I watched the movie “Superman Returns” last night and what a great piece of cinema. I watched the Disney film “Sky High” the night before and was fully entertained by a flick that has no need for gratuitous sex scenes for kids to wonder about.
The new Superman wins easily as it picked up the droll tale that was spinning along year after year. The first big save was brilliant and left me laughing and clapping all along. That was a real Superman feat that makes Superman fun.
One thing I had a problem with was the conversational context of the father to son relationship. It was as derived from the new testament of the Bible and eerie at times. If one is familiar with Bible content it is quite evident. Whether this was done on purpose or not I have no idea but I thought about it.
Other than that, I had no problems with any of the flick at all as Superman still stands for truth, justice and the American way even if it is another set of actors that portray the roles. I could do without Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane but Brandon Routh is a good superman.
