Superman Returns Christopher & Dana Reeves Tribute / Dedication

[Captain Villa]

After discussing this on other threads, what do you think of the tribute / dedication ?

Me, I'm a little bit gobsmacked at where it was and thought it was totally misplaced in between the cast & technicians crediting.

Your thoughts ?

 

[Kid_Kaos]

Yes it is misplaced.

Was it necessary to be in the movie anyway? NO! This should be Brandon's movie. The younger audience should've got their own Superman but instead got a Reeve rip-off.

It's like they would've cast a newcomer for S:TM who looked the same as George Reeves and put a dedication for him in the movie and even reminded everyone about him in every interview.

I don't know how Routh can ever be remembered as THE Superman without a reference to Chris Reeve in his bio.



Well, time will tell.

 

[supermanager]

it was totally out of place

it comes after 20 seconds after the end credits start rolling

they should have just put it at the start before the main theme starts

at least it would serve the purpose properly

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I didn't see it. So, yeah....it was.

 

[CGHulk]

The Tribute should of been at the beginning of the film, just like the tribute at the beggining of Superman the Movie to Geoffrey Unsworth!

 

[Matt]

Why not dedicate the Superman movie to the memory of...I dunno...his creators...who are also, y'know...dead. Or George Reeve? Or the guy nick named Superman from Remember the Titans, his character is dead, right?

The point is, just because a character added to Superman mythos doesn't mean you need to give a dedication to him at every turn. Also, I have no friggin idea on earth why Dana Reeve got the dedication. What exactly has she done for the character?

 

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

In my opinion..i would have put.

"for everyone who have made superman fly"

 

[Matt]

In my opinion..i would have put.

"for everyone who have made superman fly"

Something like that seems more logical.

 

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

I know we got the dedication.. The only thing i could think is because of the amount of good they have done with the reeve foundation.. also because this is basicly a sequel to the reeve movies..it seems only logical to put a rememberance thing in there for him.

 

[Matt]

I know we got the dedication.. The only thing i could think is because of the amount of good they have done with the reeve foundation.. also because this is basicly a sequel to the reeve movies..it seems only logical to put a rememberance thing in there for him.

Maybe, but still...all this dedication hoopla from day one has been a bit overly sentimental for my liking. And still....why Dana Reeve?

 

[supermanager]

"Also, I have no friggin idea on earth why Dana Reeve got the dedication. "

cos she was a supporter of superman as well

 

[Matt]

"Also, I have no friggin idea on earth why Dana Reeve got the dedication. "

cos she was a supporter of superman as well

That makes sense. So lets have a dedication everyone who has ever seen a Superman TV show or movie, read a Superman comic, or bought a Superman product and died.

 

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Maybe, but still...all this dedication hoopla from day one has been a bit overly sentimental for my liking. And still....why Dana Reeve?

who knows..just out of respect for Reeve... or the fact she continued to fight on at the Reeve foundation..perhaps it will be explained on the dvd.

 

[Kid_Kaos]

Why not dedicate the Superman movie to the memory of...I dunno...his creators...

Exactly!

It really bothers me how DC/WB handle that part in all of their franchises.
OK, MARVEL have the big luck that Stan Lee is still alive and happens to be the creator of ... (nearly) everything. *lol*

But I would have found a way to put Jerry and Joe in it and give them an important part of the legacy:

Imaging Jimmy and Clark going to the archive to get something important for research. They enter the room and Clark sees it for the first time and asks Jimmy what the big framed picture on one of the the walls is.

-
Clark: What's that? "Daily Star"?
*Shot of an old newspaper in a framed picture on the wall with Jerry's and Joe's pics (back from the 30's when they where young) next to a big headline.*
Jimmy: Yeah, that's actually the first print ever of the "Daily Planet". The paper was established by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932. Back then they named it "Daily Star" and only released it throughout Metropolis. But when the success grew bigger they renamed it "Daily Planet" to get a wider readership worldwide.
Clark: WOW. Never thought it goes back that far.
*Shot of Clark and Jimmy looking straight at the paper but due to the shot also straight to the viewer.*
Jimmy: Yeah. Come to think of it ... we probably wouldn't be standing here right now if it wasn't for them.
-

What do you think of that guys? A little over the top or just the right amount of dedication for them? After all, they are the creators of Superman.

 

[Retroman]

I remember a lot of people saying that WB absolutely had to put in a dedication for the Reeves. Now thats it been put in the movie its out of place.People can never be satisfied.

 

[Hunter Rider]

In one way it's a nice tribute but it's another example of being tied to the Donner past as Reeve isn't the only Superman alumni no longer with us

 

[Two-Face]

I think it's great that WB & Co did it.

RIP. Mr Revees and Mrs Revees

 

[Mister Sinister]

I never saw it, of all things I would expect it to be first thing before the credits.

 

[Captain Villa]

I remember a lot of people saying that WB absolutely had to put in a dedication for the Reeves. Now thats it been put in the movie its out of place.People can never be satisfied.

I understand that but it is just where it is .....a very strange place.

 

[Hugh'sMrs]

The WB and Bryan Singer didn't owe a tribute to Christopher Reeve anymore than it owed one to George Reeves. It's just that Chris' death is so recent and therefore it was politically correct to dedicate the film to him. The dedication to Dana was a nice, but not necessary touch as some people would've been upset and disappointed if she hadn't been included.
I agree, she had nothing to do with the Superman franchise other than being married to one of the actors who portrayed him but the tragic circumstances surrounding her recent death made it PC to include her.

Therefore, considering they didn't have to include either of them, I think the placement was fine. Lots of dedications don't appear onscreen right after the fade-to-black.

If you want an example of something that was placed in the wrong spot, look no further than the extra scene at the end of the X3 credits. I bet 99% of the audience missed that.

 

[Topdawg]

im glad they got one.

 

[danoyse]

Maybe, but still...all this dedication hoopla from day one has been a bit overly sentimental for my liking. And still....why Dana Reeve?

Dana did send Brandon a Superman pendant with the message "Go forward" after he was cast.

And as someone who grew up with Christopher Reeve as Superman, yes, it was necessary. Too bad on you if you didn't want it.

If you want an example of something that was placed in the wrong spot, look no further than the extra scene at the end of the X3 credits. I bet 99% of the audience missed that.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. I saw X3 4 times, and each time more than half of audience stayed for the credits. There's a scene at the end of POTC2, and only a handful stayed for that when I saw it.

 

[EverLovinThing]

Exactly!

It really bothers me how DC/WB handle that part in all of their franchises.
OK, MARVEL have the big luck that Stan Lee is still alive and happens to be the creator of ... (nearly) everything. *lol*

But I would have found a way to put Jerry and Joe in it and give them an important part of the legacy:

Imaging Jimmy and Clark going to the archive to get something important for research. They enter the room and Clark sees it for the first time and asks Jimmy what the big framed picture on one of the the walls is.

-
Clark: What's that? "Daily Star"?
*Shot of an old newspaper in a framed picture on the wall with Jerry's and Joe's pics (back from the 30's when they where young) next to a big headline.*
Jimmy: Yeah, that's actually the first print ever of the "Daily Planet". The paper was established by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932. Back then they named it "Daily Star" and only released it throughout Metropolis. But when the success grew bigger they renamed it "Daily Planet" to get a wider readership worldwide.
Clark: WOW. Never thought it goes back that far.
*Shot of Clark and Jimmy looking straight at the paper but due to the shot also straight to the viewer.*
Jimmy: Yeah. Come to think of it ... we probably wouldn't be standing here right now if it wasn't for them.
-

What do you think of that guys? A little over the top or just the right amount of dedication for them? After all, they are the creators of Superman.

Bob Kane had a cameo in Batman (89) as the newspaper artist who prepares the drawing of the "Bat-man" for Alexander Knox. You can clearly see Kane's trademark square signature on the drawing.

 

[Galactical]

who was the guy the first movie was dedicated to?

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Why not dedicate the Superman movie to the memory of...I dunno...his creators...who are also, y'know...dead. Or George Reeve?

considering the Siegel's are currently suing them for the rights to Superboy and over the past 30 some odd years they've gotten into numerous types of litigation with Shuster's family as well, a dedication wasnt likely.

They couldve done, what Smallville does, and at the end of the credits done a "Superman was created by: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster," and left it at that.