Lately I have been watching all of the trailers...Thor...Captain America and Green Lantern.
I've noticed these three films are looking really great. But there is one thing bothering me.
How is it possible that we are 5 Superman films in and yet NOT ONE OF THEM managed to be truly epic? The Chris Reeve films...though good for their time period, still can't hold any weight for today's standards and that was proven in 2006 when director Bryan Singer tried to emulate the Donner-formula.
In terms of live-action media, all we've had for the past DECADE combined were Smallville and Superman Returns...neither one in my opinion were very good representations of Superman. Most of Smallville all we had was a sappy, soap-opera..."Dawsons Creek with superpowers" is what many called it. I did enjoy the early seasons of Smallville however but they've really strung us along for far too long with the suit. Waiting 10 full years just to see Welling wear the suit is what pissed me off.
Superman Returns I don't need to go into vast detail about the problems with that film. Too many problems for me to list. -_-
I am amazed Thor, Captain America and Green Lantern were nailed perfectly on their first outings on the big screen...while a hero as legendary and iconic as SUPERMAN is still being rebooted a 2nd time within a 6 year period. That is pathetic. I am not trying to insult fans of these 3 properties. I am happy their heroes are getting their due. But to be fair...Superman WAS the first hero...he saw good days with Chris Reeve...but he has also seen terrible gloom with weak portrayals over the past 10 years. I love Superman...he is my favorite superhero of all. I WANT HIM TO HAVE A GOOD FILM FINALLY. I want him to fight...i want him to stop getting "Dawnsons Creek" and start going more "300 style" we are overdue for a good film and HE is overdue for a decent portrayal.
I pray to God Zack Snyder is watching the upcoming CBMs so he KNOWS what to do with Superman. I know people still wanna hold on to Donner. But the time has come to rise above what Donner did...the time has come for Superman-fans to open their minds to OTHER and NEWER interpretations. The time has mostly come for Superman to finally throw a punch...for Superman to finally lay down his morals for just one minute and finally show his opponents just HOW FU*KING POWERFUL HE REALLY IS.
This editorial is just a way to get my thoughts out about this problem with Hollywood. And of course I would like to know everyone's thoughts on the situation.
Will Snyder be the FIRST to ever truly break free of Donner? Or will he at some point...sneak in a little bit of Donner into this film?
The sun is gleaming brightly for all OTHER heroes...the one superhero though who has BEEN butchered is Superman. He is the one superhero who really needs a good film. I am worried at this point that if this next film were to fail...
