So I saw Superman Returns this afternoon. While Smallville leaches the superheroic magic and epic proportions out of the Man in Tights\u2019 story, Superman Returns restores some of that power. Though the film felt overlong and populated by mostly forgettable characters as done by average actors, it did achieve a great sense of mood. All the dark, dank shots of Kryptonian crystal architecture \u2026the drifting, serene isolation of outer space\u2026and, most of all, the shots of Superman suspended, listening, almost overwhelmed by his power and responsibility\u2026they really gave a wistful, melancholy key to the story. I didn\u2019t really care about Superman as a character [or anyone else, for that matter], but I felt what he felt.<\/p>\n
While no one figures out that Clark Kent = Superman, I finally resolved this blind spot in a way that makes perfect psychological sense at least to me. Clark and Superman just two sides to the same person, but no one can tell that because the sides just behave so differently. Clark acts inept and awkward, unable to express his emotions, while Superman has physical power and seemingly no feelings at all. People around him don\u2019t expect Clark to be physically strong, just as they don\u2019t expect Superman to be emotionally expressive. So when he is muscular and powerful, he seems like a separate entity from the Clark self\u2026and when he is more vulnerable, he seems like a separate entity from the Superman self\u2026mostly because that\u2019s how he feels. Emotional attachments really confuse this guy; they baffle him even more than kryptonite. He may be masterful in lifting cars and small islands, but saying \u2018I love you\u2019 requires a different kind of strength, an inner strength that he’s unsure of. The bumbling human form is a physical reflection of his awkwardness. No wonder he goes out and saves the world\u2026 It\u2019s easier for him than untangling the human heart.<\/p>\n
Coming up: Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Devil Wears Prada!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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