tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post115188746776367257..comments2023-10-22T06:14:03.539-07:00Comments on ishush: about superman returnsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152134602269071502006-07-05T14:23:00.000-07:002006-07-05T14:23:00.000-07:00May be late, but I thought I'd add my two cents in...May be late, but I thought I'd add my two cents in as well. <BR/><BR/>A quick (though undeserved) defense of the movie: it was, from the outset, meant to be a sequel to Superman I and II-- two very flawed movies written by Mario Puzo (of Godfather fame), who knew very little of the source material-- and was successful in that it is a continuation of <I>that</I> Superman and his Lex Luthor, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152129254934588022006-07-05T12:54:00.000-07:002006-07-05T12:54:00.000-07:00Liz -- I know! Don't you just want something bett...Liz -- I know! Don't you just want something <I>better</I> from a villain? Despite some comments on this post which have the attitude of "oh just shut it and let Lex be evil, man!", I think re-interpretations (which is what this is -- a re-interpretation of many comics and movies) should work harder to make us care more about the characters! Including the frikkin "evil" ones! -- WEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152074331349230942006-07-04T21:38:00.000-07:002006-07-04T21:38:00.000-07:00Came across this from a friend's blog.Had to say t...Came across this from a friend's blog.<BR/>Had to say the following:<BR/>Lois was made to forget Superman's identity as another poster had said; but the memory erasing thing isn't complete. In the comic it was only used a handful of times and at best it confused the memories, not erased them.<BR/>As for Lex Luthor... he is evil, always has been. Lex is EVIL and there is nothing redeeming about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152040701210300542006-07-04T12:18:00.000-07:002006-07-04T12:18:00.000-07:00You said almost the exact same thing about Spacey ...You said almost the exact same thing about Spacey that I said to Jared after we got in the car on the way home from the movie. I haven't watched Smallville yet and I'd only just seen Superman 2. I didn't have a lot of specific expectations, but out of all the reasons the movie disappointed me (I guess I was comparing it to the complexity and fun-to-watch quality of Batman Begins), Kevin Spacey's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152032762211697042006-07-04T10:06:00.000-07:002006-07-04T10:06:00.000-07:00re: disdain.C'mon Jay.Every time Superman has to s...re: disdain.<BR/>C'mon Jay.<BR/>Every time Superman has to save another selfish human from another self-created, greed-originated emergency, his disdain for humans grows.<BR/>That's why his continued belief in the good of humanity is so poignant and important. His view of us isn't naive.<BR/>His identity <I>isn't</I> human -- he was born Kal-el, raised a Kent, and became his own thing, an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1152029622241274142006-07-04T09:13:00.000-07:002006-07-04T09:13:00.000-07:00Superman was raised by humans -- on a Kansas small...Superman was raised by humans -- on a Kansas small farm, no less -- so he wouldn't have the "disdain for humans" you suggest. Deborah Levine was spot-on in this regard; he thinks of himself as Clark, as one of us. Superman is something he does; Clark is who he is. Part of Superman's charm is his idealism, even naivete. He honestly believes humanity can be better. He really does think of himself Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671470.post-1151942289891987782006-07-03T08:58:00.000-07:002006-07-03T08:58:00.000-07:00For what it's worth, at the end of Superman II, Su...For what it's worth, at the end of Superman II, Superman makes Lois forget that he's really Clark Kent (using yet another undisclosed power) because she's so depressed about having to keep it bottled up. Of course, Lois shouldn't remember having sex with Superman, yet she isn't surprised that Jason is really Superman's child. Then again, nobody is surprised that Lois is like 23, has a five year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com