As i have said before, he has never been in love before, and whether he is an adult or not, this leads to him making the mistake of not saying goodbye.
But there's nothing in his character that would make him be that insensetive to her feeling and it goes against his belief of Justice. Lois has a right to know the man's she having sex with is leaving Earth for 5 years, maybe forever. Not telling her is his failing as a man. It is not what a genuinely good, kind and considerate person does. And that is what Superman is a genuinely good kind and considerate person, he's not messed up in the head about that kind of thing. That is not part of his characterization.
Its not like he did it to intentionally hurt Lois, IMO he did with the best of intentions, but his inexperience with relationships led to the mistake.
He didn't do it with the best of intentions. His intention was to spare his own feelings of seeing Lois hurt, not sparing Lois's feelings. He doesn't say in the moive, "I did it so I wouldn't hurt you, Lois." HE says, "It was too difficult." I believe he also says he doesn't want to see Lois hurt. That is about him, not Lois. Lois is going to be hurt whether he tells her or not. NOt telling only spares HIS feelings. His only intention is to avoid HIS responsibility and spare HIS feelings. He never mentions LOis's feelings in his lame excuses.
I disagree, i want to see were Singer intends to take this story, as it could lead to something even more special IMO.
It started out as a stupid ideas and garbage it can only end the same way. SUperman as an absentee father is a stupid idea that is completely against character. Period.
Thats not to say i would be completely against a re-boot however, but it would depend on the talent involved, and they arent going to find a better modern day Superman than Brandon Routh IMO. Plus, with the decisions WB have been making lately, it doesnt give me much confidence in them choosing the right director, etc.
Can't argue with your take on WB's decisions. THey really don't seem like they know what they are doing. SInger's Superman film is the perfect example. THey just don't seem to know what to do with their properties, with the exception of Batman under Nolan. I do also have hope for Watchmen though. And V for Vendetta was good.
He deserves punishment? Come on Mega Joe, this is a bit harsh. Does that mean in you believe everyone who ever makes a major mistake should be punished?
Conceiving a child is the greatest responsibility you can have. THerefore it requires you for being responsible in your sexual relationships. If you conceive a child you are morally and ethically obligated to raise that child. To act in a manner which makes it impossible for you to be emotionally a part of that child's life and your partner's life is perhaps the greatest evil you can perpetrate upon another person. That's what Superman did when he did not say goodbye. Yes he deserves punishment, because there is no way he can EVER make up for this mistake.
If they are your belief's fair enough, i will just say i strongly disagree with them.
Then you disagree with the priority children should have in the world. You think that one's sexual desire is more important than the well being of a child or one's responsibility for raising one's child. Do you really disagree with that?
Other than murderers, rapists, robber, etc, IMO everyone deserves a 2nd chance, especially someone who saves lives on a regular basis.
WHy? Jason doesn't get a second chance to know who his father is from the beginning. Lois doesn't get a chance to know who the father of her child is from the beginning. Lois doesn't get a second chance to know that SUperman REALLY did care about her. THere are some life changing mistakes that don't allow for second chances.
ANd the very fact that you've got this bifurcation of character in Superman is proof enough that his characterization in the movie is completely wrong.
Again, i dont think he is 10 years into his career, i think when he leaves for NK he is a few years into his career.
If I recall correctly the headlines extras on one of the DVD's have something like the following-
September 1996- "I Spent the Night WIth Superman!" (Homage to his first appearance in Metropolis from S:TM.)
June 2001- "Remains of KRypton found?"
June 2001- "Where is Superman?"
June 2006- "SUperman is Back"
The wording may not be right, but that is the gist of it.
And in any case, being a hero doesnt mean you cant make mistakes, this is something that is made apparent with every hero, hell, the Silver Surfer is a superhero and he has caused the deaths of countless innocents in his time as Galactus's herald.
But that is the SIlver SUrfer. That is who his character is. He didn't have any super powers to save his planet from Galactus. HE sacrificed himself and his very soul to save his world from destruction. He had no way to fight back. It was death for his planet or death for others. Silver Surfer isn't responsible for those other deaths. Galactus is going to devour planets no matte what. He saved who he could, his planet. He put his planet ahead of his own well being.
The real part of them becoming a hero is how they deal with the mistakes they made, and Superman in SR accepts responsibility and apologises for his actions. And Lois forgives him in the end, so i dont see why you cant.
Because that is not Superman's story. That is not who SUperman is. That is not who he is as a person. It is someone else's story, it's not SUperman's. The mistakes he makes in SR are not in keeping with who he is and the nature of his character. THe mistakes he makes in S:TM however are in keeping with his character.
THe real part of being a hero is not about how you overcome mistakes. It is about putting others first. Something he could not do when it came to telling Lois Lane the truth about leaving. Even the Silver Surfer explained to Shala Bal why he was going with Galactus.
Not all heroes are born out of mistakes. That is one kind of hero. Spider-Man is that kind of hero. Superman is not. Spider-Man learns tough lessons about responsibility and power and grows into being a hero after the tough lessons. SUperman is a hero b/c he was raised with the morals and values that allowed him to know what to do with his powers based. He didn't have to go through mistakes in order to learn tough lessons to grow into the role of a hero. He learned the same life lessons we all learn growing up, but his upbrining was special in that the Kents raised the right kind of person to be a her without having to go through the mistakes. Maybe you find the Spider-Man kind of hero more interesting, and that's fine, but you can't graft that characterization onto Superman and say that's Superman, because it is not. That's not who he is.
Even Richard put Lois and Jason first when it came to taking them down to the hospital to see Superman. He was figuring it out he realized Lois still had feeling for SUperman and that Jason was Superman's son. HE was more heroic in that moment than SUperman was in the entire film. He did the right thing and put Lois and Jason first, knowing he could possibly lose his family. Much more heroic than leaving Lois for 5 years w/o saying goodbye.
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