I tear up every time when Pa Kent collapses right after he did a little bonding with his adopted son and gave him that t
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wordsatplaytoday — 9 years ago(May 05, 2016 06:38 PM)
I tear up every time when Pa Kent collapses right after he did a little bonding with his adopted son and gave him that talk.
Anyone else?
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mcdemuth — 9 years ago(May 06, 2016 12:04 AM)
I didn't cry when his father collapsed
But, I did cry during the funeral scene in Smallville, when Clark says
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All those things I can do all those powers and I couldn't even save him.
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Not being able to stop "Death" was a real eye opener for him
And, in a way, it was also a real eye opener for any fan of Superman Comics, TV Shows, & Movies Because Superman is usually considered to be one of the most powerful, if not THE most powerful, superhero in comic book history. We ALL can easily think he can do anything and nothing can stop him, as long as Kryptonite is not around. It's easy to forget, and difficult to accept, that he does have limits.
It was a very emotional moment in the film.
Not only for a child dealing with the death of his father but also due to the fact, he was "Superman", and that he didn't have the power to win, and lost where it hurt him the most.
This scene also tied in with Lois' death
When he lost his father, he could not do anything about it. When Lois died, he relived the whole experience again, and went a little "nuts" while standing over Lois' body. Jor-el had told him not to interfere with Human History, but he didn't care now. He couldn't accept that another loved one died, because he wasn't there to save her. This time, he could fly, and he knew that if he could fly faster than the speed of light, he would be able to go back in time. He had to try, or he would not be able to live with himself. He succeeded and saved her.
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart
, and then
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
, on the road to
Shambala
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Cartmanistan — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 01:13 PM)
No.
Apart from the opening music & credits, when Krypton explodes & he flies off, when he crashes & Ma & Pa find him, when Pa dies, the funeral, he leaveswell, all the way through nearly!
But when he talks to Brando for the first time in the Fortress of Solitude is the most blub provoking.
It's the only film where even the music brings a lump to my throat.
It's easily the best super-hero movie ever & one of the best movies ever full-stop.
But I'd never admit all that in a public forum
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LorqVonRay1999 — 8 months ago(July 29, 2025 02:38 AM)
I didn't cry but it was a very touching scene and speaks well of Ford's acting that he could do so much with only a few scenes.
The scene at the funeral was very touching and then when he told Martha he had to leave.
More genuine emotion in those few scenes than all of Man of Steel. -
hungryinconway — 8 months ago(July 29, 2025 02:43 AM)
No, that's ****** ****.
Real men only cry when A) Spider-Man dies in Infinity War, B) Iron Man dies in Endgame, C) Wolverine & Deadpool sacrifice themselves while Madonna plays in the background during Deadpool versus Wolverine, D) When they women force them to watch all 14 agonizing hours of Titanic against their will until they beg for a gun to shoot themselves in the head and end their misery.
The Lion does not give a fuck. Bring. More. Sheep. -
Paul P. Powell — 5 months ago(October 11, 2025 04:11 AM)
This is a great question My answer is yes. There's many reasons to mist up during that superb flick.
To my way of thinking (I hate comic-books) it is the only valid super-hero movie. It was the first; and is still the finest.
It set the bar and set it high; howsoever unfortunate it is that a garbagey trend ensued in its wake.
But it ought to amaze anyone who reflects on just what a feat it was.
How outlandish was it to craft the very first comic-book movie –when no one had ever done such a thing before, when no one knew whether it could work at all.
Ask yourself, how incredible it was to be the first team to tackle the challenge –and then –not only did they get it right on the very first try but they knocked the dang ball out of the ballpark.
Bearing in mind that everything in it, every little nuance was invented for the first time. And they got it exactly perfect.
I reckon I choke up a little 6 out of every 10 scenes before Clark reaches the big city and all the fun with Lois begins.
For starters, just the tremendous poignancy in casting Glenn Ford and Phyllis Thaxter as Pa and Ma Kent. Just that decision alone is sublime.
These stars were acting in Hollywood movies when Superman comic-books and Superman radio shows first emerged in American life. They were there from the very first!
Thaxter had probably been forgotten about for decades until this role brought her back. But she was a beauty in her youth. I've seen her in noirs; musicals; dramas.
Hollywood is rough on actresses. But here is at least one case where one triumphed; where one was rescued from the scrap-heap.
The dawn scene in the wheat field with the wind whipping the grain. If anyone here don' get misty at that, well just leave my vicinity.
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Paul P. Powell — 5 months ago(October 13, 2025 04:09 AM)
Something else which is incredible –about this Salkind production –right off the bat, is the music.
I wonder hw many realize that John Williams' theme –for this first Superman movie –is derived from the original Superman theme?
By this I mean, the very earliest Superman theme music which aired on radio in the 1940s? It's true.
I'm not sure whether the Superman TV show also did this but nevermind that silly George Reeves TV show. I'm talking about the radio serial.
Williams was clever enough to revert back to the original 1940s Superman motif when the motion picture was being designed.
Simply astounding.
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player