This 文章 is dedicated in loving memory to Christopher Reeve, Lee Quigley, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter and Ned Beatty.

Superhero 电影院 have become extremely popular. In fact, they're one of the most 流行的 types of films. However, superhero films used to not be so common 或者 beloved. In the 1940's, there were various superhero movie serials. They were decently successful, but they weren't meant to be re-watched 或者 to have much to have much of a lasting legacy.

Things changed in the 年 1978. That was the 年 that Richard Donner's 超人 movie...

Nowadays, superhero films are a common thing. We get about ten superhero blockbusters a year. However, that wasn't always the case. There was a time where superhero films weren't very 流行的 或者 successful. Sure, there were plenty of superhero-themed movie serials in the 1940's, but those types of 电影院 eventually went out of style.

In the 1950's and 60's, there were barely any superhero films. 1966 brought us Batman: The Movie, which was a wonderful film, but aside from that, there wasn't much going on in the world of superheroes.

There wasn't much superhero stuff in the 1970's, but things...

I thought I would take a few moments and jot down some thoughts I have about 超人 and Christopher Reeve as I begin building this spot that actually means a great deal to me. It has gotten me to thinking about my childhood and growing up watching all of the 超人 films.

Superman (the Movie) is one of my 最喜爱的 films of all time. Though I didn't enjoy the sequels as much (with the exception of 超人 II), I fell in 爱情 with 超人 and his alter ego Clark Kent from the start. But I actually fell in 爱情 with Christopher Reeve. I was absolutely, without a doubt in 爱情 with the. In...

I saw 超人 the Movie in a theater in 1978. It was a moment in movie history before 音乐电视 或者 the internet when filmmakers were creating 电影院 to be experienced in a movie theater. These 电影院 used special effects the way Stanley Kubrick did in 2001: A 太空 Odyssey. The visuals were like a paint brush creating broad strokes across the screen meant to mesmerize viewers. Like Close Encounters 或者 星, 星级 Trek the Motion Picture, 超人 was about the larger than life world it played out in. But unlike 2001, these 电影院 also had endearing characters and situations that 你 wanted to spend time...