A superman comic from 1960 predicted back to the future polygon. The controversy surrounding the time reversal theme of the movie has been a discussion point since the film came out. In the 1983 movie superman iii, annette otoole played lana. Oct 25, 2009 richard donner the man who revolutionized the superhero movie genre with 1978s superman.
Theres the climactic moment when superman turns back time by making the planet spin backwards, which is not, as far as i know, how time or planets work. Put a little love in your heart, and then make your own kind of music, on the road to shambala. Superman christopher reeve series heroes wiki fandom. This year, the granddaddy of the modern superhero movie, richard donners 1978 film superman, turns 42. Thanks to stranger, they soon discover superman s spirit, awaiting harvest from azgore. Dec 14, 2018 superman pulled back the curtain, quite literally at the films start, to reveal a story that proved to be just as monumental a cinematic culture shift as jaws 1975 and star wars 1977. Why superman is always turning evil in dc comics screen rant. What then follows is the controversial scene where superman turns back time to save lois. To us, it seems like turning back the time because of dramatic conventions.
A total mess that hates superman and turns batman into a total maniac. Superman turns back time to save lois and then goes back to earth and saves her. Superman turns back time so that general zod, ursa and non never leave the phantom zone, but we arent shown how superman deals with the missiles launched at the end of the first superman movie meaning, after turning back time, they should escape again, if superman dealt with the nuclear missiles in the same manner. A griefstricken superman christopher reeve literally turns back time in order to save lois margot kidder. Superman is unable to reach her in time, and she suffocates. He turns around and sees the much shorter real deal.
Superman 1978 clark kent becomes superman scene film description. Superman was the first to go, since he was the leaguer assigned to monitor duty that night. Unfortunately, euphor is way more powerful than before. The movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. When superman turns back time to save lois, why doesnt he go a little bit farther back and just stop the missile entirely, preventing massive damage and surely saving many lives. Superman real name kalel, human name clark kent, is the hero of metropolis and the main protagonist of richard donners superman. Superman is the man of steel, but clark kents heart is made of glass. Superman heads in there, and after a quick kiss, is filled in by lois. The movie 1978 directed by richard donner starring. Doomsday grabs superman before jumping up getting out of the ship. Something of a remake of and a sequel to richard donners superman 1978 and superman ii 1980, bryan singers new take on the iconic hero begins with supermans return to earth after five years away inspecting the remains of his home world krypton.
When the demon fails to consume his spirit, he turns on count crystal and kills him. To us, it seems like turning back the time because of. The movie 1978 directed by richard donner starring christopher reeve, gene hackman, margot kidder, marlon. Like the tagline from the 1978 movie promised, he made us believe a man could fly, and there are still plenty of times when other superman stories have paid tribute to his tenure. Sep 06, 2015 for this reason above all, their capacity for good, i have sent them you, my only son. Donner had already turned in his directors special edition cut of superman.
The movie 1978 directed by richard donner starring christopher reeve, gene hackman, margot kidder, marlon brando. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the. If you are not a superfan of the original superman movie, this may not be for you. The success of superman in the comics opened the doors for other masked marvels in colorful costumes and 1978s superman. In richard donners superman in 1978, lana lang had a brief appearance in a scene at smallville high. Before he turns back time, superman discovers lois buried alive in her car. However, all evidence implies and possibly even confirms that krypton exploded in 1948, and that it was a simple 3year flight to earth.
In superman the movie, it shows the origins of the man of steel and how he came to earth as a baby and grew up in small town america to move on to metropolis and. The region where lois was driving wasnt affected like in the original iteration. Following this scene, the film follows supermans origins kryptons explosion, baby kalels trip through space, getting his adoptive name of clark kent, and the first appearance of superman before he becomes a mildmannered reporter for the daily planet as clark, rescues lois lane margot kidder and others as superman, and finally has. He is a being of immense power, strength and invulnerability who after realizing his destiny to serve mankind uses his powers to protect and save others. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis. Superman feels the need to fly a few laps around the earth the correct way. Most viewers see it as a cheat, others see it as a ridiculous way for superman to save lois. He does this by flying anticlockwise around the world.
How fast superman would actually have to fly to reverse the. Superman is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner and based on the dc comics. If he has the ability to do this, then according to the movie, superman can actually time travel. In regards to superman turning back time by flying. This version is not meant to improve upon the original movie, though there are some scenes that do enhance the film. Thus, he cant go back in time really fast around the planet. Even superman cant turn back time i, like many men that are 30 going on, have always had an affinity for superheroes, and in particular, superhero movies. But when superman turns back time to avoid the devastation of the planet, they are reimprisoned in the phantom zone. Superman went back in time and helped things to go smoothly, better than the previous time. He was born kalel on the planet krypton, as the son of jorel and lara lorvan. Every dc comics movie ranked from worst to best, including.
If superman turned back time at the end of the film, wouldnt the earthquake, everyone he saved, as well as everything else that happened, happen again. Once he turned back time, he then had the time to stop lex luthors guided missles, and in effect, prevented the earthquakes, etc. While it wasnt supermans first liveaction foray it followed movie serials in 1948 and 1950, and a pilot movie in 1951 for a television series which ran from 1952 to 1958. Superman pulled back the curtain, quite literally at the films start, to reveal a story that proved to be just as monumental a cinematic culture shift as jaws 1975 and star wars 1977.
Superman goes back to his own time and sees lois pacing back and forth in his fortress. He flies so fast around the earth that he turns back time as. Superman challenges euphor to follow him, and flies off. While hes been out of town, crime and terrorism have escalated in metropolis and around the globe. They first attacked him with a pile of red kryptonite, so that he would go through a countless stream of transformations the way red. If you watch the video, you will see that after superman goes back in time, he turns. A derailing train, a helicopter, a bus full of kids teetering off the golden gate bridge, and a lightningstruck air force one are all saved by superman. If he had reversed the rotation of the earth, then it would appear that he is trying to give it momentum in the correct direction again. So supes just helped himself to limit the damage of the fault, there is no other explanation to explain why the region wasnt affected. How did superman turn back time in the first movie.
While hes been out of town, crime and terrorism have escalated in. Jorel mentions to clarksuperman that many thousands of your years will have passed by the time he turns 18. At the end of the film when he orbits the earth to set back time, at peak speed, he appears to orbit the earth 44 times in approximately 10. Sep 28, 2006 superman can turn back time according to the film. These portrayals include the adventures of superboy television series in which stacy haiduk played her, and the wb television series smallville played by kristin kreuk. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando. And to celebrate, were taking a look back at excerpts from an. Supermans time as a firebreather came under particularly unusual circumstances. Superman travels in time by flying faster than light, that we are watching the earth from supermans perspective. Then, after considering all that, superman decided to fly faster that the speed of light, and travel back in time. He made his debut as the character in the 20 reboot man. Sups has dark urges that he sometimes follows through on just like everyone else but what he does with them defines him.
Today brings us some confusing news regarding henry cavill and his role as superman. Dec 04, 2019 a lot of real, true depths to the honesty of the character i want to get into. Superman turns back time superman 3 hour tv version youtube. The movie or just superman, the onscreen title did the same for bigbudget superhero films. Just before the destruction of the planet krypton, scientist jorel sends his infant son kalel on a spaceship to earth. Richard donner the man who revolutionized the superhero movie genre with 1978s superman. His actions at the end of the film are the actions of a human. Mar 26, 2020 a total mess that hates superman and turns batman into a total maniac. If wonder woman provided a glimmer of hope that dc comics movies might start looking, moving and sounding differently than before, justice league plops us right back into batman v. Then, the stranger returned himself, hawkman, and superman back to life.
The scene where superman turns back time ruins the whole movie. This could be seen as a selfish act, but superman is as much human as he is kryptonian, he was raised as one of us after all. She was shown to be a cheerleader at the school with a possible crush on clark, even though her current boyfriend was a football player named brad. Apr 25, 2017 like the tagline from the 1978 movie promised, he made us believe a man could fly, and there are still plenty of times when other superman stories have paid tribute to his tenure. As he walks this road, he targets dcs most sinister secret society and supermans recent sparring partner, leviathan. Why christopher reeves superman is so hard to forget. Lana lang is a fictional supporting character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. This new release is a revisit of sorts it has the special edition cut, which adds eight minutes to the original running time, and also a new 2017. How the superman comics just paid tribute to the christopher. Cut to heroes park superman is getting up, when doomsday lands right next to the superman statue. We know that he can travel fast, but i dont know if he can in the speed of light. Watch it and you may find that it seems much, much older. Henry cavill insists he hasnt given up playing superman.
The movie in 2000, and in 2111 warner released a bigselling bluray anthology of all its superman movies to date. Doomsday roars and was about to punch lex but superman catches it, before punching the beast back. If christopher reeves superman had indeed reversed earths spin in. Justice is a curious word there, given that it does feel like cavills turn as superman wasnt afforded the best opportunity to shine. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero. Superman 1978 3 hour tv version superman turns back time. The final moments when superman appears to change direction makes sense, as he had achieved the speed to travel back in time, made sense to my kid brain, as he now he had to fly back the other way into normal time ie change direction from going back to forward, like i would a video recorder. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter. Ben affleck cant save the thing, but hes excellent nonetheless and gives it a huge bump. So what to take from this is im guessing he wants to make a superman movie that doesnt suck and thats fair.
There are so many reasons why this genre of movie appeals to me, but what i enjoy first and foremost is the notion of fantasy set in reality. In superman the movie, the hero turns back time so he can rescue his girlfriend. Albeit in a smoothly roundabout way while discussing the recent contretemps around a possible snyder cut. But at the end of the film superman deliberately disobeys his father. However, certain enemies do pose a more cerebral threat, and one such villain is been toyman. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his.
In regards to superman turning back time by flying around the earth. Opening on krypton where marlon brando plays supermans father, the film follows the man of steel christopher reeve as hes sent to earth where he develops his alterego clark kent and is raised by a midwestern family. Turning his back on zod, jorel illuminates a crystal, signifying his guilty vote, and. Superman is a beacon of hope in the darkest times because hes not perfect, not because he is perfect. All content belongs to warner bros so please dont block this video. If you watch the video, you will see that after superman goes back in time, he turns around and flies back around the earth. The closest thing from the comics i can equate this with is the precrisis supermans ability to fly faster than light in order to travel backwards in time. In superman the movie, the hero turns back time so he can. At the end of the movie they also mention that some small villages in the middle east. The voices in the clouds before supes turns back time. Hes traveling so fast that he can actually access those real things that happened in the past. He s traveling so fast that he can actually access those real things that happened in the past. Zod, ursa, and non all fall into the abyss, and superman turns luthor over to the authorities once more while he took lois back home to her apartment. She has appeared in other media adaptations of superman, typically as a teenager.
However in order to achieve this in reality, superman would have to fly away from the earth and back again faster than the speed of light, in accordance with einsteins theory of relativity. The movie is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner and based on the dc comics character of the same name. This movie is for diehard superman fans that love collecting superman memorabilia. If he had reversed the rotation of the earth, then it would appear that he is trying to give it. Superman pulled back the curtain, quite literally at the films start. When they meet at lois lanes penthouse, lois asks superman how fast he can fly.
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