"They Can Be a Great People, Kal-El, They Wish to Be. They Only Lack the Light to Show the Way . . ."
So, on June 30th, 2006, Superman Returns will hit theatres. I, as a lifelong Superman fan, am incredibly excited. You should check out the trailer at the official Superman Returns webpage. The trailer really does kick ass. You can also see a bunch of pictures and read lots about the movie here.
Now, personally, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman. So, i had mixed feelings about this new guy, Brandon Routh, wearing the cape and tights. However, the first time i saw this picture, i was highly encouraged. That's Superman, i thought. I was so encouraged, in fact, that i tried to find a Superman desktop for my computers that wouldn't make me look gay. Ultimately, i had to settle on just having the Superman "S" because, generally speaking, having a picture of a guy in tights on your desktop makes you look gay, even if it is Superman. Now, every new picture that has come out has strengthened my faith in this movie. That changed today, however. Look at this. That picture bothers me. The pose. The cape, part of which is clearly CGI. The neck . . . none of it looks like Superman. I hope that this single picture isn't the sign of a downturn in the goodness of this film project. That would make me sad.
Still, i have faith. The director is Bryan Singer. I've loved every single one of his movies that i've seen. The first one i saw was X-Men, which was fantastic. It was also, i thought, an excellent mix of being faithful to the comics while making the X-Men viable for the big screen. Mr. Singer followed that up with X-Men 2, which i thought surpassed the first one in quality and goodness, though the title of "best superhero movie ever" still goes to Spiderman 2. Then, after finding out that Singer was directing Superman Returns, i decided to watch one of his other movies, The Usual Suspects, which i had been intending to see for a long time, anyway. It was excellent. So, i have a lot of faith in this movie.
Anyway, let's hope the movie kicks ass.
Still, that picture sucks.
Now, personally, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman. So, i had mixed feelings about this new guy, Brandon Routh, wearing the cape and tights. However, the first time i saw this picture, i was highly encouraged. That's Superman, i thought. I was so encouraged, in fact, that i tried to find a Superman desktop for my computers that wouldn't make me look gay. Ultimately, i had to settle on just having the Superman "S" because, generally speaking, having a picture of a guy in tights on your desktop makes you look gay, even if it is Superman. Now, every new picture that has come out has strengthened my faith in this movie. That changed today, however. Look at this. That picture bothers me. The pose. The cape, part of which is clearly CGI. The neck . . . none of it looks like Superman. I hope that this single picture isn't the sign of a downturn in the goodness of this film project. That would make me sad.
Still, i have faith. The director is Bryan Singer. I've loved every single one of his movies that i've seen. The first one i saw was X-Men, which was fantastic. It was also, i thought, an excellent mix of being faithful to the comics while making the X-Men viable for the big screen. Mr. Singer followed that up with X-Men 2, which i thought surpassed the first one in quality and goodness, though the title of "best superhero movie ever" still goes to Spiderman 2. Then, after finding out that Singer was directing Superman Returns, i decided to watch one of his other movies, The Usual Suspects, which i had been intending to see for a long time, anyway. It was excellent. So, i have a lot of faith in this movie.
Anyway, let's hope the movie kicks ass.
Still, that picture sucks.
