Killing him slowly
Finally went to see "The Hobbit" yesterday. Going through the trailers for upcoming movies, I cringed through the "Into the Darkness" trailer. Mostly because I had ship in TOS and when I went into the first movie I wasn't told it was an AU, so the established ship kind of bombed me right out of the water and as my friend (who giggled evily) watching I tried my dammedest not st stand up in the movie theater and scream at everything JJ Abrams did to Vulcan and Spock. Because of this, I don't think I can see the next movie in the theaters: the paring has been shown as still active in the trailers, I get the same raging in my gut every time I see it and even though I would love to see what delicious evil things Cumberbatch's character can come up with, I can't cope with it. Oddly enough, I find Karl Urban's Bones an accurate representation of a younger DeForrest Kelly's Dr. McCoy.
But, not what I wanted to talk about.
The other trailer that caught my attention is for "Man of Steel" It's no secret that I am a huge Superman fan. I have been for years and even now, after the utter destruction of his character by DC, I still can't help but hold a fondness for the man he was.
Which is why every time I see this trailer, by the end I almost have tears in my eyes. And not the good kind.
Zach Snyder and Chris Nolan, I can't deny are great directors/producers. I loved Nolan's version of The Dark Knight. And as I wasn't a Watchman fan, i likes Snyder's movie.
But I know. I KNOW, in the deep recesses of my soul that they are going to fuck this up in such a way that the superhero will never return. And everytime I see the trailer, I can see it. And it annoys me that nobody else can see it and that everyone is so hyped for this movie, because Nolan did Batman and it was brilliant. And it was, because Bruce Wayne's/Batman's character is dark. He's broken, he's a jerk, he's not forgiving. Superman is none of those things. He's DC's version of a boyscout. Truth, justice, and the American way. He's as freaking wholesome as apple pie and baseball. If that's cheesy, then so be it. That's the way his is. He's not dark, he's not a jerk, he's broken, but not in the same way as Bruce Wayne's character is. He's an eternal optimist. And this movie is going to be none of that.
And it just makes me so frustrated every time I see it. They're killing him. Who he is. First with the new 52, then with Nolan. Until finally he's only going to be a broken down shell of the superhero that has always held a place in my heart. And nobody is ever going to know the Man of Steel that I grew up with.
But, not what I wanted to talk about.
The other trailer that caught my attention is for "Man of Steel" It's no secret that I am a huge Superman fan. I have been for years and even now, after the utter destruction of his character by DC, I still can't help but hold a fondness for the man he was.
Which is why every time I see this trailer, by the end I almost have tears in my eyes. And not the good kind.
Zach Snyder and Chris Nolan, I can't deny are great directors/producers. I loved Nolan's version of The Dark Knight. And as I wasn't a Watchman fan, i likes Snyder's movie.
But I know. I KNOW, in the deep recesses of my soul that they are going to fuck this up in such a way that the superhero will never return. And everytime I see the trailer, I can see it. And it annoys me that nobody else can see it and that everyone is so hyped for this movie, because Nolan did Batman and it was brilliant. And it was, because Bruce Wayne's/Batman's character is dark. He's broken, he's a jerk, he's not forgiving. Superman is none of those things. He's DC's version of a boyscout. Truth, justice, and the American way. He's as freaking wholesome as apple pie and baseball. If that's cheesy, then so be it. That's the way his is. He's not dark, he's not a jerk, he's broken, but not in the same way as Bruce Wayne's character is. He's an eternal optimist. And this movie is going to be none of that.
And it just makes me so frustrated every time I see it. They're killing him. Who he is. First with the new 52, then with Nolan. Until finally he's only going to be a broken down shell of the superhero that has always held a place in my heart. And nobody is ever going to know the Man of Steel that I grew up with.