Re: "Superman Returns" 5 minute original opening hits web

On 28/07/2011 3:45 AM, Anim8rFSK wrote:
Ronald O. Christian <ronc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<gheerax.4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The star *blew up* in the opening titles, remember? :)

It's been a long time. I don't remember. That being the case, there
should be *nothing* to find.

The dialog said the planet was going ot explode. The other Kryptonians
said that the planet was just shifting it's orbit; no problem. The
visual of the star exploding ... came out of nowhere and wasn't
supported by the narrative at all.

What narrative is that? These are exactly the words in the movie before the star explodes in what is clearly a Type II supernova:

On the doomed planet Krypton, a wise scientist placed
his infant son into a spacecraft and launched him to Earth.

Raised by a kind farmer and his wife, the boy grew up
to become our greatest protector... Superman.

But when astronomers discovered the distant remains
of his home world, Superman disappeared.

"You will travel far, my little Kal-El. But we will never leave
you, even in the face of our death. You will make my strength your
own. You will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be
seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father the
son."

Kaboom.

No mention of orbits shifting.
.

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