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SUPERMAN 2

BENNY

This brings us to the next movie, Superman II. Now it’s odd that originally these were both intended to be filmed at the same time. Because with the shift in director, and a few cast change ups like Marlon Brando leaving his role of Jor-El, we are left with a different type of Superman film.

This isn’t the beginning of the end, but it’s a sign of things to come. The pacing holds with the beautiful dialogue and new director Richard Lester’s unique brand of humor brought a new element to the story. It’s not like the original Superman. Its tone is more light hearted to match his style of romantic comedies, but that’s what makes it great. You don’t just feel like you are watching the same Superman movie. You walk out of Superman II feeling like you learned a little more about the character: a new side and a twist that you weren’t expecting.

To top it off, the increased budget is immediately noticeable with the larger stunts and the villains actually having Super powers as well. Since the first movie didn’t have any superhero fighting, you could have easily made this movie with nothing more than punching, wires and green screen and no one would have questioned you. But Richard Lester went for a full-out fight in the middle of Metropolis. It’s not quite on the level of destruction in Man of Steel, but it does give you a good feeling of Superpowers.

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