Re: what's happening to Superman Returns exactly?


Ibn Tumart wrote:
YKW '06 wrote:

Two problems with the film: the sacred and the profane. Sophisticated
audiences tend to squirm with all the pseudoreligious imagery and
references serious Christians, otoh, are =offended= by its presence),

I don't think that's accurate. Finding the imagery blunt, obvious, and
trite is a better explanation than making that portion of the audience
"squirm," surely.

while
families in flyover-country aren't real comfortable bringing their kids to
a film carrying so much subtext (not to mention overt story) about
extramarital relations.


I don't think that's limited to super-religious versus non here,
either. Both my wife and I felt very uncomfortable with the
stalker/would-be adulterer subtext. You're right in that it's a big
blunder to put that in a family movie in the first place, though, of
course.

I heard Richard and Lois were engaged not married. Look, everyone who
watches a Superman film should know he and Lois are meant for each
other. That means it's someone like Richard who's out of place and
just a temporary distraction.

JLB




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