1978 · superhero · franchise · blockbuster
Superman
Directed by Richard Donner2h 24m1978
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Our read: Superman (1978) reads as a warm, breathless, inventive superhero · franchise · blockbuster entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, breathless, measured superhero / franchise, inventive in texture. Redemptive, epic, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
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How Superman feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want earnest classic superhero hope with iconic performances and big-screen spectacle.”
Skip it tonight — You cannot sit through a patient origin before the cape truly flies.
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