[tarheelswamprat]

You have made some plausible points, and I appreciate your perspectives on this. However, you did state that the movie does not deal with this explicitly, that this hypothesis comes from the fan board discussions. If that speculation is correct it still doesn't eliminate the problem that millions of viewers who aren't into the minutia of the older Superman movies won't get the inside scoop. All they'll see is an action-packed movie where one of the good guys chooses to be an unwed mother, and that it's considered to be perfectly okay.

re: "She is not an unwed mother. Read my posts. In Superman 2 she marries Clark when he is human and has sex with him. Her memory of the events are wiped at the end of the movie.

I don't remeber any marriage in Superman II. However, if she and Superman didn't get a divorce before he left then they are still married, whether she remembers it or not. Thus, Superman certainly remembers, so his failure to acknowledge and address his responsibilities simply represents another variation of the ongoing deconstruction of the traditional moral and ethical foundations of the character. If Hollywood would simply play it straight instead of trying to be cute and clever, all these problems could have been avoided.

I'm not condemning the movie - I'm simply pointing out what I consider an unnecessary flaw that could have been avoided. I do plan to see and enjoy it.

[Sentis]

I think your wrong. Superman left Lois in Superman 2 for the noblest of reasons... He did not believe he could be with her and still save the world and her safety was always in doubt if she was with him. It is very obvious to anyone seeing the movie that they need to see Superman 2 and refresh themselves on the story before seeing this. Also my words are from no fan site this is from my memory of the second movie and from IMDB.