Post by dejan on Feb 19, 2017 18:00:04 GMT -5
Agree with the propositions by all posited above.
From a cinematic point of view.....one thing I would add......there needs to be more focus on.......FLYING!!!!!!
It is the one thing which is symbiotic with Supes....that he flies.
Superman Returns,MOS and BvS all failed to emphasize this aspect with any real depth.
Of course,cinematic flying is now common place from Harry Potter to Iron Man.
Still they need to push the boundaries of what has been accomplished so far and take it further.....it certainly won't do Supes any harm.
MOS made the flying seem (intentionally) hard-edged and dangerous... but there's a lot of misguided intents with that film.
I think the difficulty with any reboot of Supes at this point is the same problem that a reboot with Spiderman or Batman has/would have: overexposure to a degree. How to embrace the classic elements, but make it supplant previous incarnations? Singer chose what I felt was a fascinating (and far more difficult) solution by making it a sequel of sorts to Donner's version- and I always thought that attempt never got it's full credit.... though the rumored sequel ideas still has me raising an eyebrow whether or not it would work.
I concede there were the odd moments /shots which were nice in SR(in MOS too) but as a whole piece it was severely lacking in terms of emphasizing the flying aspect.
The rescue of AirForce One and the quaking of Metropolis featured too many shots of Supes appearing small relative to the camera( a common contemporary technique in other VFX flicks too).
That and Routh's rather bland facial expressions when the camera was focused up close were the reasons why I think it failed to sell the "flying factor" IMHO
From STM to even the shaky SIV.......the concentration and determination in Reeve's eyes(plus his own aerodynamic posturing) were the most compelling factors in displaying the art of flight.
I personally think Singer made a mistake trying to continue the Donner saga.
Imagine if the Donner team had tried to make a continuation of one of the George Reeve's story threads for STM!!
Would have been easy for Puzo to pick up some loose end plot from the TV serial and run with it for the big new movie.
Bear in mind that George Reeve's turn as Superman was etched firmly into the popular culture subconsciousness at the time of STM's production in 1977(just as Chris Reeves interpretation was at the time of Routh taking up the baton).
Singer's team needed to start afresh back then.
The real problem for me was the time taken to develop the script.
Singer's first treatment was created in 2004.
The flick came out in 2006.That is 2 years from script to screen and it shows.
Same with MOS.
Script finalized in 2011....flick released in 2013.
Compare that to STM(and SII for that matter).
Script developed in 1975.....flick released at the tail end of 78'.
That is nearly 4 long years(6 years for SII!)!.....and the increase in quality is all too apparent.
When the Reeve/Salkind/Lester team did "rush" to get SIII out in time(1981 to 1983) there was a degradation in the integrity of the final product.
Supes is a tough project to take on......if you do take it on....you need a combination of talent,passion and time.
IMHO....all 3 have been lacking in SR and MOS/BvS