by Ryan Burton

Created on: February 11, 2010

     When it comes to recent events, there would only be one question I'd like to ask: "Feel free to say no to this, Mr. Nolan, but um....would you work your magic on Superman, and not have fans waiting another 20 years for a new film entry?"

     Indeed. The time for action should be now. Then again could the director of "The Dark Knight" pull the same magic on the Superman franchise? I feel he could, but I am still a bit skeptical.

     Since the fictional character of Superman last flew on the screen with the 2006 film "Superman Returns," fans were left with a great deal of dissapointment. On Warner Bros. part, they expected the film to do well in terms of box office appeal. After all they invested close to $200 million on the adventure by director Bryan Singer (famous for first bringing the "X-Men" franchise to the big screen). Instead, the movie gained a total of $391 million in both US and overseas success. I can understand their complaining that the film should have done better. Still after watching the film numerous times, I can see too that it should have done better.

    I respect Bryan Singer's attempt to honor the Christopher Reeve films which came 20 years before, and I am glad "Returns" served as a worthy sequel of sorts. However, the film failed because there was NOT a huge amount of action that there could have been. If Superman would've fought against alien invaders it probably would have served justice for the story. Added to the fact fans were upset at the idea of Superman losing Lois Lane, and having a son with her in the film.

     As a fan of the character, I don't label myself as "too conservative" or traditional as other  fans are. I mean this is the same group of fans who argue that Superman and Lois should not even be married in the comic book which they are. You have to ask yourself first off how far you can take a character that has been around for 70 years without ever giving him the chance to grow and develope. This is soap opera material, and it should be. I mean he will always be the same alien orphan who stands for truth, justice, and the American way. That will not change. I mean he will always be a symbol for good. Just like his arch enemy Lex Luthor. You can change him from being an evil scientist, to a corrupt business man, and finally as President of the United States, but he will always be the bad

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