I work with a couple of fanboys and they give me a hard time cause I like Superman Returns. I admit, its a flawed movie, there definitely room for improvement, but for the most part it was an enjoyable movie.
And I understood completely what Singer was trying to convey. Before the movie was made, a lot of sites states that a Superman movie is harder to make than say, Batman, because you have the here the mightiest hero. Basically almost a god. So, in essence, its harder to make a movie for Superman than a more complex character like Batman.
So Singer humanized Superman. Even with all his powers, he is subject to sorrow, jealousy, etc, like everyone.
A lot of people criticize the scene where Superman was eavesdropping at Lois' house. See, that's what the fanboys dont get, they're like, lol...Superman is reduced to stalker. But I love that scene, cause here is Superman, earth's mightiest hero, reduced to a jealous man. How many of us have had the miserable feeling before when a loved one has moved on and yet you still have feelings for the girl.
Also, him leaving earth to see if there are other kryptonians, its because he felt alone. I'm sure many of us at some point felt like were' just too different with a lot of people.
See, that's what Singer was trying to convey, Superman with his godlike powers are still subject to most of this things.
Heck, even when he lost all his powers, I felt sorry for him when he got his ass kicked, and its actually quite shocking to see it.
Now granted, it did use too much homage to the original, and a little more action would have really helped it. But otherwise, its a welcome addition to the original Superman.
Personally, for me, its the trilogy to Superman 1, 2 and this would be 3. The original Superman 3 and 4 dont really count, lol.
...I was feeling left out...lol
