Nancy,
Yes, I suppose I mean taller and even more built (think the comics).
Something like this?
The Rock is Superman kmar,
I love LnC because of Dean's take on the characters he played. Though Reeves is hailed the greatest Superman/Clark I don't agree. Clark was played as a bumbling oaf while Superman came off as a "god". Dean's Clark was more real and what I would expect of him being raise by Martha and Jon. Someone deperately wanting to fit in, hating his differences but then finally finding a way to "fit in" by becoming Superman. Then Dean's Superman was more of a hero in my book because he just wanted to help. He had doubts but didn't let others see them, except for his parents and eventually Lois. He did the best he could as a man with these incredible abilities.
This is exactly as I see it.
In the original superman movie, when asked about his goals he deliver the classic truth, justice, american way spiel, Lois laugh at him since it sounds so pretentious,
But Superman quickly takes her down with “I mean every word.” The trouble is that this mission statement sounds like something coming out of political pamphlet, like someone who really doesn’t have a clue how the ordinary human thinks. In LnC, Superman simply say “to help” it’s Lois that adds the sound bite. I love his deliberation where he slowly thinks loud -truth ..justice, that sounds good, you can use that. He isn’t so much a crusader, as someone that can stand by and see people suffer anymore, which makes him more real to me.
Most of Superman's dialog was right out of the movie - in SI after saving Lois and the copter he says about flying being the safest, then Lois faints. In SR they use the same line then Lois faints.
I thought that one was a really cool homage. But yeah, that the plot, villain, scenery, mannerism, in general was recycled made it get pretty thin in the end.
The only thing I saw as trying to undermine Richard was the almost kiss. Big deal. She is not married nor does she seem so committed if she can't commit to a wedding date.
I remember that the next time I wonder whether a girl is available.
She says he's a good man, not that she loves him. She to me is using Richard as a substitute for Superman because he left.
Which doesn’t really make me root for her. Richard obviously cares a great deal, but she is simply living with him until something better comes along.
