Very interesting perspective! I love superhero movies, but having them in-universe WOULD be awfully nerve-wracking for poor Clark! I love how well you were able to balance focused Clark -- intent on his children and their needs and being thankful for them -- with his obsessive, spiraling side, panicking and maybe-but-maybe-not overreacting on the inside. It was very true to his character and how so much of his process is always on the inside whether than played outwardly (which is probably why, when it does come out, it seems over the top, just because it's been building for so long). Anyway, very thought-provoking story -- I did have to chuckle at Disney accidentally stumbling onto the revolutionary truth about superheroes!
Hiya!
I've been wanting to do this to Clark for a long time now. I think it's fun to make him sweat a bit. And it's even more fun since it's not a direct threat. He's literally got no one to fight.
I'm glad that you found it balanced. I liked taking "snapshots" of what was going on in the movie and then bringing it back to Clark's inner monologue/feelings/private freak out. Although, when I told my husband about what I'd written, he was upset that I didn't add in one thing from the movie - Frozone's off-screen wife tells him "I am your wife. I'm the greatest good you're ever gonna get!" (It's seriously our favorite line in any Pixar movie.)
