I thought I would take a few moments and jot down some thoughts I have about 슈퍼맨 and Christopher Reeve as I begin building this spot that actually means a great deal to me. It has gotten me to thinking about my childhood and growing up watching all of the 슈퍼맨 films.

Superman (the Movie) is one of my 가장 좋아하는 films of all time. Though I didn't enjoy the sequels as much (with the exception of 슈퍼맨 II), I fell in 사랑 with 슈퍼맨 and his alter ego Clark Kent from the start. But I actually fell in 사랑 with Christopher Reeve. I was absolutely, without a doubt in 사랑 with the. In...

This 기사 is dedicated in loving memory to Christopher Reeve, Lee Quigley, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter and Ned Beatty.

Superhero 영화 have become extremely popular. In fact, they're one of the most 인기 types of films. However, superhero films used to not be so common 또는 beloved. In the 1940's, there were various superhero movie serials. They were decently successful, but they weren't meant to be re-watched 또는 to have much to have much of a lasting legacy.

Things changed in the 년 1978. That was the 년 that Richard Donner's 슈퍼맨 movie...

Nowadays, superhero films are a common thing. We get about ten superhero blockbusters a year. However, that wasn't always the case. There was a time where superhero films weren't very 인기 또는 successful. Sure, there were plenty of superhero-themed movie serials in the 1940's, but those types of 영화 eventually went out of style.

In the 1950's and 60's, there were barely any superhero films. 1966 brought us Batman: The Movie, which was a wonderful film, but aside from that, there wasn't much going on in the world of superheroes.

There wasn't much superhero stuff in the 1970's, but things...

I saw 슈퍼맨 the Movie in a theater in 1978. It was a moment in movie history before 엠티비 또는 the internet when filmmakers were creating 영화 to be experienced in a movie theater. These 영화 used special effects the way Stanley Kubrick did in 2001: A 우주 Odyssey. The visuals were like a paint brush creating broad strokes across the screen meant to mesmerize viewers. Like Close Encounters 또는 별, 스타 Trek the Motion Picture, 슈퍼맨 was about the larger than life world it played out in. But unlike 2001, these 영화 also had endearing characters and situations that 당신 wanted to spend time...