Oh man! Best Superman movie EVER! Ok, maybe 2nd or third. Those first too Reeves movies were damn good. BUT YEAH! I loved everything about it. It was a Superman from my favorite era. Heres why:
Clark was either married to Lois or just living with her BUT either way she knew the secret and there was a great dynamic there we don't get to a see in a lot of Superman media.
Superman HAD THE TRUNKS! This may be the last time we see the red trunks displayed in an animated film. I hear filming has already began on a Flashpoint title and very soon I think we'll be seeing the DCnU costumes in animated media.
THE AMERICAN WAY got mentioned! I know he's a global hero and it's more financially sensible not to pander to any particular country. I know the "american way" isn't necessarily a good thing these days. I know that phrase wasn't even originally something superman said or part of his mythos (long long ago). HOWEVER, for many us, it's a big part of the mythos. I haven't seen him mention it in film for a long time and this may be the last time we see it happen.
There was a great display of power. Speed, strength, x-ray/heat vision, hearing, breath powers. Love how they showed him up above the clouds zeroing in a single voice. Regardless of what the material is, this movie did a bang up job of displaying most of things Superman can do. It wasn't just another story where he's strong, can fly, and shoot laser out've his eyes.
The robots/fortress! Superman is established as smart and self sufficient, but more importantly WE GET THROW BACKS TO THE SILVERAGE! GIANT GOLDEN KEY? HELL YEAH!!! Plus, Superman has all the great superman-bots to help him handle the most extreme of situations.
I actually could go on and on about this flick. So much great about it, but for now I want to here what others have to say before i go on
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