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| + | This is actually a pretty familiar story, and one that spans generations. The basic plot of the Superman story hasn't changed that much since the late 1930s, when the character of Superman first began to appear in comic strips, then radio, then television and film. This is the seventh or eighth full-length Superman feature film, depending on which ones you count and which ones you don't. It begins, as the Superman story almost always does, on the dying planet of Krypton. Jor-el who is a prominent scientist on Krypton, and his wife Lara, give birth to a son, whom they name Kal-el. In order to save him from the destruction of the planet, they place him in a small spaceship and launch it toward the planet Earth. | ||
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| + | The spacecraft lands on a small farm in Kansas, and is found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, farmers who raise the child as their own, and name him Clark. Clark Kent. They don't know where he came from, but they know that he is special, and as he grows, they learn he is capable of remarkable feats of strength and speed. They instill within him a strong sense of moral values, but also encourage him not to reveal his secret to the world until the time is right. | ||
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| + | As a young adult, Clark Kent wanders for a time away from home, waiting for the right time, but also trying to learn more about his origin and his purpose. In this version of the story, he discovers a spaceship buried in the arctic snow. The military is also investigating the site, as well as a reporter from the Daily Planet by the name of Lois Lane. Clark and Lois both beat the military to the ship, running into each other in the process, and Clark saves Lois' life for the first of many times. The spaceship turns out to be an ancient probe ship from the planet Krypton, and through the ship's computer, Clark encounters a holographic representation of his biological father, Jor-El, who tells him his true name, his history, and his purpose. | ||
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| + | Jor-el, in this film, is played by Russel Crowe--but here I'm going to actually jump back to a quote from the 1978 version of the movie, where Jor-El is played by Marlon Brando. Both film versions of Jor-el tell Clark (or Kal-el, rather) similar things, but I like Brando's quote better. He says: "The people of Earth can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all...their capacity for good...I have sent them you, my only son." | ||
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| + | Back to the 2013 film. Jor-el gives Kal-el the iconic suit and cape we all know, he flies around the world a few times just for fun, and Superman is born. Meanwhile, Lois Lane is hot on his trail, eager to find out the identity of the man with supernatural powers who rescued her. | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 8 February 2014
Mark 10:42-45
42So Jesus called them and said to them, ‘You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. 43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. 45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’
Faith & Film: Man of Steel
Three Minute Film Summary
This is actually a pretty familiar story, and one that spans generations. The basic plot of the Superman story hasn't changed that much since the late 1930s, when the character of Superman first began to appear in comic strips, then radio, then television and film. This is the seventh or eighth full-length Superman feature film, depending on which ones you count and which ones you don't. It begins, as the Superman story almost always does, on the dying planet of Krypton. Jor-el who is a prominent scientist on Krypton, and his wife Lara, give birth to a son, whom they name Kal-el. In order to save him from the destruction of the planet, they place him in a small spaceship and launch it toward the planet Earth.
The spacecraft lands on a small farm in Kansas, and is found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, farmers who raise the child as their own, and name him Clark. Clark Kent. They don't know where he came from, but they know that he is special, and as he grows, they learn he is capable of remarkable feats of strength and speed. They instill within him a strong sense of moral values, but also encourage him not to reveal his secret to the world until the time is right.
As a young adult, Clark Kent wanders for a time away from home, waiting for the right time, but also trying to learn more about his origin and his purpose. In this version of the story, he discovers a spaceship buried in the arctic snow. The military is also investigating the site, as well as a reporter from the Daily Planet by the name of Lois Lane. Clark and Lois both beat the military to the ship, running into each other in the process, and Clark saves Lois' life for the first of many times. The spaceship turns out to be an ancient probe ship from the planet Krypton, and through the ship's computer, Clark encounters a holographic representation of his biological father, Jor-El, who tells him his true name, his history, and his purpose.
Jor-el, in this film, is played by Russel Crowe--but here I'm going to actually jump back to a quote from the 1978 version of the movie, where Jor-El is played by Marlon Brando. Both film versions of Jor-el tell Clark (or Kal-el, rather) similar things, but I like Brando's quote better. He says: "The people of Earth can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all...their capacity for good...I have sent them you, my only son."
Back to the 2013 film. Jor-el gives Kal-el the iconic suit and cape we all know, he flies around the world a few times just for fun, and Superman is born. Meanwhile, Lois Lane is hot on his trail, eager to find out the identity of the man with supernatural powers who rescued her.
