supzfan said:
Too many anomalies. Singer painted himself into a corner by indenturing himself so heavily to the first two Supes movies. He can't have it both ways, choosing what to keep and what to throw out. If he insists on referencing these movies then he's stuck with their timelines and events and when he does that he's a dead duck. That what comes from not being original and playing it "safe". Any new touches he does add aren't good ones, like the kid and the god-awful suit. By mimicing STM and STM2 he's asking for trouble, inviting a torrent of inevitable comparisons. By doing so he's bound to come up short. This shouldn't be a "sequel" or a "remake". I'm sorry but he's lost me. One last point: I think a lot of the luster of this movie is diminshed due to the fact that there is another live version of Superman running concurrently on TV. I just don't think people will be as excited as they were when the first Reeve film came out. I remember quite clearly that Warner Bros. somehow got the TV stations to pull the earlier George Reeves series off the air so as NOT to invite comparisions. Just a thought.
I have to respectfully disagree. By no means do i know this movie will be a resounding success (as I have yet to see more than a teaser, tv spot and trailer), however at the same time I find what Singer has done to be quite intelligent. I felt Singer was painted into a corner long before he started making this movie. The original Superman Movie (STM) is still fairly mainstream and is considered the "father" of the modern day superhero movie. It did a wonderful job of showing his origin. In addition, the televison show Smallville demonstates another rendition of his origin (while actually also using elements from STM). For Singer to do yet another origin story would be extremely redundant. This, in my opinion, would lead to even more comparisons to STM.
Nolan was able to get away with doing a re-start of Batman because Burton, while doing a terrific job of illustarting the Joker's creation, did not do a good job at all at showing how Batman truly came to be. In essence, Batman Begins was the 1st real origin story told (and ther ewas also no live action television show concurrently airing).
I feel at this point that Singer is trying to be "original" by not re-telling the origin we all know so well. His intention is likely to tell a new story. However, to do this, he needs a background or better yet a foundation on which to tell this story. STM is probably the most wide-known version of Superman there is. Therefore it is probably the best backstory to build off of. From the previews it appears that he is trying to incorporate some of the newer themes as well. Luthor now has wealth (he apparently has his own helicpoter that he uses to go to the fortress as well as a yacht...like in the animated series). It appears that Singer wants to use elements from the original movies and not actual events. This way he has the freedom to be original while not having to re-tell the origin. The irony is that for the most part people want the same well known (and awesome) superman theme march. It would be strange to have a completely new origin tale with the same music. That would really confuse people.
Anways...As i said before..I really have no idea how this will all turn out....The kid (is it supes, is it whites, is it luthors)...who knows...The suit...the actors...only seeing it for real will i be able to form a true opinion. However, I do think that Singer has done what he could considering the limitations that existed prior to him even undertaking this endeavor.
And to think we didn't force you to put in Paris Hilton.
