The delightful @proroan of Apparently Ranty is joining us once again, this time for a look at the legendary, genre defining, and possibly decent 'Superman' (1978) directed, of course, by our old friend Dick Donner.
We at WHINECAST had definite reservations about the classic status bestowed upon 'Superman', so read on to see if @proroan agrees or not and whether we need to pop 'round to his and give him a stern talking to, if you take my meaning.
'Superheroes all have origins and so have to have origin stories. The trauma of betrayal that awoke crime fighting desire or the bestowal of cosmic gifts need to be explained in order for the audience to buy into the hero and his code of ethics. Now Superman is arguably the purest of all superheroes, the embodiment of hope, morality and humanitarianism the very best of mankind. But he's an alien. How can you reconcile his stellar immigration and emergence as the World's Boy Scout?'
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