Geek Syndicate Issue 8 | Page 80
Superman has a strong moral
stance that he believes in, that
he will fight for, that he would
die for. He is here to give the
people of earth something to
strive towards. One day we
could all be Supermen.
For me Christopher Reeve will
always be Superman. To be
honest I think if you watch
his films he is so good in the
role you sometimes wonder
whether he has actually fallen
out of the sky and has these
incredible gifts. The man was
born to play Superman but
just as importantly he was
born to play Clark Kent. He is
the only actor to date that really makes me feel they are
two different people. Reeve
embodies everything about
the character – confident Superman and bumbling Clark
Kent. I think this is something
we all can relate to. There is always a time in our lives when
we don’t feel comfortable in
our skin. Superman has to
keep this pretence up for the
whole of his life.
Superman is the hero I can
believe in. He is an analogue
of Jesus and is like a myth or a
fable: the great man that will
come down from the heavens
and be that salvation. It might
sound corny but I still like to
believe. I still like to cling to
hope. The S symbol does exactly that.
Man of Steel is released on
Blu-Ray and DVD in the UK
on 2nd December, 2013.
Luke Halsall
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