One thing we all can agree on is that the Richard Donner filmed Superman movies were classics. When I found out about "Superman Returns," I gotta admit I wasn't saying to myself "How's Brandon Routh going to portray Superman?" No, I was saying 'well how is he going to portray Christopher Reeves?' In my eyes Christopher Reeves was Superman. So, when I saw "Returns," I was more than pleased with the film (with the exception of Lois and the kid). Beginning with the intro with John williams score playing the background to the end when Brandon Routh did the classic smile and flew in to space. I loved it, because it remind me of Christopher Reeves and the Superman of old. It brought me back to when I was a kid and why I became such a huge fan.
But that was 1978 and this is 2010. It's time for people like me to let go of what life that Superman has left. Nowadays, people don't want another Lex Luthor film. They don't want another Romantic montage of Superman and Lois flying through Metropolis. Hell, people don't even want to see Superman in red underwear anymore. It's time for a change, but a proper change. Give us the Superman in the underwear, gives us the romantic montage with Superman and Lois flying through the city. Give us one more glimpse of the Superman of old... then have Doomsday come and destroy everything. Everything Richard Donner created. Not only will it give us a fresh start but it'll also be symbolic. Out with the old and in with the new. It'll symbolize the fact that the 1978 Superman is dead and buried. This generation's Superman will rise from the grave with a new look and new attitude. This Superman will throw a punch! Truth is, if you want a new Superman we must kill the old one first.