Originally published at: Henry Cavill is officially back as Superman | Boing Boing
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Up UP & away…
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fans were distraught by the notion of Cavill potentially being recast
I understand why the studio would stick with a known quality. I don’t why the fans are so invested in him. He’s a generically handsome and workmanlike actor who superficially matches the comic books’ physical depiction, but there are plenty of those available in Hollywood. Why not demand someone with real charisma, in the Superman tradition of Christopher Reeve or even George Reeves?
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Speaking of growth, maybe the movie would have done better if only they had just let Cavill’s Superman keep his mustache (Omni-man pulls off the look ok) instead of doing this CGI monstrosity:
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He’s the real deal. Dude is huge Warhammer 40k fan. He posts videos of paint sessions ffs!
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I get that he has geek cred. Is that really why the fans are so invested in him? [I guess I answered my own question]
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IMO the only emotional arc Superman should have is:
- weirdly aloof and seemingly enjoying himself
- but then there are too many problems to handle and/or humanity is working against itself
- Superman gets confused about the right thing to do
- Wonder Woman reminds him his best quality is his sense of right and wrong
- He does some crazy big stunt we hadn’t imagined before
I’d watch that formula endlessly, and anything else just doesn’t seem right…
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I’m sure that’s part of it. What it has been for me is that when you watch him speak about his roles he exhibits deep and genuine interest in them. He comes off as a fan. I think that translates into his performances- I would not call them workman-like at all.
And then yes, he has “the look”
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This is the thing Snyder never seemed to get about the Justice League franchise: an ensemble superhero movie needs to be a study in contrasts. Like Tony Stark’s ultra-modern egotistical playboy versus Steve Rogers’ old-school working-class patriot. When the guy who is supposed to be the flying Boy Scout turns into the dark-suited vigilante then what’s the point of having Batman around?
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AFAIAC Tyler Hoechlin has set the high water mark so far, playing the Big S as an icon of virtue, a regular guy, and sort of a nerd all at the same time, without even a hint that any of it is “fake”
It’s a stark contrast to Christopher Reeve’s version, where dweeby Clark was clearly an act
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The Christopher Reeve movies intentionally brought some of the campy comic-book tone of the source material though. The overacting was a big part of what made it work (especially Gene Hackman’s unapologetically villainous Lex Luthor).
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Otisberg!!!??
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Hank has “the look.” And a good amount of scrunchy soul that suggests a self-aware sense of his privilege. Noblisse(sp?) Oblige(sp?), right? Actors and cinema have to keep the scene times-relevant. Gotta keep those imagining their “Ubermensch” (not Nietzsche’s) in check.
I did like the fact that Superman did lose himself to resentment, but was hit with a way to return to who his family raised him to be (By The Eternal Nature of Womanhood!). And I’m not sure if the previous Superman actors (and script writers) were equipped to do that. And I do remember watching both George and Christopher Reeve(s).
I’m more into Cavill’s style. He’s less assuming while feeling the cross to bear. He’s teaching the hegemony how how to behave.
Yeah, I could have missed a dislodging something…
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