I've long had a theory that science fiction films and films about superheroes started in the 70s post Watergate. Reality was something to painful to deal with so we made our films with make believe heroes. Whether it was Luke Skywalker newly created or Superman dusted off from the past watching these people do their thing was better than reality any day of the week.After 20 years when Superman went off the small screen, he returned with one whopping budget for special effects that won an Oscar for same. It also had an A list cast and like Lawrence Of Arabia introduced a new face for the lead. Sad in real life the talented Christopher Reeve proved to be all too frail a human, still he fills out the cape and tights. Margot Kidder is the intrepid girl reporter Lois Lane, Jackie Cooper as Perry White still does not like to be called chief, and Marc McClure is the wide eyed Jimmy Olsen. All the folks that on television Superman had to save on a regular basis.Next to those Oscar winning Special Effects the best part of this film was Gene Hackman as master criminal Lex Luthor. With his two retainers Ned Beatty and Valerie Perrine as Otis and Ms. Tessmacher I don't think Gene Hackman ever had as good a time in a role in his career. His scenes are mostly with Beatty and Perrine and they seemed to get into the tongue and cheek spirit.As for Reeve he successfully wire walked the task of appealing both as a real hero and a Dudley DooRight. He succeeds on both levels, not an easy thing to do for an actor.After almost 40 years Superman the movie holds up well. The seeds for Superman II were planted here with the introduction of a few characters who would figure prominently in the sequel. It appeals to those of us who like our superheroes both real and with a bit of humor.
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