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The First Movie

BENNY

Superman as a movie had a lot to live up to as the first big budget superhero film. This being the first Superman film only added to the problems they needed to prepare for. A lot of this was taken into consideration when making the first Superman movie, along with the face that not everyone is fully aware of this character.

The dedication of the intro in the movie to the origin and background story was a huge help in establishing the character of Superman. This was an incredible decision, as it set up the entire franchise with the opening series of events. We knew who Superman was and why he was here. So future movies never needed to touch on these simple facts. We never needed to question things.

This introduction sequence was similar to the Big Bang for the universe. By this I mean, with the explosion of Krypton, big budget superhero movies had begun. No longer were they joke movies, or a movie serial; they were in fact a success.

Looking at the original movie from a more opinion/review standpoint, they had a few challenges in front of them. How do you show destruction on a massive scale and not add a campy look to the film? Their use of miniatures only cemented the destruction of Krypton as a physical tangible explosion.

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