the kids of that generation and both took it seriously and lived up to their images.
Despite the typical Hollywood aura, I thought Christopher Reeves did a decent job. The one thing from those movies that could have been changed is that Lex Luthor shouldn't have been played with so much camp.
Yeah...like acknowledging the reality of the millions of single/unwed mothers in our society today.
There's a world of difference between acknowledging something and glorifying it, between admitting to the fact of its existence and presenting it as desirable, a proper role model or as something to be emulated.
The creators of Superman intended and conceived of the character as a role model, a champion of the morals and values to which we should aspire, a fighter for good over evil, and an icon to inspire us towards those same goals.
They did not intend for it to be a celebration, nor even a mere documentary or chronicle of the "gritty", "seamy" or even just plain "real" aspects of society. The purpose of the Superman mythos was not "to deal with realities we'd rather ignore!", it was to inspire us to strive towards those noble goals of which we dream. If you want gritty portrayals of reality, rent the Frank Miller Sin City DVD.
It appears from the reviews I have read that the movie's creators may have even achieved some of those inspirational goals. I will know better after I've seen it. However, their deliberate choice to portray the Lois Lane character as an unwed mother undermines that purpose and is a serious flaw in the movie.
It is an undeniable reality that there are millions of unwed/single mothers in our society today, but it is also an undeniable reality that this is not a good thing. The movie creators' choice to portray the Lois Lane character as an intelligent, capable, Pulitzer Prize winning professional journalist, a role model for little girls everywhere, who also CHOOSES to be an unwed mother, sends a clear message that this is a perfectly acceptable or desirable choice for SMART women today.
They didn't have to do it this way, but they were determined to plug an agenda whether you can acknowledge that reality or not.
The more I'm seeing people react to it, the more I want to see it for myself.
I love it when people trash a movie immediately. Generally that will make me watch it.
Ironically, they're making a movie about George Reeves' mysterious death. Guess who's playing George Reeves? You guessed it, Ben Affleck.
Good catch. Seems like I've driven by it. Probably doesn't cause as many double-takes as Exit 69, Big Beaver Road in Troy, but interesting nevertheless.
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