This 記事 is dedicated in loving memory to Christopher Reeve, Lee Quigley, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter and Ned Beatty.

Superhero 映画 have become extremely popular. In fact, they're one of the most 人気 types of films. However, superhero films used to not be so common または beloved. In the 1940's, there were various superhero movie serials. They were decently successful, but they weren't meant to be re-watched または to have much to have much of a lasting legacy.

Things changed in the 年 1978. That was the 年 that Richard Donner's スーパーマン movie...

Nowadays, superhero films are a common thing. We get about ten superhero blockbusters a year. However, that wasn't always the case. There was a time where superhero films weren't very 人気 または successful. Sure, there were plenty of superhero-themed movie serials in the 1940's, but those types of 映画 eventually went out of style.

In the 1950's and 60's, there were barely any superhero films. 1966 brought us Batman: The Movie, which was a wonderful film, but aside from that, there wasn't much going on in the world of superheroes.

There wasn't much superhero stuff in the 1970's, but things...

I thought I would take a few moments and jot down some thoughts I have about スーパーマン and Christopher Reeve as I begin building this spot that actually means a great deal to me. It has gotten me to thinking about my childhood and growing up watching all of the スーパーマン films.

Superman (the Movie) is one of my お気に入り films of all time. Though I didn't enjoy the sequels as much (with the exception of スーパーマン II), I fell in 愛 with スーパーマン and his alter ego Clark Kent from the start. But I actually fell in 愛 with Christopher Reeve. I was absolutely, without a doubt in 愛 with the. In...

I saw スーパーマン the Movie in a theater in 1978. It was a moment in movie history before MTV または the internet when filmmakers were creating 映画 to be experienced in a movie theater. These 映画 used special effects the way Stanley Kubrick did in 2001: A 宇宙 Odyssey. The visuals were like a paint brush creating broad strokes across the screen meant to mesmerize viewers. Like Close Encounters または 星, つ星 Trek the Motion Picture, スーパーマン was about the larger than life world it played out in. But unlike 2001, these 映画 also had endearing characters and situations that あなた wanted to spend time...