All Things Superman: An Open Discussion - - - - - - - Part 72

[moviefan!]

I know, I just hope they elaborate on some other scenes from his travels beyond what we have seen thus far.

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well there is a scene where he loses his virginity to Lana Lang

 

[majorchamp]

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In a darkened editing bay on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, Man of Steel footage rolls on a 70-inch screen. Finally, here's the director Zack Snyder's long-awaited, top-secret Clark Kent: swarthy and muscular, working at a bar on a lonely stretch of highway. No Brooks Brothers. No glasses. No Daily Planet. Instead, Kent, in jeans and a henley, is a drifter, bouncing from job to job, not yet ready to assume his true calling, not yet given the chance. Kent finds work far from any Metropolis. Among deckhands. And roughnecks. And wasted truckers who grope innocent women while he buses tables. He tells them to stop. They get aggressive, tossing beer, throwing punches. One connects and he takes it. Kent walks away, seething. He later lashes out, unleashing his long-pent-up wrath on inanimate aluminum and steel. This is Clark Kent struggling, grappling with the possibility of keeping his powers secret forever.

t: plz

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Eh, I'd still risk touching Martha. Cougar town!

 

[redfirebird2008]

Oooo. That makes me happy. Even though it wasn't shot in IMAX, so the image won't be any clearer, the IMAX sound system will be awesome. And 3D doesn't work well for me, so yay.

I just want to see it on as big of a screen as possible, even if it doesn't have IMAX footage. But I don't want to have to wear 3D glasses because they give me a headache. So these 2D IMAX showings are a win/win for me.

 

[InJustice]

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well there is a scene where he loses his virginity to Lana Lang

Wat. Is that an actual scene? Because I vaguely remember

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that Snyder idealized his Superman as someone that's not a virgin. Never thought that he'd actually take it literally. At least we know who killed Lana

 

[Kevin Smith]

Wat. Is that an actual scene? Because I vaguely remember

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that Snyder idealized his Superman as someone that's not a virgin. Never thought that he'd actually take it literally. At least we know who killed Lana

That last part...LMFAO.

Do they actually show him intimate with a chick like that in the film, or do they just make the assumption that he has been given his age and how he acts around women sort of...? Kind of hoping it's just the latter.

 

[Herolee10]

That last part...LMFAO.

Do they actually show him intimate with a chick like that in the film, or do they just make the assumption that he has been given his age and how he acts around women sort of...? Kind of hoping it's just the latter.

Its just an assumption that Snyder said he had. We won't be getting any time devoted to Clark's supposed love life prior to the events shown on film.

All we do know is that Clark will start out this film being a very seclusive and lonely person.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Its just an assumption that Snyder said he had. We won't be getting any time devoted to Clark's supposed love life prior to the events shown on film.

All we do know is that Clark will start out this film being a very seclusive and lonely person.

I like that.

 

[Herolee10]

So if what we saw in the feature was accurate, it seems like Jor-el and Lara sends Clark away just as Zod and his forces invade his laboratory.

 

[Kevin Smith]

^^ Which is awesome, also, I just notice there looks to be a tear running down Russel's cheek in that one shot of him looking up.

 

[Deserana]

I want some legit reviews! Need something to (hopefully) brighten me up after the news that Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who.

I know many people "don't care" about reviews but for I always like them to be positive for a big film I'm rooting for.

 

[Gavan]

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The fourth one is Tor-An... so where is Dev-Em from the comic?

 

[X Knight]

wait.....what's this about Clark and Lana??!! did I miss something??

 

[Herolee10]

And on another note, how is it that Black Zero is equipped with such a deadly weapon when it was just built up from random old parts on Krypton?lol

 

[Kevin Smith]

....And I was just thinking, what with Superman being somewhat of a "Moses" figure and all, if I remember correctly in Moses' story they were slaying all the male children and that's why he was sent away down the river in the basket, to me Superman has ALWAYS been more of a Moses figure than a Christ one, and the fact that Zod seems to be looking for him kind of adds another nuance to that comparison, IMO.

 

[Herolee10]

wait.....what's this about Clark and Lana??!! did I miss something??

No.lol I think someone just made a joke about Clark and Lana sleeping together during his youth like how they did in the Smallville tv series when someone brought up about other parts of his youth being shown on film.

But to put it simply, it's not happening in the actual film, or mentioned in any way regarding stuff like that.

 

[Herolee10]

....And I was just thinking, what with Superman being somewhat of a "Moses" figure and all, if I remember correctly in Moses' story they were slaying all the male children and that's why he was sent away down the river in the basket, to me Superman has ALWAYS been more of a Moses figure than a Christ one, and the fact that Zod seems to be looking for him kind of adds another nuance to that comparison, IMO.

Yeah, I've always thought that Superman was more Moses than Christ-like.

1. Both individuals are sons of two worlds (Egypt/Israel and Krypton/Earth)

2. Both individuals happen to have archenemies that are bald (Pharaoh and Lex.lol)

3. Both went on a one man pilgrimage to find themselves and their true calling.

 

[Kevin Smith]

And on another note, how is it that Black Zero is equipped with such a deadly weapon when it was just built up from random old parts on Krypton?lol

I think all of their ships had weapons on them and things, and it's driving the point home that "oh ****, if THIS is JUST their MINING vessel, imagine how deadly their actual WAR ships are!", and I'm okay with that too. Haha...just my perception on what I know so far.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Wonder if we'll see any reaction from tonight's L.A. screening...

 

[X Knight]

No.lol I think someone just made a joke about Clark and Lana sleeping together during his youth like how they did in the Smallville tv series when someone brought up about other parts of his youth being shown on film.

But to put it simply, it's not happening in the actual film, or mentioned in any way regarding stuff like that.

ah, ok.

for a minute there, I almost had a heart attack!! lol

 

[Kevin Smith]

Yeah, I've always thought that Superman was more Moses than Christ-like.

1. Both individuals are sons of two worlds (Egypt/Israel and Krypton/Earth)

2. Both individuals happen to have archenemies that are bald (Pharaoh and Lex.lol)

3. Both went on a one man pilgrimage to find themselves and their true calling.

Holy **** I totally forgot that Pharaoh was bald!!! That is awesome! Lol...Pharaoh is also a rich ruler and powerful like Lex, and Moses has to "reject" his "egyptian" heritage in a way and save his people...very interesting dynamic there. The Christ analogy never made much sense to me, well I guess only with the Donner film, there you can get away with it, even if it is a bit forced. Was never a fan of that.

 

[snpklsdmbldr]

was that picture of Jor-El even released? It really looks good like the first official poster. I hope there are other character posters like that.

 

[X Knight]

I think all of their ships had weapons on them and things, and it's driving the point home that "oh ****, if THIS is JUST their MINING vessel, imagine how deadly their actual WAR ships are!", and I'm okay with that too. Haha...just my perception on what I know so far.

I'm more curious about the FOS looking like it takes part in the final battle in Metropolis.

from the trailers and tv spots, it looks like the FOS ship is flying through fire and explosions and buildings.

 

[Iron Patriot]

I think all of their ships had weapons on them and things, and it's driving the point home that "oh ****, if THIS is JUST their MINING vessel, imagine how deadly their actual WAR ships are!", and I'm okay with that too. Haha...just my perception on what I know so far.

Sounds too much like the Narada from the first Star Trek.

 

[InJustice]

Its just an assumption that Snyder said he had. We won't be getting any time devoted to Clark's supposed love life prior to the events shown on film.

All we do know is that Clark will start out this film being a very seclusive and lonely person.

That's exactly what I remember, Zack had that as an assumption rather than an actual scene...plus it wouldn't fit with the whole theme being loneliness, outsider and seclusion that you've mentioned.

So if what we saw in the feature was accurate, it seems like Jor-el and Lara sends Clark away just as Zod and his forces invade his laboratory.

I noticed that same detail in an earlier post: http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=25983301&postcount=174