Thirteen ways they could have improved... Superman Returns (2006)
— To start with, the colouring of the film needed to be less drab. The colours should be more vivid, and the tones should be warmer.
— Overall, the film would benefit from a lot of little trims all over the place, to quicken the pacing a bit.
— Conversely, some version of the deleted scene with Superman visiting the remnants of Krypton should be included as the start of the film.
— Arnold Vosloo is cast as Lex Luthor, instead of Kevin Spacey. (I've always thought Vosloo would be the ideal live-action Lex Luthor.)
— On that note, Kate Bosworth doesn't get cast as Lois. She was cast at Spacey's recommendation, which is not a factor here. Supposedly, Keri Russell was in the running for the part. She'd probably be a better choice.
— The ridiculous plot where Lex Luthor gets wealthy again by stealing an old lady's inheritance gets ditched. Instead, the backstory is that Lex got paroled because he offered a lot of his inventions to the government and the public free of charge. He also managed to get some public sympathy for playing up the fact that Superman had "abandoned" Earth and humanity. Lex has since built up a new business empire, and provides high-tech weapons for the government.
— Obviously, when he executes his evil plan, he pushes a button, and all those weapons are suddenly shut down. This makes it more realistic that only Superman can stop him.
— Overall, Lex was already portrayed as less campy than in the Donner films, but he should be even more serious and menacing. There should be nothing jokey about him. He definitely shouldn't wear a stupid wig as part of his evil plan. (And on that note, the last we should see of him is when he escapes after his plan fails. No comical scene on a tiny island.)
— A lot of the awkwardness of Clark's scenes at the Daily Planet should be removed. They were laying it on way too thick.
— All traces of Richard suspecting that Clark is Superman should be cut.
— The space shuttle / plane crash scene gets altered to be a bit more realistic. Superman carries the plane to a safe landing by carrying it on his shoulders, instead of grabbing it by the nose. (Which would just rupture the plane, and setting it down like that would split it in two parts.) The bit where Lois faints gets cut: she's a lot tougher than that.
— Clark/Superman should definitely be portrayed as way less of a creepy stalker.
— The whole notion of Lois having a young son doesn't really add anything essential to the film, and should probably be discarded.
— Overall, the film would benefit from a lot of little trims all over the place, to quicken the pacing a bit.
— Conversely, some version of the deleted scene with Superman visiting the remnants of Krypton should be included as the start of the film.
— Arnold Vosloo is cast as Lex Luthor, instead of Kevin Spacey. (I've always thought Vosloo would be the ideal live-action Lex Luthor.)
— On that note, Kate Bosworth doesn't get cast as Lois. She was cast at Spacey's recommendation, which is not a factor here. Supposedly, Keri Russell was in the running for the part. She'd probably be a better choice.
— The ridiculous plot where Lex Luthor gets wealthy again by stealing an old lady's inheritance gets ditched. Instead, the backstory is that Lex got paroled because he offered a lot of his inventions to the government and the public free of charge. He also managed to get some public sympathy for playing up the fact that Superman had "abandoned" Earth and humanity. Lex has since built up a new business empire, and provides high-tech weapons for the government.
— Obviously, when he executes his evil plan, he pushes a button, and all those weapons are suddenly shut down. This makes it more realistic that only Superman can stop him.
— Overall, Lex was already portrayed as less campy than in the Donner films, but he should be even more serious and menacing. There should be nothing jokey about him. He definitely shouldn't wear a stupid wig as part of his evil plan. (And on that note, the last we should see of him is when he escapes after his plan fails. No comical scene on a tiny island.)
— A lot of the awkwardness of Clark's scenes at the Daily Planet should be removed. They were laying it on way too thick.
— All traces of Richard suspecting that Clark is Superman should be cut.
— The space shuttle / plane crash scene gets altered to be a bit more realistic. Superman carries the plane to a safe landing by carrying it on his shoulders, instead of grabbing it by the nose. (Which would just rupture the plane, and setting it down like that would split it in two parts.) The bit where Lois faints gets cut: she's a lot tougher than that.
— Clark/Superman should definitely be portrayed as way less of a creepy stalker.
— The whole notion of Lois having a young son doesn't really add anything essential to the film, and should probably be discarded.
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