Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Christopher Reeve Returns w/ Marlon Brando in Bryan Singer's Superman

You might expect me to gush all over this obviously excellent rendition of Superman and his myths. But there are many setbacks to this film.
First and foremost is the Lois Lane with Child plot line.
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT...DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT LEARN A MAJOR SURPRISE!
This Lois Lane plot involves her being involved with another man and with a child in tow.
The man is none other then Cyclops from the other Bryan Singer superhero movie X-Men.
The child is the major spoiler though. Seems Lois and Clark did the deed before he split to search out his homeworld Krypton. Well 5 years later he shows up again and Lois is raising this kid who is 5 years of age. Well we find out that the kid is Kal-El's and that's what scares me.
How can you screw with the Superman myth to the extent that you ignore the comic altogether.
Even in the comics Clark and Lois are married but they stay very clear of the baby issue.
And for good reason, how do you bring a child into the Superman world. How can he be a father.
I just do not like that story line...sorry.
OK BACK TO REGULAR PROGRAMMING.
Let me say that the "feel" of this movie was very clean and smooth. When he flys its so slick and effortless that it really does look real.
There's one scene where he saving the world from sure disaster and he flips over while flying to fry some falling glass that's heading towards some innocent bystanders. That scene was so nice and smooth that it was actually beautiful.
And when the credits start at the beginning I got such a feeling of de ja vu that it brought tears to my eyes. I felt like a child again and for that I thank you Bryan.
To see Marlon Brando as Jor-El was amazing and such a treat.
But it was the very scary Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor that captured my attention. He was such a totally evil Lex that it's hard to envision anyone else in that role now...yes even Gene Hackman.
My title states Christopher Reeve Returns in stead of Superman because it feels more like Christopher returning with how Brandon Routh channels his childhood idol.
Both men started out as unknowns and put a simple homeboyish charm to the Clark Kent role.
Kate as Lois was my least favorite role. She just didn't have the umph to pull off the role. Lois is a very strong women not a whimpish girl crying and stuttering her way through life. Maybe that's what happens when you have a child.
I loved how the old Lois and the old Jimmy played bit parts, very nice move.
And Eve as Martha was very nice but couldn't Bryan find a few more lines to throw her way. Most of that opening scene was very quite. In fact alot of the movie was quite come to think of it.
Maybe that's the reason it was so sweet and beautiful. It wasn't all action, it was a bit of action with alot of drama thrown in.
ALL IN ALL THIS WAS A VERY GOOD MOVIE possibly a great movie.
GO SEE IT AND BELIEVE AGAIN THAT A MAN CAN FLY!!!!

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