(Upload) Superman Returns Redux Challenge
This is for Sasha’s Superman Returns Redux Challenge. She said: ‘You don’t like Lois? Cut down her screen time. You think the kid is too wimpy? Tough him up. You think there’s no enough Batman? Bring him around.’ And I said ‘I wouldn’t even know where to start!’ and she said ‘Well, you could write it all over!’ And I thought maybe I could do
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I just love the repitition of the line about the world never stopping turning. It amplifies for me, in some ways, the idea that to Clark (with his presumably longer life span) five years is nothing compared to the vast sweep that a half a decade can represent in human terms.
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*turns away from DaMo to Mina*
Mina, this is so lovely! Geez, I can't even tell you what parts I liked best. Wait. "B says you're the biggest superhero ever." OK, I can tell you what part I liked best. I choked up. And...Jason! Jason Jordan! J.J.! I...I want to see more of him! And I usually have no interest in seeing offspring!
The way Bruce doesn't look up, in the way you pause before you take a drink of something when you're desperately thirsty, just savoring the knowledge that soon you'll have what you want there.
And how you imply that raising J.J. has to some extent saved Bruce from becoming the dark broody bat we have in canon--that is what you're implying, isn't it? Because you write him so utterly sane and yet still Bruce (who would have thought it possible?)
"You erased her memory of it, didn’t you? Asshole.”Thank you, Bruce. And I love the flatness of it, like all the rancor has been worn out ( ... )
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But... but... but... I wanna go see Soooperman!
Even though my husband is so crazy he doesn't even know what we're doing lately.
wanna wanna wanna!
No seriously, I really thought we were going to go see Superman today. I completely forgot that they moved the release of the movie back to the day before our anniversary! Whoohoo. I remembered. Go me!
And Mina... this was very lyrically written. Beautifully written.
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Yeah, i wanted to write some scenes of Bruce with a younger JJ, telling him stories about his mom and his dad. Bruce knows what it means to be an orphan, and how you can only have on set of parents (as much as Alfred did for him, Alfred never stepped into the father role, he's very clear about it). I couldn't make myself call the boy just Jason, Bruce kept flinching. He already had a Jason son. So I added a new name. I'm very happy you liked JJ!
Because you write him so utterly sane and yet still Bruce (who would have thought it possible?)
Yeah, JJ kept Bruce from wallowing too much because he was needed. So he never turned uber gritty, he had to come back home and be a not-daddy. Sane!Bruce was freaking me out! I was expecting him to be angrier, but he was so zen, it was shocking!
Even though my husband is so crazy he ( ... )
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The idea that just because the protagonist isn't around status quo won't change it's one of my pet peeves. I mean, Lois got pregnant. That's all that happened in 5 years. Actually, the only person who 'changed' at all during those 5 years was Lois, and her mind was still in the same place. Bah. 5 years is a fricking load of time.
And I don't think I hurted your movie watching experience much, since I deviated from the movie so much! ...though, if you were going to watch PotC, then this is like, nothing to do with it. So you're safe, citizen. I'll write me a pirate story soon. I bought a book! for research! Pirates!
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