Posted on 07/02/2006 9:03:33 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Maybe America didn't want to see a deadbeat dad Superman who stopped fighting for "the American way" after all.
A mere days after the much-hyped Bryan Singer film "Superman Returns" opened, reports are coming in that the film is struggling at the box office. In fact, Fox News reports that the box office take is dropping as word of mouth spreads about the film.
The new film had upset some Superman purists before its opening, once news surfaced that the plot of the movie had the Man of Steel learning that girlfriend Lois Lane had given birth to his illegitimate son. Others objected to news that the flick's screenwriters had insisted that the famous phrase "truth, justice and the American way" be exorcised from the story in order to avoid offending other nations.
In contrast, last year's "Batman Begins," which presented a more traditional version of that comic book hero, was a recognized hit, earning its star a "best hero" award at the recent MTV movie awards.
I used to like going to the movies.
Well, I went to see it for the eye candy. that's about all it has going for it.
The ''New Coke'' syndrome...
We prefer ''Classic''....
I truly think that only kids go to movies these days. When you see what movies make money...Adam Sandler's ridiculous CLICK made tons of money. I went to see The Lake House the other day. What a waste of time an money that was. I'd rather stay home and watch old movies any day of the week.
Clark Kent is an American citizen.
No, technically, he's an illegal alien:)
I think its a very good film, and calling him a dead beat dad is harsh. In reality its after Superman 2,You know when him and Lois got married ,he didnt know Lois was pregnant(so how could he be a dead beat) in fact he didnt know it was his son until near the end of the movie. This movie is getting a far worse rap than it deserves.
I don't intend to see this film (my brother panned it). I really did enjoy the most recent Batman outing.
LOL. A wall won't stop him. Perhaps a wall made of kryptonite.
I have developed a suspicion that all these reports of anti-Americanism and moral turpitude are part of a well-crafted whisper campaign by rival studios.
Yes, I saw the movie. No, it's not perfect. But I did find it to achieve the primary objective of any film--I was entertained. I wonder what's more fantastical--the story involving an alien who gains superpowers from the yellow Sun of the Earth, or the belief that single mothers are somehow to be scorned. Hey folks, at least Lois had the baby and didn't get an abortion.
As for Superman abandoning America, if you actually saw the movie you would know he just broadened his scope a bit.
Its too much a soap opera and not enough a violent action movie, that's the problem. People are still seeming to like it though. "The American way" may have turned off some people. The story is not that great either, although it does have some pretty good scenes. Its above average imo.
Clark was legally adopted by the Kents. Furthermore, in some Superman story I read as a kid, I remember they had mention of the fact that all the nations of the world passed laws recognizing Superman as a citizen of each, in gratitude for all the times he had saved the planet.
Doesn't Lex Luthor in the movie imitate Bush's lines? I saw that in one of the promos.
They shouldn't have given him a name. People who are neither named Clark nor Kent might be offended. They should have just stuck with Superm....uh, yeah, just 'Super' as we want to include all possible genders....but what about the Super challenged, might they too be offended???
but does he have his green card?
But at the end of the movie, after he knows its his kid, he basically just leaves him to be raised by Perry White's nephew and Lois. That's sort of deadbeat.
Snort.
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