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 with. People see them as a little quaint now. After 星, つ星 Wars and Indiana Jones ファンタジー films kicked things up a notch audiences preferred a faster pace. And it wasn't long before Terminators and Rambos were the norm instead of ヒーローズ who looked at the big picture and tried to do the right thing, saving people for the simple reason that they were trying to better the world (like Superman). And によって the end of the 80s the another big superhero film ended with バットマン rather casually letting the Joker drop to his death off the 上, ページのトップへ of a building. So much for ヒーローズ saving people.
In the wake of スーパーマン Returns people complained that スーパーマン was too much of a "boy scout" and compared him derisively to Wolverine, a character that (I'm sorry) is about as tough as the Fonz from Happy days as realized によって Hugh Jackman. スーパーマン Returns was like a much belated sequel to スーパーマン II. It was nice. It used the old John Williams theme to get us excited again. But it also reminded us that it wasn't what it was pretending to be. Christopher Reeve was very good in the role and Brandon Routh was reduced to playing a もっと見る serious version of Reeve's portrayal. Plus he was saddled with a super 愛 child that no one really asked for in a weird attempt to "improve" (??) the old スーパーマン / Lois relationship.
Now a new スーパーマン movie is on the way and I think it's actually promising that they are not trying to do a sequel to スーパーマン Returns (which was really a sequel to スーパーマン the Movie). It won't be スーパーマン the Movie. It'll be something else. I just heard Amy Adams is playing Lois Lane and she's a fun actress. I hear that Christopher Nolan is producing and Zack Snyder is directing. I don't know exactly what they have planned. I hear it's "darker." (I cringe at that.) That they have a new angle. But あなた know, I'm getting used to the idea. Superman: The Man of Steel won't be a belated sequel. It may have some creativity and new things to offer, which is what happens when a character like スーパーマン has been around as long as he has. All I ask is: whatever they mean によって "darker" または "a new angler," they just be true to the spirit of superman. Let's not have him dropping any bad guys to their death. We're talking about スーパーマン after all.