Superman
Took the girls to see "Superman" yesterday. The 14 year old has a new superhero heartthrob now, Brandon Routh having supplanted Christian Bale.
At first I was bugged by how much Superman looked and sounded like Christopher Reeve. I tried to tell myself they were just trying to stay true to Superman as he had already been created, but that's not something Hollywood has ever worried about before. Indeed actors in general are anxious to make a role "their own." Once it finally dawned on me that it was probably done as a tribute to Christopher Reeve, I was okay with it. By the time the movie was over I was having fewer moments of deja vu.
I liked this Lois much better than the earlier one. Kate Bosworth did a fine job of making her a modern woman and human. I also thought Kevin Spacey was marvelous as Lex Luthor. The man's versatility never ceases to amaze me. And I hope that Bryan Singer keeps making superhero movies, because, frankly, his are the best ones out there.
It never ceases to amaze and disturb me how much the themes of isolation present in every superhero movie and story continue to resonate with me. It's been decades since I was a quiet, geeky teenager who hung out on the fringes of high school society because I didn't really fit in anywhere else. College wasn't much better either. Not that I'm some kind of super socialite now. Maybe that's why it doesn't seem to take much to transport me back to those days. Bleh.