Superman Returns has become the center of so much hype, yet one wonders, how will it measure up as a movie? The movie version of The Da Vinci Code
likewise sparked an onslaught of media and marketing to build hype, yet
the movie left the viewer lacking when it was unable to convey the
greatness of Dan Brown%26#8217;s novel. As a fan of Superman in all his
incarnations (comics, cartoons, movies, and television), I sat down and
tried to evaluate based upon all the various elements involved in the
new movie whether or not it would succeed.
All in all, this should be not only the best version of Superman ever made, but probably the best superhero movie of all time.
The Director: Bryan Singer is unequivocally one of the top of his generation of directors. He proved with The Usual Suspects
that he could have an intelligent movie that truly had even the
craftiest of viewers guessing until the end. He took superhero movies
to the next level as far as action and character development with X-Men and X2: X-Men United.
Bryan Singer is one of few directors that covers every element, wraps
up plotlines and doesn%26#8217;t resort to cliche element to drive the movie.
His is a genius that tries to make the best movie possible on that
topic. The complete disaster that was X3: The Last Stand is a
testament to how the X-Men movies%26#8217; success was based upon his
direction. He was able to modernize concepts of X-Men noir to be
Hollywood-friendly without selling out their essence, making him a hit
with fans. From what I%26#8217;ve seen in the trailers, he doesn%26#8217;t seem to have
lost any of his touch or style. He seems to have updated the Superman
movie franchise, while still keeping it so it still fits in with their
continuity. Also, we will discuss in a bit how Singer mimicked Richard
Donner (who history proved to be the reason why Superman
succeeded in his first film) in how he went about filming the movie.
Furthermore, Singer expressed critical genius in what was revealed to
the public: the plot and Superman%26#8217;s new costume. Both seemed a bit
controversial but over the course of a year, fans have gotten used to
them and will accept them upon seeing the movie, preventing any loss of
enjoyment because of viewers%26#8217; shock.
The Actors: For an entire generation, George Reeves was Superman. After him, Christopher Reeves was
Superman, even more so than his predecessor. Despite lackluster story
in the last two movies, it was Reeves%26#8217; performance that amounted to any
level of success at the box office. Which presented the most difficult
task of the new movie, was to fill the shoes he left. Like Donner did
by forgoing world-renowned actors for the then-unknown Christopher
Reeves, Bryan Singer revealed the nameless Brandon Routh as his
Superman. Many fans were calling for Tom Welling to reprise his
television character in the cinema, but I think time has proven Routh a
perfect choice. First of all, Routh not only looks like a younger
Christopher Reeves, but sounds somewhat like him too. The defining
characteristic though is what won over Singer, and will do the same for
fans: Routh being able to capture Clark Kent.
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