Look, Up in the Sky....
I finally got a chance to see Superman Returns last night. I can't say I was hyped up to see the movie as I've always enjoyed Superman as a character but leaned more towards Batman as a favorite. It wasn't that I didn't want to see it, but I just wasn't very excited to do so.
And then the music hit.
And the credits that were exact replicas of the Dick Donner original.
And then I got chills.
And all at once, I felt like I was a little kid again.
I really enjoyed the movie. Sure, it wasn't perfect (I found "girl next door" Kate Bosworth to be an odd choice for the more jaded, edgy Lois Lane) but it was fun, had just the right number of homages to the original and the comics and I thought Brandon Routh did a great job.
I was skeptical of him at first as he looks like a kid himself. Certainly not a man, let alone of the "super" variety. I have to admit, though, that I was wrong. He had a definite presence when playing the Man of Steel and had a geeky innocence as Clark Kent. For someone coming right out of soap operas and walking into a huge blockbuster franchise as the most recognizable super hero ever, he carried himself with confidence and aplomb.
I can't imagine what it must have felt like for him to be sitting in the audience at the premiere...hearing the music hit and then seeing his name flash across the screen. If I had chills as a spectator, he must have nearly exploded.
Overall, it's a fun superhero movie with a surprising amount of heart and meat to it in addition to the innate coolness of Supes flying around Metropolis.
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