It seems as if the large majority of adults love the original Superman: The movie, but I find no reason to enjoy it. In the 70's, when the film was released, it was loved because it was good fun for the whole family and the effects were great for it's time. Nowadays, it's not in any way the same, so I don't like seeing people who still rave rave about it. I probably would like this movie because of it's witty dialogue, good acting, and iconic character moments if it weren't for a horribly written story. At the end of the movie, Lex Luthor shoots two missiles to blow up all of the west coast, and tells Superman he couldn't possibly fly fast enough to catch both, which makes sense, and one of the missiles does hit, killing lots of people including Lois Lane, Superman's love interest. Then, Superman goes into space and flies super fast around the earth, reversing it's spin, and turning back time. If he can fly around earth that fast, he should have been able to catch both missiles. Also, flying that fast around earth wouldn't reverse it's spin, and if it did, it wouldn't turn back time, it would just send everything on the planet flying at approximately 1000 miles per hour. Anyways, after earth is saved, Superman magically captures Lex and takes him to prison, without explaining how he was able to beat Lex if he couldn't do it last time. I don't understand why everyone regards this so highly if they hate on things like Transformers for having badly written stories. It just boggles my mind. I feel like it may have something to do with the fact that many adults saw Superman as a child, and it sort of shaped their life in many ways, therefore, they can't bear to say anything bad about. I was raised on the Transformers movies, so is it such a crime that I like those? Not if anyone can get away with liking Superman: The Movie. The least I can say is that you should see this movie if you want to laugh at the incredibly large plot holes and conveniences in the last 30 minutes of it. If you want something quality, I'd say you should see Man of Steel, which is gold, at least in comparison to this. D
I agree. I don't know that I've ever rewatched a movie years later and ever been more astonished by how awful it was than I was when I saw Superman again a couple years ago.
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