I'm adding my two cents today about the sad sad news concerning the death of Christopher Reeve. I've read dozens of tributes today and about the only thing I can add is a personal rememberance of mine......
Superman the Movie was a REALLY big deal when it came out in 1978. The first film to really make all of us comic book fans salivate at the prospect of a major super-hero coming to the big screen and DONE RIGHT. Multi-million dollar budget, big-name director, even a guy named Brando thrown in for insurance.
Comic fanzines at the time had a field day reporting rumors, plot threads... lots of praise for how the source material was being faithfully produced. I wasn't alone in sheer child-like glee heading to the theater to watch SUPERMAN THE MOVIE on opening night. "You Will Believe a Man Can Fly!"
They weren't kidding.
Chris Reeve made me a believer. The guy WAS Superman. RICH characterization, and BELIEVABILITY that just blew me away. My favorite scene:
SUPERMAN: I fight for truth, justice, and the American way.
LOIS LANE: (muffled laugh) You sound like half the politicians in this country...
SUPERMAN: Lois? I never lie.
And I'll tell you something, gang. At that very moment, Reeve made me a believer. That look in his eye, her subdued reaction...... its my personal favorite moment in the picture. Not only could this guy act, but he could convince me that a dude in blue tights and a red cape was here to protect us from evil. Movie magic.
Actor. Political Activist. Humanitarian. Leader. Husband. Father.
Superman.
From the Escape Archives... Originally Posted on 10-11-04
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