1) Agreed about the Bosworth/Posey swap. Great idea.
2) Bryan Singer, a horrible person probably somewhere across the world making horrible life decisions, had skill as a director. This movie illustrated the issues with him on a professional level -- he spent unwisely, misinterpreted the character, and reportedly he bailed on post-production (which is a common thread in his career).
What he was trying to do here was analyze the idea of legacy. Superman has no home, no people. He went to deep space and found shards of Krypton representing nothing (this is a gorgeous sequence that's only on the DVD, btw). Then he gets home and Lois is telling people he doesn't matter, and he can't be with her. Like the gods, he cannot handle his jealousy, and behaves the way we all would if we were a spurned God.
There's a tragic dimension to his story, especially when Lex, who probably does have a legacy, begins to exploit Superman's via the Fortress of Solitude. Lex is a vulture who seduces an old widow simply to gain her money, because when he sees culture he sees something worth taking. Hence the real estate scheme.
It's a compelling dynamic. I do wish it were attached to a little bit more interesting action, but Bryan Singer got a blank check, and supposedly that went towards drugs and travel and partying moreso than this admittedly incomplete movie.
A few things:
1) Agreed about the Bosworth/Posey swap. Great idea.
2) Bryan Singer, a horrible person probably somewhere across the world making horrible life decisions, had skill as a director. This movie illustrated the issues with him on a professional level -- he spent unwisely, misinterpreted the character, and reportedly he bailed on post-production (which is a common thread in his career).
What he was trying to do here was analyze the idea of legacy. Superman has no home, no people. He went to deep space and found shards of Krypton representing nothing (this is a gorgeous sequence that's only on the DVD, btw). Then he gets home and Lois is telling people he doesn't matter, and he can't be with her. Like the gods, he cannot handle his jealousy, and behaves the way we all would if we were a spurned God.
There's a tragic dimension to his story, especially when Lex, who probably does have a legacy, begins to exploit Superman's via the Fortress of Solitude. Lex is a vulture who seduces an old widow simply to gain her money, because when he sees culture he sees something worth taking. Hence the real estate scheme.
It's a compelling dynamic. I do wish it were attached to a little bit more interesting action, but Bryan Singer got a blank check, and supposedly that went towards drugs and travel and partying moreso than this admittedly incomplete movie.
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