Archive for June 15th, 2009

Superman II

Posted in Life on 06/15/2009 11:33 pm by enjanerd

I went out with a bunch of friends tonight to see Superman II as part of Crystal City’s outdoor film festival. We watched Superman last week and it was a little terrible. Not at all like I remembered it (awesome).

Superman II was a big improvement over the first movie. But some questions did come out of the evening:
1. After Superman gives up his powers and gets it on with Lois, how do they get back from the Fortress of Solitude (in the North Pole)? I’ll grant you that Clark stops to pick up a jacket when he heads back to the North Pole, but they had no jackets when they arrived. Because, you know, that’s all you need for the North Pole.
2. So, having given up his powers in an irreversible process, Superman discovers that he, in fact, needs those powers to do stuff, like beat up bad guys. He must then return to the Fortress of Solitude (wearing a jacket this time). There, he finds a green crystal and then he has his powers back. Jigga-what?
3. Also, what kind of world does not believe in the death sentence, but believes in immortalizing criminals so that they will be imprisoned for eternity? Oh wait… I just realized that sounds a little like Hell. But Krypton-created. Hm. I guess I take that one back.
4. What is with the new superpowers Superman discovers after the supervillains start teleporting around him? He doesn’t use these later, but they’re pretty cool: super-cellophane “S”, teleporting, self-projections/holograms, and tractor-beam eyes.

Again, this was waaay better than the first movie (and they even continued the theme of hitting children). And I understand that you’re supposed to suspend belief to a certain extent when watching movies. But I think these are legitimate questions.

Oh, and Fortress of Solitude? Shouldn’t Superman have some kind of security system on that place? There were half a dozen people traipsing through there, not to mention Lois trying to redecorate 30 seconds after arriving. If I had a fortress of solitude, you’d better believe I wouldn’t use it for parties.