This seems to be one of the toughest nuts to crack in terms of modern superhero films. If you could make a Superman film however you wanted, what would you make and what kind of Superman universe would you construct? What do you think is the wrong direction for Superman to go in? Mine would be fairly dark and realistic, at least compared to the traditional view of Superman. Share your ideas.
My thoughts:
Am I the only one who wants to see a fairly long origin story? I would have done this film by going the sci fi route. Superman is a very skinny, almost emaciated young child who is bullied a lot. He doesn't like to be out in the sun, he feels better in the dark and at home. He discovers a black orb hidden in his Dad's shed. The orb guides him towards the ship (pod) he reached earth in. He puts the ball into the ship and he is consumed by light, what plays in his head are the last moments as Jor-El is preparing the ship and sending his child back in space and time to the mythical planet called Earth. The exact details of why and how are left out so as to keep some mystery in the film except for the fact that dangerous warriors from the planet Krypton will also be making the journey.
Clark's vision is abruptly ended as he hears screams coming from his house, someone has broken in and the resulting conflict will unleash some of Clark's powers. He spends the rest of the film becoming Superman, training and preparing for a group of elite warriors from Krypton to reach Earth as he saw in his flashback/vision. The final arc of the film is just a battle between him and the bad guys. I would have Superman undergo a long training process, learning how to draw in solar energy and consulting some kind of old wise man figure to do so. Braniac and Luthor are also involved in the larger story but not in the first film. I would also leave Metropolis and Lois Lane out for the time being.
An idea I had for a sequel to my first superman movie would be about a war in Metropolis between two criminal organizations, one of them controlled by Lex and the other controlled by an unknown figure. Both sides have ambitions to dominate the world and Clark Kent explores one organization while Superman deals with the other. The major plot twist is that Braniac is actually the head of the other organization. When he tried to reach Earth, he actually landed thousands of years before Clark did and his ship broke down from the toll that time travel can take on a ship. Ever since then he has been gaining followers to do his bidding and trying to build himself back up. I have a lot to things to still work out, but the gist of it is Superman trying to navigate between two organizations and Luthor's megalomania while ultimately being duped by Braniac who is the larger enemy working behind the scenes.
I wanted to keep this separate from "Man of Steel" threads so as to not send those threads off on a tangent.
My thoughts:
Am I the only one who wants to see a fairly long origin story? I would have done this film by going the sci fi route. Superman is a very skinny, almost emaciated young child who is bullied a lot. He doesn't like to be out in the sun, he feels better in the dark and at home. He discovers a black orb hidden in his Dad's shed. The orb guides him towards the ship (pod) he reached earth in. He puts the ball into the ship and he is consumed by light, what plays in his head are the last moments as Jor-El is preparing the ship and sending his child back in space and time to the mythical planet called Earth. The exact details of why and how are left out so as to keep some mystery in the film except for the fact that dangerous warriors from the planet Krypton will also be making the journey.
Clark's vision is abruptly ended as he hears screams coming from his house, someone has broken in and the resulting conflict will unleash some of Clark's powers. He spends the rest of the film becoming Superman, training and preparing for a group of elite warriors from Krypton to reach Earth as he saw in his flashback/vision. The final arc of the film is just a battle between him and the bad guys. I would have Superman undergo a long training process, learning how to draw in solar energy and consulting some kind of old wise man figure to do so. Braniac and Luthor are also involved in the larger story but not in the first film. I would also leave Metropolis and Lois Lane out for the time being.
An idea I had for a sequel to my first superman movie would be about a war in Metropolis between two criminal organizations, one of them controlled by Lex and the other controlled by an unknown figure. Both sides have ambitions to dominate the world and Clark Kent explores one organization while Superman deals with the other. The major plot twist is that Braniac is actually the head of the other organization. When he tried to reach Earth, he actually landed thousands of years before Clark did and his ship broke down from the toll that time travel can take on a ship. Ever since then he has been gaining followers to do his bidding and trying to build himself back up. I have a lot to things to still work out, but the gist of it is Superman trying to navigate between two organizations and Luthor's megalomania while ultimately being duped by Braniac who is the larger enemy working behind the scenes.
I wanted to keep this separate from "Man of Steel" threads so as to not send those threads off on a tangent.
